Florence, 20 checks donated to families in difficulty
Twenty cashier’s checks worth 300 euros each, intended for as many families in difficulty identify from Rotary Club Firenze Est in collaboration with the Social Services of the Municipality of Florence, were handed over to the councilor for Welfare Sara Funaro by the club president Gian Luigi Giuliattini Burbui with the past president Simone Martini.
“A heartfelt thanks to the Rotary Club of East Florence – said the commissioner Funaro – that with this donation gives a smile to 20 families in difficulty reported by our Social Services. The solidarity of Rotary is the clear demonstration of how the associative fabric of our city, of which Rotary is an integrated, sensitive and active part, to offer support and support to citizens who live in situations of fragility and have to endure daily difficulties, which with the unfortunately the pandemic has worsened. Collaboration with the institutions is essential to meet the needs of the less fortunate and work in synergy, all together, we can make them feel closeness “.
“It is a further gesture of solidarity of the Rotary Club of East Florence – said the president Gianluigi Giuliattini Burbui – which has always been involved in numerous charitable initiatives and donations in favor of voluntary associations, charities and families in economic difficulty. With this donation the Club wanted to manifest the their proximity to the families most affected by the economic crisis following the pandemicbut more and more families are also facing serious economic difficulties due to illness or job loss. And unfortunately I was, once again, the most fragile people in the health emergency. Initiatives such as that of the Rotary Club Firenze Est try to let them know that they are not alone “.