FLORENCE – A tent for Sant’Egidio’s Christmas Lunch
A message that opens to the future, despite the difficulties of the present, from the Christmas lunches of the Community of Sant’Egidio, prepared this year in Florence under a tent in Piazza Santissima Annunziata, granted by the Municipality of Florence, and at the Centro Spazio Reale in San Donni, with all the precautions they took to the health emergency, took part in different people.
Some tables were also set up in the Hall of the Istituto degli Innocenti and other spaces, for the preparation and the necessary relays, were made available by the Servants of Mary. The kitchen to reheat meals and prepare dishes in the poor San Francesco Caritas canteen.
The guests were joined by many people and among them several young people who helped. The President of the Region Eugenio Giani also reached the tent and greeted the guests and those who were busy conducting the lunch. Greetings also from the city councilor Sara Funaro.
Christmas is not over with lunches and continues to be accompanied by the solidarity campaign in favor of those who are poor and frail (with a call to 45586 from a landline or with a text message, until December 27). In fact, the distribution of meals and gifts is expected for the entire Christmas period also in the next few days.
The Cr Firenze Foundation, the Otto per mille of the Catholic Church, the Fiorenzo Fratini Foundation, the Servants of Mary, the Istituto degli Innocenti, Spazio Reale, have collaborated in the realization of the lunches and initiatives of Sant’Egidio on the occasion of Christmas. associations such as Pallium, which donated one hundred panettone, the Guardia di Finanza of Castelfiorentino and many merchants from Florence, Prato and the Florentine metropolitan area. It is important to remember them all: Dream Fruits, Marzi, Toys Center via Valdera, Bianca Mannelli’s farm, Sibe commerciale spa, Giunti, Fissi saponerie, Proraso Martelli, Fb, Anna Maglierie (Signa), International School of Florence – Upper School, Compagnia il voyage; Omikron, Lucilla Baroni, Noleggio Massimo, Johnson & Relatives, Tricoflorence, Cooperativa Fontenuova, Maglificio Nuova Elle Emme, Maglificio Aretex (Agliana), Manifattura Mugnaioni (Prato), Dimensione Maglia (Prato), Miss Accessori (Prato), Gammatex di R. Desii (Prato), Kaleidos Moda (Montale), Loves Intimo, Arca Onlus, Santelli Francesca srl (Signa), Maglificio Marinetta (Signa), Woolgroup (Signa).