Throughout Italy there will be more than 2,000 collection points where about 5,000 volunteers will distribute the sweets available in three varieties, with Sicilian oranges, with chocolate drops and with wholemeal flour
Telethon’s “Io per Lei” campaign this spring will once again focus on “rare” mothers. The protagonists of this year’s campaign are mother Barbara and little Luca, who suffers from spinal muscular atrophy (Sma), photographed for the Telethon Foundation by Isabella Franceschini. The Campaign is an invitation to join the great chain of solidarity with the mothers of children with a rare genetic disease, by making a gesture of love with the Cookie Hearts in support of the scientific research of the Telethon Foundation, just next to Mothers Day .
All you need is a donation of 15 euros
Throughout Italy there will be more than 2,000 collection points where about 5,000 volunteers from the Telethon Foundation and Uildm (Italian Union for the Fight against Muscular Dystrophy), from Avis Volontari Italiani Sangue, Anffas – National Association of Families of People with Intellectual and / or Relational handicaps, Unpli – National Union of Pro Loco d’Italia, Azione Cattolica, and at the kiosks of Si.na.gi. supporters will hand out the cookie hearts – available in three varieties, with Sicilian oranges, with chocolate chips and with wholemeal flour – for a minimum donation of 15 euros.
The Quest for “No Child to Leave Behind”
“The mothers of children with rare genetic diseases have always been our greatest motivation. The love and dedication with which they work every day to create better living conditions for their children is an example for us to continue our collective fight for a cure.” to put.” – declares Francesca Pasinelli, director general of the Telethon Foundation – Research is the means chosen by the Telethon Foundation so that no child is left behind”. extended the awareness week of the Telethon Foundation on the Rai networks from May 1 to 7, to continue to support the work of researchers and provide concrete answers in the field of treatment and therapy for those facing the difficulties of a rare genetic disease.
Source: TG 24 Sky
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