Not long after Christmas, the mayor of Castagnito (Maestra Thecla?s hometown) visited our Motherhouse in Alba to ask if our sisters had any socio-economic projects in need of support that they felt would be opportune to bring to public attention at the Cantej?Euv Festival (an annual solidarity event that brings together 13 municipal districts in the Cuneo province).
Our sisters gladly suggested the School Project of the Daughters of St. Paul of Nairobi, Kenya, which aims at providing textbooks for the children of impoverished families in the city. The result is that the proceeds of this year?s Cantej?Euv Festival are destined for the above-mentioned initiative.
The FSPs of Alba were delighted and deeply moved to see the enthusiasm and solidarity expressed by their Piedmontese brothers and sisters for this project. In fact, a very large number of their co-citizens attended the concluding day of the Festival (23 March), which was enriched by regional cooking, traditional music and a big parade in which more than 55 groups participated and over 6,000 people turned out to watch.
