Sensory Garden
Haiku Lugano Foundation
2021
Thanks to the contribution of the Haiku Lugano Foundation, our community has been enriched with a sensory garden where our community members can enjoy relaxation surrounded by calming scents, sounds and atmospheres.
Snoezelen Room
Giovan Battista Baroni Foundation
2021
Despite COVID-19 setbacks, the project for the updating of instrumentation, the training of staff, and the use of the Snoezelen multisensory laboratory is currently underway.
Gazebo and Various Project
The Fund for Subsidies and Savings among the staff of the Bank of Italy
2020The Fund for Subsidies and Savings among the staff of the Bank of Italy has helped the community by supporting various projects, including the 2019 reconstruction of the Sensory Garden’s gazebo after being blown down by a storm. The fund has previously supported physiotherapy sessions for Armando and Silvia, Snoezelen activities, augmentative communication , the Chicco Sband, and part of the costs of the van.
Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation
2017-2020
The Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation supports various rehabilitative activities (swimming pool, multisensory pool, physical activity, music therapy) and physiotherapy for six people living in the community. Through these activities, Silvia, Fabio, Maria, Armando, Paolo and Lucia were and still are able to cultivate their passions and maintain their health and happiness to the fullest potential.
Chalchographic press and Chest of Drawers
Unicredit
2019
Unicredit
2019
Thanks to the support of Unicredit, a Bendini chalcographic press and chest of drawers for chalcographic activity were purchased for the Chalcographic Laboratory.
Chicco Van
Charlemagne Foundation & various contributor
2018
Charlemagne Foundation & various contributor
2018
The purchase of the minibus was made possible thanks to the contributions of various small, medium and large benefactors, including the Charlemagne Foundation. The Charlemagne Foundation largely supported the purchase and preparation of the new Chicco van and has supported various initiatives in previous years.
Ceramic and Chalcographic studio
Bank of Italy
2018
Bank of Italy
2018
In addition to the Chalcography Laboratory, the Bank of Italy supported the implementation of the ceramics studio. The project debuted with an exhibition of the works produced and with the creation of a beautiful catalog.
Minibus
Various Contributions
2017-2018
Various Contributions
2017-2018
Thanks to the incredible contributions made by many, the community was able to buy a new minibus.
Il Chicco thanks everyone who contributed!