A cargo-bike for Filippo, Paolo and Anna
Fundraising by Giada Poluzzi
4,715 €
100%
4,700 €
55 Donations
Everyone on the cargo-bike! In Ireland, witnesses of love towards the last ones
Giada and Matteo, mother and father of a family of the Pope John XXIII Community, live their vocation in Ireland, together with their 3 children Filippo, Paolo and Anna. Walking is their preferred means of transport but sometimes it is necessary to move faster: for this they need an electric cargo-bike. Let's help them to buy this means of transport suitable for their children and which also protects the environment!
Giada and Matteo have been part of the Pope John XXIII Community for 8 years and right from the start they felt the missionary vocation to leave to be near the poor and live with them. This drive led them to Zambia and they left together with their son Filippo, adopted when he was only a few months old. Filippo has Down's syndrome but this has never been an obstacle, on the contrary, in a land so far away from Italy he managed to establish real and deep contacts with those he met, despite the few tools he had available.
After two years of experience in Zambia, the family returned to Italy and expanded: first they adopted Paolo, with mental retardation caused by brain haemorrhages, and then little Anna, also with Down's syndrome. However, the need for the mission comes back to "creep" into their hearts and in 2019 they leave for Ireland to be witnesses and show what there is beyond disability, in a country where it is often seen not as a wealth but as a social stigma.
In Waterford, in the south of Ireland, Matteo works as a laborer in an industrial butcher shop and Giada is a full-time mom. For them, moving around with their three children is not always so easy: it takes alert eyes and ready legs. For the small daily trips (taking the children to school, going to the supermarket, to the doctor, to the park) walking is their favourite means of transport, because it doesn't pollute and allows Filippo, Paolo and Anna to get to know better the new places where they live.
Sometimes,however, it is necessary to move faster, and an alternative means of transport is needed. Giada and Matteo want to buy an electric cargo-bike:they have seen a model that can carry up to 6 children, or the three kids, school bags and shopping bags. The children would have so much fun, being more in contact with nature and, at the same time, sitting safely and protected from rain and wind.
To buy this bike you need 4,680 euros. It will be equipped with an electric battery, a rain cover tent, a specific seat for a 2 year old child, seat belts, cushions for the benches.
Createand start a fundraiser, share it with your acquaintances and friends, or support those who have already opened it with a donation. Let's help themtogether to buy this means of transport that respects and protects the environment!
You can also donate through:
BANK TRANSFER
Iban code: IT 04X 030 6909 6061 0000 0008 036
Account: Associazione Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII - Attività ONLUS
Reason for payment: cargo-bike Ireland
POSTAL BULLETIN
Payment to c/c n. 12148417
Made out to: Associazione Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII - Activities ONLUS
Causale: cargo-bike Ireland
4,715 €
100%
4,700 €
55 Donations
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Giada and Matteo have been part of the Pope John XXIII Community for 8 years and right from the start they felt the missionary vocation to leave to be near the poor and live with them. This drive led them to Zambia and they left together with their son Filippo, adopted when he was only a few months old. Filippo has Down's syndrome but this has never been an obstacle, on the contrary, in a land so far away from Italy he managed to establish real and deep contacts with those he met, despite the few tools he had available.
After two years of experience in Zambia, the family returned to Italy and expanded: first they adopted Paolo, with mental retardation caused by brain haemorrhages, and then little Anna, also with Down's syndrome. However, the need for the mission comes back to "creep" into their hearts and in 2019 they leave for Ireland to be witnesses and show what there is beyond disability, in a country where it is often seen not as a wealth but as a social stigma.
In Waterford, in the south of Ireland, Matteo works as a laborer in an industrial butcher shop and Giada is a full-time mom. For them, moving around with their three children is not always so easy: it takes alert eyes and ready legs. For the small daily trips (taking the children to school, going to the supermarket, to the doctor, to the park) walking is their favourite means of transport, because it doesn't pollute and allows Filippo, Paolo and Anna to get to know better the new places where they live.
Sometimes,however, it is necessary to move faster, and an alternative means of transport is needed. Giada and Matteo want to buy an electric cargo-bike:they have seen a model that can carry up to 6 children, or the three kids, school bags and shopping bags. The children would have so much fun, being more in contact with nature and, at the same time, sitting safely and protected from rain and wind.
To buy this bike you need 4,680 euros. It will be equipped with an electric battery, a rain cover tent, a specific seat for a 2 year old child, seat belts, cushions for the benches.
Createand start a fundraiser, share it with your acquaintances and friends, or support those who have already opened it with a donation. Let's help themtogether to buy this means of transport that respects and protects the environment!
You can also donate through:
BANK TRANSFER
Iban code: IT 04X 030 6909 6061 0000 0008 036
Account: Associazione Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII - Attività ONLUS
Reason for payment: cargo-bike Ireland
POSTAL BULLETIN
Payment to c/c n. 12148417
Made out to: Associazione Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII - Activities ONLUS
Causale: cargo-bike Ireland
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