Despite the pouring rain, the participation was warm and heard: Hundreds of students and students, accompanied by teachers, school managers and families, took part in the “Messina city of the gift” award, showing that altruism – in its multiple forms – it is a living and shared value.
To conduct the event, promoted by Fasted Messina, the journalists Gisella Cicciò and Eduardo Abrahamwho accompanied the public on a journey through words, images, music and visions of this present who look to the future, giving voice to the real protagonists of the prize: the young and young people from Messina.
Within the project, ample space was given to the story of exemplary stories. Among these, that of Paola ArcidiaconoVolunteer of FASTED MESSINA, who excited the audience with an intense testimony on the meaning of the “donated time” next to the community.
Messina city of the gift was also an opportunity to listen to the passionate intervention of President of Fasted Messina, Tony SaccàThat – interviewed by Cicciò and Abraham – he returned value to the generosity of the blood donors, who often give life with their gesture.
The event was able to alternate moments of reflection on the celebration of the awarded prizes. Unforgettable for those who participated will be the intervention of Between Giuseppe Maggiorewhich shared an intense reflection on the deepest meaning of the gift and the donation. The performance of the COMEDIAN stand-up is also of great impact Danny Napoliwho knew how to make the public smile and sing. The music closed the event with the intervention of Blunt Stonesgiving new suggestions between dance grooves, funk, 70s soul and rock influences.
Mentions and prizes for first grade secondary schools (medium) and second degree (higher)in the three categories in competition – Words, color and video – They were delivered by the jurors and partners of the event.
On stage, Councilor Alessandra Calafiorewho – as mentioned by Saccà himself – “He donated time and heart to the prize and the entire project”, Intervened alongside the boys, together with the representatives of the Cesv Messina, of the associations of the gift Fratres, Avis, United National and Fasted Sicily, who gave patronage and support for the event.
Proud to be there and happy to testify the value of the works carried out by the participants, present on stage also the jurors and jurors: journalists Simona Arena, Letizia Barbera, Graziella Lombardo, Letizia Lucca, Elisabetta Raffa, Marino Rinaldi, Floriana Riso, Alessandra Serio; the publisher Salvo D’Arrigo; photographers Alessandro Mancuso and Gianmarco Vetrano; the artist Linda Schipani; the directors Antonio Grasso and Alessandro Turchi; the architect Renato Romeo.
The winners:
Word category – Middle Schools
Special mentions
- Elio Vittorini Iid -Sans of Hope -Santi D’Angelo
First prize
Pascoli Crispi – On the banks of the Gift River, a smile – Class Ia – Francesca Midiri
Second prize
“Pascoli Crispi – to my uncle Gaetano – Class III and – Gaia Terranova”
Third prize
Verona Trento Medieie – Words category – Title Opera would like – Class III A – Gianmarco Oteri
Word category – High schools
First prize
Verona Trento Superiori – The gift – Class IV D – Gabriele La Rosa
Color category – Middle Schools
Special mentions
- Pascoli Crispi – Gift comic – Class III A – Isabel Vermiglio
- “SAVIO – Colors category – A heart for everyone – Class II – Aurora Rizzo, Salvatore Cono Bontempo, Valentina Caruso, Giovanni Gangemi Gazzara, Riccardo Nicosia, Aurora Rizzo, Gloria Strati, Vanessa Vaccarella, Raphael Villari
- “SAVIO – Colors category – Title of life operates – Class III – Anna Sofia Picciolo, Margherita Cavalieri, Lorenzo Costa, Noemi Croce, Cundari Riccardo, Aurora Fiordilino, Luca Gugliendolo, Pietro Impò, Andrea Isolino, Maurizio Panio, Sofia Pavone, Anna Sofia Picciolo, Sofia Scala, Davide Sciuto, Raffaella Tommasini, Sara Traina, David. Venuto, Leonardo Virga, Maria Pia Vita pupils of the 3rd class
First prize
Elio Vittorini – The time of the gift becomes joy – Class III B – Nicole Consolo, Alice La Vena, Simone Inferrera, Damiano Persico, Bryan Ruta
Second prize
Pascoli Crispi – Colors category – great powers derive from great responsibilities – Class II C – Giulia di Dio, Alice Centorrino
Third prize
Elio Vittorini – It is not a wasted time – Class III C – Mattia Polito
Color category – High schools
Special mentions
- Ernesto Basile – Time … – Class VC – Alessandra Pavone
- Ernesto Basile – Bad friend – Class VC – Eros Cardile
- Ernesto_basile – II C – Matilde Polimeni – Il Tempo- Carlotta Donato
First prize
Ernesto Basile – There is time – Class VC – Alessia Musso
Second prize
Ernesto Basile – mutual time – Class III C – Giada Morelli
Third prize
Ernesto Basile – The notes of Rinascita – Class VC – Giulia Rando
Video category – Middle Schools
Special mention
- Pascoli Crispi – The sun in a smile – Class IE
- Pascoli Crispi – The power of the gift – Class II and – Giordana Boemi
- Pascoli Crispi – The most precious gift is not an object, but the certainty of not being invisible – Class III A – Aurora Chrysopulli, Ester Longo, Sofia Lo Re, Elisabetta Massaro, Federico Maressa Ciminata, Emanuele Lo Presti, Gianluca Costantino, Angelo Barilà
- Boer_verona-Trento-Class 3 I-We open our hearts. Let’s donate – Marasigan Rodge Justine, Cueto Jethro Angelo. De Leo Sonia, Licandro Ludovica
- Elio Vittorini – Class III D – It simply remains to see what happens …. “
First prize
Verona Trento Medieie – The gift – Class Ia – Warnakulasoriya Poratoage Fernando, Emily Beatrice
Second prize
Elio Vittorini – Messina city of the gift 2025 – Class II A – Michele Cortese
Third prize
Pascoli Crispi – The time of the gift – Davide Morabito III C, Iolanda Morabito, Miriam Morabito IC
Video category – High schools
First prize
Verona Trento Superior – I give you … “My time” – Class III D – Simone Amante, Gabriele Cerutti, Luca Cosenza, Nicholas Fusco, Alessio Rinaldi, Davide Runci, Antonino Scimone, Lorenzo Vadalà, Gianmarco Veneziano
A special prize, in memory of Emilia De Salvowas assigned by Fasted Messina At the III class of the Elio Vittorini school, for the work “Travel Controcorrento, flies between the pages, live a thousand lives”.
A certificate of friendshipfrom Fasted Messina to a very young Messina Association: the incubator Crescendowhich has distinguished itself for the actions already put in place alongside Fasted to promote the culture of the gift.
The Messina City of the Gift Project, designed for Fasted Messina da Letizia Bucalo Vitacontinues to grow, thanks to the synergy between school, institutions, third sector, citizens and towns.
To review the story of Paola Arcidiaconotold From Gisella Cicciò and with the images of Alessandro SilipigniVisit the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2m9Jfoobv0