Municipality, Lilt and districts on go karts in solidarity in memory of Andrea Mari – Corriere di Siena
Municipality of Siena, Sienese Tumor League and world of to bargain united by solidarity and prevention in memory of the jockey Andrea Mari known as Brio. “At the Competition for Brio”Is the name of the event, organized for Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 September in the ring around the Lizza park and presented today, Friday 30 September, in the Sala delle Lupe of Palazzo Pubblico.
A recreational sporting event dedicated to Go kart and organized by the historic patron of the event Stefano Berrettini which will see the participation of Capitani, Fantini, Legend (former managers), barbareschi and correttiri of the districts and which this year, for the first time, will be held in Siena. All the protagonists of the Palio were present together with the city institutions for an event whose proceeds will be donated to the Italian Cancer League Section of Siena on the occasion of the Lilt “Nastro Rosa” campaign, dedicated, in October, to cancer prevention breast.
Countryside”Pink Ribbon“Aims to raise awareness among women on the importance of prevention and early diagnosis of breast cancer. Throughout the month of October, the provincial Lilt sections will offer free breast examinations in their clinics, organize and debate, distribute informative and illustrative material and implement multiple initiatives aimed at making women more and more responsible for this problem.
“An important moment of sharing with the whole city and with the world of the districts that we have decided to support as a Municipality in the name of prevention and health of our citizens – explains the mayor of Siena Luigi De Mossi – the Sienese community never holds back in the face of words such as solidarity and participation. The activity that Lega Tumori has been carrying out for decades on our territory is to unite the whole world of the Palio in support of our citizens and the most vulnerable groups. The weekend of October that we are presenting today will be a playful moment to live in the name of our strongest roots in prevention and research ”.
“A unique opportunity to see all the big names of the Palio and spending a weekend in the center thanks to an event that unites the whole city – adds the councilor for Commerce and Tourism of the Municipality of Siena Stefania Fattorini – in addition to the noble cause of cadence, namely that of prevention, is an important event. capable of involving the entire population to live their city with even more joy and enthusiasm ”. “The Ribbon, month of the prevention of breast cancer Rosa is celebrated this year with the embrace of the whole city – explains Gaia Tancredi, president of Lilt Siena – with a choral event that combines Palio and solidarity, in the name of cancer prevention, which will give the Sienese two days full of emotions. At our side protagonists are the Municipality of Siena and many from the world of the Palio which must be Lilt to demonstrate in a capillary way the importance of early diagnosis in female tumors ”.
The go kart challenges will begin on the morning of Saturday 22 September and will continue until Sunday afternoon on 23 September.
For the occasion, already from Wednesday 19 October, vehicles and equipment for the event will begin to be introduced in the La Lizza gardens and in the surrounding area after the weekly market has taken place, as well as any type of criticality for citizens. Furthermore, the La Fortezza car park cannot be used from the afternoon of the 21st and until the morning of October 24th because it is available for the event. The ring in La Lizza will be closed to traffic and parking, in particular that part affected by the route around the event. From Saturday morning, then, at 4 and until late Sunday evening, the stretch of La Lizza and via Rinaldo Franci will also be closed to public transport which will have alternatives for both travel and parking. Adequate signage to direct traffic and allow circulation with alternative routes thus prepared in viale XXV aprile, viale dei Mille, viale Curatone and viale Tozzi. While the entrance to the stadium will remain open. A further communication will follow in the days prior to the event regarding the temporary changes to the city viability.