On May 13th, the prestigious Quirinale palace is preparing to welcome President Sergio Mattarella for an extraordinary event: the award ceremony of 29 young Standard Bearers of Solidarity. This upcoming event promises to be an unforgettable occasion, where exciting stories of solidarity, love and civic-mindedness will be celebrated. It will be a unique moment to honor and recognize the extraordinary commitment of these young people in making the world a better place through their selfless actions.

29 young Standard Bearers of Solidarity, the stories

One of these spectacular stories is that of Lorenzo, 16 years old, who made a extraordinary discovery: a variable star. This type of star, whose brightness varies over time due to physical phenomena, has been officially recognized and cataloged by the international organization for variable stars of the American Association of Variable Star Observer, and now bears the name of Lorenzo.

Returning from school on a regional train, Emanuele, however, suddenly finds himself faced with one disconcerting situation: a man, speaking in Romanian, expresses his intention to kill his girlfriend. Thanks to his knowledge of his language, Emanuele manages to intervene promptly and prevent the imminent murder.

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Selim, 17, has saved a woman with a cardiac massage after she fainted as soon as she got off the bus. Marta, 15, has turned her battle against a serious illness into a source of inspiration to help others.

Giulia, passionate about poetry, uses her words to talk about democracy, gender equality and environment. Letizia and Sofia, through music, bring comfort to the homeless after a flood in Emilia-Romagna and to Sicilian citizens who suffer illegality.

The power of individual actions

Sebastiano, 9 years old, runs for two kilometers on a mountain path to save his father passed out. Irene, 10 years old, learns Ukrainian to help a child who has fled the war. Giovanni, 14 years old, is a Save the Children volunteer.

The Quirinale also recognized Adele, a young scout, for her daily commitment to helping a disabled companion. Alfonso received an award for his story of rebirth after the period of isolation caused by the pandemic.

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Michele, 18, reads books to the elderly to keep them company. Matteo and others young volunteers they offered their help after the floods that hit Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany. Finally, Matteo, 9 years old, saved his father's life by intervening promptly during an illness while driving.

Among the collective solidarity actions awarded, that of the children of class 5A of Trasacco, who decided to interrupt a school trip to Rome when they realized that a disabled classmate could not follow them due to a fault in the bus platform. These young people refused to go down without him, demonstrating an example of true friendship and solidarity.

Standard bearers of solidarity: Mattarella rewards 29 young people last edit: 2024-04-30T06:54:00+02:00 da Cristina Gatto

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