This morning the first edition of the “Messina of Running with the Leoni” was held, an initiative organized by the “Aosta” Brigade of the Italian Army, with the collaboration of the Kiwanis Club Messina Zancle, of the Pasfa (Association for Spiritual Assistance to the Armed Forces) and the patronage of the Municipality of Messina.
It was an initiative to the premise of the 4th edition of the “City of Messina Trophy”, a running race included in the regional Master Grand Prix Sicily 2025 championship.
To participate along a path of almost two kilometers, with the mayor in the lead Federico Basile and the general Pasquale Spanósome children with different skills accompanied by the military of the army in service in the Messina barracks, supported by charitable associations of the city of the Strait and the province of Catania. With this idea, the message that no one remains behind thanks to the synergy of the army, local authorities and associations of the third sector is consolidated, where disabilities can also generate inclusion and remember the values of solidarity and brotherhood of the society in which we live. Subsequently, the “Village of the Leoni” was set up in Piazza Unione Unione, a recreational-recreational citadel as part of the event, where men and women of the “Aosta” brigade entertained the kids of the ASD Castanea Association, making a demonstration of Baskin, the inclusive basketball played by children disabled together with able-bodied sportsmen.
In this context, always in the square, it was also inaugurated by the commissioner Alessandra Calafiore and the Ten. with the. Angelo Lo Giudice, commander of the 6th command department of the “Aosta” Brigade, the free medical-health screening area wanted by the Leo 108 YB of the Lions Club and open to citizenship.
The event, which began with a flag and the singing of the National Nenial, was cheered by the music of the band of the “Aosta” brigade and the entire health support was guaranteed by the Red Cross of Messina.
