The project was realized thanks to the funds collected during the itinerant sports event 'Tour del Sorriso 2023'. Rome, January 4, This year in Rome the Befana arrives early and does so by giving as a gift to the II Municipality of the City of Rome, the first inclusive playground set up to offer children with disabilities, the opportunity to play without more limits and barriers. The project was carried out by the clown therapy association 'Teniamoci per Mano Onlus', which through the itinerant sports event of Tennis and Padel 'Tour del Sorriso 2023' and the distribution of solidarity panettone, was able to raise funds for the realization of the project that paves the way for a series of new 'construction sites' that will arise throughout Italy. 'For our association, it is a moment of great joy and satisfaction. Our main mission is to bring a smile to those who fight the hardest battle of their life and for us it is essential not to do it only in hospitals, but also outside. All children have the right to play and we adults have the duty to support them during the game and in everyday life. In this specific case, we like to think that the game is for everyone: increasingly inclusive and free from discrimination. For us it is not a point of arrival, but a starting point to collaborate with the territory and continue working together to improve the life of our little heroes' says Eduardo Quinto, National Director of Teniamoci per Mano Onlus. The inauguration will take place on Friday, January 5 at 10.00 at Villa Chigi (Parco Don Baldoni, entrance Viale Somalia).
Program
10.00: Meeting at the Parco Don Baldoni area
10.15: Ribbon Cutting and intervention 'Teniamoci per Mano Onlus'
10.30: Intervention of local authorities II Municipality
from 10.30 - 12.00: small buffet, games, music and delivery of toys with the 'Solidarity Befana' and with the volunteer clowns
Will intervene
Francesca Del Bello, President of the II Municipality of Rome Capital
Federica Serratore, President of the Social Policy Commission II Municipality of Rome Capital
Rosario Fabiano, Councilor for the Environment and Sport, II Municipality of Rome Capital Rodolfo Matto, National President 'Teniamoci per Mano Onlus'
Cecilia Casula, President 'Teniamoci per Mano Onlus ROMA ODV'
Eduardo Quinto, National Director 'Teniamoci per Mano Onlus'
'TENIAMOCI PER MANO ONLUS' AND CLOWN THERAPY
The clown therapy association 'Teniamoci per Mano Onlus', was born in Naples in 2010 and currently has 7 locations throughout Italy: Naples (2), Rome, Bologna, Palermo, Messina, Mazara del Vallo and over 16 districts throughout Italy. For years it has been committed to bringing smiles to children and adults who unfortunately live the darkest period of their life. Through smile therapy, the volunteers of 'Teniamoci per Mano ONLUS' make the hospitalization of children and adults lighter. Clown therapy is an alternative medical therapy that does not want to replace traditional treatments but to support: in fact, clowns through play and imagination manage to transform simple hospital rooms into real game rooms, stimulating the good mood of patients and medical staff. Scientific studies show the beneficial effects of good mood that affects the regulation of cortisol release by the adrenal glands, starting from the neurophysiological modulation of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis. Cortisol is a hormone involved in the body's response to stressful agents and modulation of its release helps to improve the physical and psychological conditions of patients, even in the most serious situations. In recent years, Teniamoci per Mano Onlus has also dedicated itself to the realization of projects dedicated to inclusiveness, committing itself throughout the national territory, purchasing and setting up playgrounds for children with cognitive and motor disabilities.
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