{"id":561,"date":"2019-08-25T19:18:07","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T00:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/?page_id=561"},"modified":"2023-08-28T20:09:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T01:09:37","slug":"casadeifiori","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/response\/carecenter\/casadeifiori\/","title":{"rendered":"Casa Dei Fiori"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|&#8221;][et_pb_row make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||1px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">CASA DEI FIORI<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider divider_style=&#8221;double&#8221; divider_weight=&#8221;6px&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; max_width=&#8221;50px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;20px||0px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;15px||15px||true|&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>REFLECTION WRITTEN BY PATRIZIA CONTRI, FOUNDER OF UNA CHANCE<\/h3>\n<p><strong>The Una Chance House is currently home to Touch A Life\u2019s older boys. We are so blessed by this structure. Read on to learn more about Una Chance\u2019s story.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlmost three years ago, in the spring of 2010, a dear friend gave me a copy of Pam Cope\u2019s book,<span>\u00a0<\/span><a title=\"Jantsen\u2019s Gift\" href=\"https:\/\/www.touchalifekids.org\/jantsens-gift\/\">Jantsen\u2019s Gift<\/a>. I was at a crossroads in my life. I had just left a job that was very satisfying but left me no time for anything else. I was 61 years old and I thought it was time to do something different. I had, for some time, been planning to dedicate some of my time to those who were less fortunate. I didn\u2019t know exactly what to do but I knew that I needed to look beyond the confines of my own life.<\/p>\n<p>Pam\u2019s book arrived at just the right moment. Her account of the children on Lake Volta made me feel that I was on the right path, so I decided to go see for myself what Pam had described. And that was the beginning of this adventure. I went to Ghana and met the children saved from slavery by Touch A Life. I felt that, even in Italy, I could try to do something not only for these children but also for those children still on the lake.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, Pam told me that Touch A Life was looking for land upon which they could build a facility for the children. It wasn\u2019t an easy prospect because it\u2019s not simple to obtain land in Ghana. Without hesitation, I told her that if they found a place, I would help them build it. When I returned to Italy, I spoke to my daughters and the friend who gave me Pam\u2019s book. We decided to create a charitable organization called<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unachance.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Una Chance<\/a>. We began to tell others the story of the children living as slaves on Lake Volta. Our friends, followed by many others, began to support our efforts.<\/p>\n<p>We are so grateful to all of those who believed in us. In particular, we are thankful for Fabio Fiori,\u00a0who gave us the means to finance the house that Una Chance built at the Touch A Life Care Center. I met Fabio Fiori by chance. He came with a dear friend of mine, Serenella, to spend in day in the countryside of Italy, where I live. He wasn\u2019t well, and he wanted to relax and forget his worries. He seemed very tired, but we spent a lovely day chatting and getting to know each other. I never saw him again, but Serenella gave me updates about him. Unfortunately, despite taking medication, Fabio\u2019s illness was getting the best of him. Just a few months later, Serenella told me that he had died. She had spent a lot of time with him and had spoken to him about the work Una Chance was doing in Ghana. Just a few days before I headed to Ghana on my second trip, where I would meet Pam, I learned that Fabio had left us an inheritance that would enable us to carry out our promise of building a home at the Touch A Life Care Center for the children rescued out of slavery on Lake Volta. Today, the house is called<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>Casa dei Fiori<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>(Fiori was Fabio\u2019s last name, but it also means \u201cflowers\u201d in Italian) in memory of Fabio. Through his generosity, coupled with the support that Una Chance has gained over the last few years, our dream has become a reality.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you, friends, for believing in us. Thank you, Pam, for your tenacity. 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