From Thursday 1 August, “aspiring grape harvesters” can register for the charity event scheduled for Sunday 8 September from 9.00 to 16.00 at the Le Manzane winery (Treviso).
Reservations for the 13th edition of the “®Solidarity Harvest – Celebration and Charity in the Land of Prosecco Superiore” are at the starting line.
From Thursday 1 August, “aspiring grape harvesters” can sign up for the charity grape harvest day scheduled for Sunday 8 September 2024, from 9.00 to 16.00, among the Glera rows of the Le Manzane estate in S. Pietro di Feletto ( Treviso) by writing an email to info@lemanzane.it . The proceeds will be donated to Cè Da Fare ETS, the non-profit organization founded in 2023 by the popular Genoese actor and comedian Paolo Kessisoglu to fight youth hardship by taking young people without a compass by the hand and gradually bringing them closer to life and everyday life .
Since 2012 Ernesto Balbinot and his wife Silvana Ceschin together with their children Marco and Anna have been organizing the ®Solidarity Harvest in the splendid scenery of the Prosecco Superiore Hills, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2019. Hundreds of people every year contribute to the charitable initiative by collecting the bunches of grapes destined to produce the bottles of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Docg personalized with the ®SOLIDARITY HARVEST 2024 label and sold in the pre-Christmas period. The ®Solidarity Harvest is a way to be together doing good and this is the basis of the feeling that animates the many friends who participate in the event.
This year the choice was to help the C’è Da Fare ETS association and support psychological and neuropsychiatric support projects for teenagers in difficulty. Although a worsening in the mental health conditions of developmental age subjects was already evident before 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about a profound psychosocial change. At a national level, access to pediatric emergency departments for causes of mental decompensation has increased, such as suicidal ideation (147%), depression (115%), eating disorders (78.4%), psychosis (17.2%), self-harm (27%) and social isolation (Hikikomori) with a consequent increase in hospitalizations for particularly serious situations (39.5%).
The event begins with the grape harvest, continues with visits to the cellar, live Italian music from the band Fuori Orario Reunion and Alberto Ceschin, some moments of entertainment for the little ones with the juggler/acrobat Manuele Pascal, the Manzotti test drive Cars, the aperitif with Prosecco Superiore Docg Le Manzane, the products of the Fratelli Brunello Distillery, also protagonists of a cocktail competition, and the delicious fish “cicchetti” of Ca’ del Poggio. Followed by a raffle with prize draw. The morning ends with a tasty snack in “caneva”. Paolo Kessisoglu and his team of tireless cyclists participate in the event.
The participation fee to take part in the event is 20 euros for adults and 10 euros for children aged 3 and over.
The hashtag to follow the event and give it visibility on social media is #®️VendemmiaSolidale .
The Le Manzane winery is located in San Pietro di Feletto ( Treviso ), halfway between the Dolomites and Venice , in the hilly area of the province of Treviso, in the heart of the Prosecco Superiore Hills , proclaimed a World Heritage Site on 7 July 2019 UNESCO . The family-run company has been strongly rooted in the Treviso area as a producer for 40 years . The winery, among the most dynamic and interesting in the Conegliano Valdobbiadene wine scene, distributes both in Italy and abroad, reaching over 30 countries .
C’è Da Fare ETS is a non-profit association, founded in 2023 , from an idea by Paolo Kessisoglu which is committed to breaking down the stigma of mental illnesses in adolescents . Design and launch concrete projects , scalable throughout the country, which can take young people without a compass by the hand, gradually bringing them closer to life and everyday life. It collaborates with hospitals, UONPIA and other bodies capable of providing support to adolescents and families in serious difficulty. It informs on the topic of mental health, launches structured fundraisers , creates events , sporting and cultural initiatives to support the projects.