A growing event
Started on the initiative of a small group of hunters led by Felice Valente and Michele Pasqualone, the event organized in Giffone, in the province of Reggio Calabria, dedicated to cleaning up our wonderful hunting areas, is growing year after year, both in number of participants and in appreciation. Thus, on February 12, the day began with the gathering of all the volunteers in Piazza Vittorio Veneto in Giffone for the distribution of bags for collection and their relocation in the various areas of the territory identified for waste reclamation. High participation of hunters, wild boar and not, who participate only for the respect they have for the environment that surrounds them in this initiative which has now become an eagerly awaited event and a source of inspiration for many other groups from South to North, because we hunters we are the guardians of our Woods and we are very keen to respect our wonderful areas as much as possible.
The authorities present
This year, in addition to the volunteers from neighboring villages, wild boar hunters from the municipality of Cittanova represented by Francesco Zito and Antonino Raso, and from the municipality of San Giorgio represented by Paolo de Maria took part. The authorities were also present, with the mayor of Giffone Antonio Albanese, the mayor of Galatro Alessandro Sorbara, the president of the local civil protection association San Bartolomeo di Giffone Francesco Valente. During the morning, some gadgets received from the many local and national companies that have contributed to sponsoring the event, which also has the moral patronage of the Municipality of Giffone, were distributed.
Media coverage
Among these the provincial section of the Federcaccia of Reggio Calabria, with its president Mimmo Iero, Canicom, Crispi, Digitalcity “Sant'Ilario ionio”, Benelli Italia, Agrimac of Michele Macedonio, Pirotecnica Morabito, Pasticceria bar of the Spanò brothers of Giffone, Nobel Sport Italia, Armeria Sport e Gun, 3A apparel, Armeria Exa armi Melicucco, EBT cartridge factory of Egidio Tomaselli of Ricadi, Club 410 Carlo Rizzini, Promogift designer embroidery of Foligno, Defender production of anti bite vests for wild boar dogs of Brescia, Nicola Farina armory of Reggio Calabria, Special Militar, Antonio Martino's Casa del Cacciatore armory of Reggio Calabria, Bornaghi Italy, Giorgio Deluca's hip. We also thank the honorable Pietro Fiocchi and the local television station Piana TV headed by Michele Cavallaro, who covered the event, as well as all the participants (source: FIDC).