Eighty families, around 200 people in total, are in need of assistance in San Marino. They are the focus of this year’s Food Bank Collection (Colletta Alimentare), which returned to the Titano to mark the initiative’s thirtieth anniversary.
In supermarkets, residents can buy and donate pasta, oil, pulses, preserves and other essential foodstuffs, which will go to the Vicarial Caritas through the Casa San Michele centre.
As reported by San Marino RTV, the Bishop of San Marino-Montefeltro, Monsignor Domenico Beneventi, and the Captains Regent visited the collection point at Fiorentino, meeting with volunteers and contributing to the effort with a donation earmarked for the purchase of food products.
“Giving does good for those who receive, but above all it awakens in us that humanity we often lose when we grow used to suffering,” the bishop remarked.
The turnout of volunteers was particularly notable. More than 300 people took part, including over 90 young people, some accompanied by their teachers.
This was highlighted by Davide Cavalli, president of the Friends of the San Marino Food Bank (Amici del Banco Alimentare San Marino), who expressed satisfaction with how the collection had gone and with the growing involvement of younger generations.
The food gathered will support the year-round work of Caritas and the Casa San Michele centre, with backing from the Emilia Romagna Food Bank.
