10.2 A FOUNDATION SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY

Be close and concretely help the community in which your roots sink and where you have spent your life.

These are the goals of the Silvana e Bruno Foundation, through which the owners of Gruppo Mastrotto supports those who face the difficulties of an illness or accompanies the growth of a life that is blossoming.

With this premise the Parkinson Cafè and La Tribù del Sole were founded.

Parkinson Café

Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by a progressive and chronic disorder, mainly concerning the control of movements and balance.

In Italy there are about 230,000 people affected by this disease. The tendency to self-isolate is one of the first consequences in the life of a Parkinson's patient, and the Parkinson Café in Arzignano (VI) was founded precisely to counteract this closure.

It is the first of its kind in Italy and was conceived as an open meeting, sharing and gathering place for people affected by this disease, their families and all those who wish to participate. Initiatives that stands out are specific motor activity, recreational activities, informative meetings on specific topics of interest to guests and caregivers. The goal is to support and facilitate sharing and sociability, in full respect the new pace and the skills of the participants who in this context, with the help of volunteers, can react to the disease and regain the pleasure of being together.

La Tribù del sole

After-school club managed by the Moby Dick cooperative that accommodates up to thirty children and teenagers of primary and secondary school for the whole school year and summer time, it is a bright and child-friendly space.

It fosters overall development of children by spending afternoons engaged in multidisciplinary activities and paying particular attention to following children with disabilities.