2 GOLDEN LIONS & LCI AT UN

LIONS AT THE UN WITH MINISTER ALESSANDRA LOCATELLI, HONORARY MEMBER OF THE LIONS CLUB GAVIRATE, WHO MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT DURING THE SPRING CONFERENCE OF DISTRICT 108 IB1 AT THE PRESENTATION OF THE PRESTIGIOUS GOLDEN LION AWARDS: IN MEMORY TO DON ROBERTO MALGESINI AND TO WATER SKIING CHAMPION DAVIDE CASSIOLI

In Varese, during the Spring Conference of District 108 Ib1 in the presence of numerouS lion members of civil and military authorities, including the Minister for Disabilities Alessandra Locatelli, the Prefect of Varese H.E. Salvatore Pasquariello, the Mayor of Varese Dr. Davide Galimberti, His Eminence Cardinal Oscar Cantoni Bishop of Como, Lions Clubs International Director Dr. Elena Appiani, Governor Dr. Francesca Fiorella, the Multidistrict GST Coordinator arch. Salvatore Trovato, the ceremony was held to present the GOLDEN LIONS MEMORIAL AWARD to DON ROBERTO MALGESINI "For having borne witness until his death to the values and ethical principles of Lion members by acting daily with unceasing loyalty in words, deeds and actions, spontaneously giving to the community and people work, time and money, solidarity to others by offering compassion to the suffering, help to the weak and support to the needy, even to the point of giving his own life." Collected the award on behalf of family members His Eminence Cardinal Oscar Cantoni Bishop of Como.

GOLDEN LIONS TO DAVIDE CASSIOLI 22-time world water skiing champion, blind from birth. "Thanks to his determination to want normality, which led him to devote himself to sports, he has become an example to follow, especially for the children who met him on the occasion of his testimonies in schools throughout Italy. He is a great example of courage, positivity and vitality." Davide is also the author of the book "The Wind Against" and a member of the Olgiate Olona Lions Club and represents the continuity of Lions Clubs International's commitment to sight. During the proceedings of the convention, the Mission Report of the Italian Multiple District was presented, which highlighted the work of volunteer Lions members carried out through the implementation of more than 1,500 service activities in the last lionistic year, serving more than 123.000 and was previewed directly by Minister for Disabilities

Alessandra Locatelli, who in June, together with Lions Clubs International Director Elena Appiani, will be in New York at the UN at the 16th Annual Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), testifying to Italy's work and focus on the care and well-being of people. International Director Appiani will present the initiative, "Brush strokes of autism," in support of families of children with autism. For 106 years, Lions Clubs International, the world's largest service club organization, has stood by people and communities in more than 200 countries around the world through its 1.400.000 volunteer members.