Prayers and thoughts to the people of Amatrice
Watching the news, they are interviewing the mayor. He’s a modest looking man in his late fifties, dressed in t-shirt and jeans, and can hardly speak through his tears. He says “I hope people won’t forget about us.”
Photo Italian Red Cross
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HELP RAISE FUNDS FOR AMATRICE
Earthquake in Central Italy
Amatrice is an area famous for the Amatriciana sauce served with spaghetti. The town was getting ready for it’s 50th annual festival which would have been this weekend 27-28 August 2016 to celebrate their beloved dish.
Food blogger Paolo Campana has launched an appeal to Italian restaurants to make and donate 2 euro per plate of Pasta Alla’Amatricina. There has been some criticism with complaints that it’s an effort to take advantage of the misfortune of others, nonetheless over 700 restaurants have joined his mission!
Host a Pasta all’ Amatriciana event and raise money for the rescue and rebuilding efforts.
You can honor the people of Amatriciana by making their beloved dish: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amatriciana_sauce
You can donate to the ITALIAN RED CROSS
To support those affected by the devastating earthquake of August 24
Bank transfer:
IBAN : IT40F0623003204000030631681
BIC / SWIFT : CRPPIT2P086
Note: ” Earthquake in Central Italy “
Donate online at https://www.cri.it/terremoto-centro-italia
Materials and supplies are also needed:
Donation of materials and supplies are also necessary, items needed are:
• dishes
• Plastic Glasses
• napkins
• Plastic Cutlery
• Water
• long-life foods (6 month shelf life)
• Personal Hygiene Products
• new clothes
• Power bank
For more information contact the following email address : aiuti@cri.it
This article was originally published in www.italytravelandmore.com
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Celia lives on Lake Como, Italy. She shares her discoveries of her travels and experiences in Italy and beyond. More: www.travelpostrepeat.com