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A project to use the e-bike, purchased last year thanks to a grant from the \u201cNeri – Ferramosca\u201d Association and the I\u2019 Giglio Sports Club.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A breath of happiness and relief caresses the faces of the elderly residents at the \u201cEMD Ciapetti\u201d nursing homes, who are confined to wheelchairs but have, for the past few days, been able to travel comfortably aboard a \u201cVeloplus,\u201d the e-bike purchased last year thanks to contributions from the \u201cRiccardo Neri and Alessio Ferramosca\u201d Association, Polisportiva I\u2019Giglio, and numerous private citizens (cost: approximately 12,000 euros)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m Going Biking Too at Casa Ciapetti\u201d is the title of the project, which involves about twenty elderly residents from the two facilities (the Pieve nursing home and the one on Via Timignano). Over the coming months, they will be able to enjoy the opportunity to get out into the fresh air (when, of course, weather conditions permit) and interact with the Castelfiorentino community, even in places farther away from the facilities themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you may recall, the \u201cVeloplus\u201d is simply an electric bike, but one with truly innovative features: it allows people with mobility issues to be transported while remaining comfortably seated in their own wheelchairs, without ever having to leave them. Last year, the e-bike was purchased thanks to a project sponsored by the municipal government, which took up and promoted an idea proposed by a teacher at the Comprehensive School (Francesca Lorino, a member and cyclist with the Polisportiva) to give a student with mobility issues the chance to experience the unique thrill of a bike ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe idea,\u201d notes Francesca Lorino, \u201ccame from reading Margherita Hack\u2019s autobiographical novel My Life on a Bicycle<\/em>, in which the famous scientist at one point reflects on the wonderful sensation of \u2018the wind in her face\u2019 experienced during her bike rides. This led to the proposal that a student at \u201cBacci Ridolfi\u201d with a disability might also enjoy this sensation, and to a fundraiser to purchase a \u201cVeloplus,\u201d which was a huge success thanks to the support of the City and the collaborative efforts of many associations and citizens. \u201cToday, seeing with my own eyes the seniors who are able to use it and witnessing their enthusiasm, I am truly moved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cVeloplus is no longer just a project,\u201d emphasizes Federica Parisi, Councilor for Social and Health Policies, \u201cbut a reality that our seniors in nursing homes\u2014and not just them\u2014can embrace to experience new sensations, revisit places they may have almost forgotten, have more opportunities to connect with people, and, in short, participate more fully in the life of the Castelfiorentino community. It was purchased with the intention of shared use and can therefore be utilized on other occasions, in the spirit of inclusive and participatory mobility. In short, this is a wonderful achievement that stems from the irreplaceable contributions of associations and many private citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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