Dino Impagliazzo, ninety years, every day, for ten years, has been preparing meals for 300 needy people in Rome. He will become Commander of the Order of Merit
Every day, for over ten years, he has been feeding more than 300 homeless people in Rome. For his great work, Dino Impagliazzo, ninety years old and determination to sell, will be awarded the recognition of Commander of the Order of Merit by the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella. The "chef of the poor" is one of the 32 "heroes of our day" rewarded for their high commitment in various areas.
But the initiative of Dino Impagliazzo is worthy not only for the attention paid to the poor between the stations of Rome Tuscolana, Ostiense and in the colonnade of San Pietro, but also because it uses food products that would otherwise have to be thrown away: the "chef of the poor" Manages to prepare his hot dishes thanks to donations of food from merchants, supermarkets in surplus or upcoming food.
Dino Impagliazzo, together with his wife Fernanda, is part of a family dedicated to helping others: he is the father of Marco, president of Community of Sant’Egidio and three other brothers engaged, in different ways, in the social sphere. In these days Impagliazzo has told students of Lumsa University his life experience dedicated to others. In 2018, he had already received the International Carthage 2.0 Award in the "Solidarity" section, intended for those who have contributed, in Italy and abroad, to the spread of culture and knowledge in different sectors. In 2016 he met Pope Francis, greeting him from all the homeless people in Rome and inviting him to serve the soup kitchen organized daily by him and by the non-profit volunteers RomAmor of which Dino is president. In recent months, the chef has also been the protagonist of a fun gag together with Chef Rubio, who has also always been involved in social work.
"With "the waste" we do great things"Explained one of Dino's sons, Giovanni Impagliazzo, a member of the Sant’Egidio community, on the occasion of the meeting with Chef Rubio. "With the food, the premises, as with the" waste of people "which in reality are an enormous value, as Dino does, in everything he carries on".
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