A morning in the name of simple gestures that speak strong, and the symbols that become actions. The event was held today at the University Hospital – Policlinico “Gaetano Martino” “The joy of Easter”, Promoted by the Overland volunteer organization of Messina.
The organization wishes to express a heartfelt thanks to all the guests who intervened, whose presence made the day even more significant. Special thanks go to the strategic direction of the “G. Martino” Policlinicoo, who welcomed and supported the initiative with sensitivity, making it possible to realize. In an atmosphere of emotion and participation, a cutting of the Falcone tree was symbolically planted, an emblem of legality and memory, transformed for the occasion in the tree of life and justice.
The gesture took place in the presence of the forest carabinieri of the national biodiversity group of Reggio Calabria, led by Ten. Col. Giuseppe Micalizzi, accompanied by his group of collaborators. The tree was delivered to the Overland Association, which will take care of it, and symbolically entrusted to the maternal infantile department of the Polyclinic, represented by Prof. Carmelo Romeoflanked by the professors Turriaco and Chimenz.
A sign of roots in the places of care and hope. The initiative saw the precious support of the Giva Confederation, the missionaries cooperators of Don Bosco and the operators of the universal civil service, testifying to an alliance between reality that share a single goal: educating the common good.
Antonino Mandia, president of the Overland Volunteer Organization of Messina explained: “Putting up a cutting of the Falcone tree within a pediatric hospital means to affirm forcefully that the seeds of legality must sprout where there is more need for the future: among children, among young people, among those who fight for life every day. With Overland we have been working for years to sow justice, solidarity and awareness, bringing the culture of legality in the daily life of people. Today, more than ever, we feel the duty to transform memory into concrete action ».
After the planting ceremony, the event entered with a visit to the pediatric pavilion departments. Volunteers, forest carabinieri and operators have distributed Easter gifts to all the children present, degent and not, giving smiles, kind words and moments of light -heartedness.
Federica Volunteer Giva and operator of the Universal Civil Service said: «Every smile of today was a small miracle. Bringing joy in the departments, talking about justice through the simplicity of a gesture, a gift, a caress … means giving voice to those values that should be the basis of every society: respect, empathy, civil commitment ».
Sister Maria, Don Bosco’s missionary cooperator said: «The tree of life is a symbol that has become flesh today, has been gesture. Seeing it born in the garden of a hospital is an act of secular and spiritual faith together: believe that good, justice and love for the other are daily choices, to be cultivated as a tree, with care, humility and constancy “. “The joy of Easter” was a day of light and participation, which united people, stories and visions in a collective embrace. A seed planted in the earth and in the heart, which speaks of the future, commitment, and above all of love for life. Finally, a special thanks goes to all the sponsors and supporters who, with their concrete and generous contribution, have made it possible to give many children and their families a day of serenity and joy. Their gesture of social responsibility was a precious seed, which will continue to sprout.