Cellino San Marco Opens New Park with Open-Air Gym for Sports and Recreation
Cellino San Marco has recently received funding of 35 thousand euros from the third line of intervention of the Pnrr – Department of Sport and social inclusion, leading to the development of a new park equipped with an open-air gym. The official inauguration of the park is set to take place on Wednesday, 1 May in Piazza Don Francesco Epifani.
Mayor Marco Marra expressed his excitement about the new park, stating, “We understand sport as a vehicle for social inclusion, a lever that is part of the objectives of our administration. It is an additional possibility for all citizens to use these places of social aggregation, providing a free sports service for the well-being and free time for all citizens. Some of the equipment present is dedicated to people with disabilities who will be able to use it as they wish. Another important step forward in the process of urban regeneration of the territory and social inclusion.”
Sports councilor Davide Montinaro also shared his satisfaction with the new park, emphasizing the benefits it will provide for the community. “A new opportunity for Cellino San Marco and for all citizens who will be able to use the outdoor gym without distinction, obtaining physical and health benefits. We try to protect this common good from uncivilized people and use the tools responsibly, as if it were a personal good.”
The ribbon-cutting ceremony will be attended by special guests including the colonel of honor of the Italian army Carlo Calcagni, disability guarantor of the Municipality of Cellino San Marco, and a paralympic athlete with a golden podium. Calcagni shared his personal connection to sports, stating, “Thanks to sport I have found the strength to move forward, facing and, above all, winning impossible cycling challenges. I am undermined by my ‘invisible enemy’, but sport supports me.”
The citizens and amateur sports associations in Cellino and neighboring towns are encouraged to join the community in celebrating this milestone. The park aims to provide a space for everyone to engage in sporting and amateur activities, promoting health and well-being for all.
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