Last Sunday, in Trentola Ducenta: A fire almost completely destroyed the farm of a twenty-three-year-old beekeeper.The fire, certainly arson, incinerated around eighty hives, killing 700000 bees. Surprisingly Social media mobilized to help the young man from Lusciano.
The discovery of the fire and the mobilization of social media to help the beekeeper
Michael Mottola, this is the name of the beekeeper, unfortunately realized what had happened only when it was too late. As we were saying, the arson instigated the fire is practically certain. It seems that the person responsible climbed over the fence and then set fire to some tires, throwing as many hives as possible into the flames. All this for damage of approximately 30.000 euros.
The surprise was certainly bitter, but it paved the way for a much more pleasant one: solidarityAs soon as the news broke, comments and messages flooded online to the newspapers that had reported the incident. But the outrage didn't stop there. As we mentioned, social media rushed to the young Mottola's aid.
Collective aid for the reconstruction of the farm
Many people offered to help Michele financially, to rebuild what had already cost him years of hard work and sacrifice. A fundraising campaign has been launched on the GoFoundMe platform which has already exceeded 800 euros, and is constantly increasing. Furthermore, the regional councilor Francesco Emilio Borrelli, and the 'Regional Councillor for Agriculture Nicola Caputo They carried out a live inspection on Facebook on Tuesday morning at the scene of the incident, showing their closeness to the beekeeper.
«I'm glad to have witnessed such support towards me.» Mottola declared to Corriere della Sera. «I wasn't expecting it. Any contribution would certainly be appreciated to restore the farm. I started when I was at school, around 15 years old.At first it was a hobby, then five years ago I opened my own small company."
Come on then, Let's pave the way for solidarity: let everyone help as they can!
