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Returning to “home”<\/h3><\/h2><\/div>
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My name is Marianna<\/b>, I am 34 years old, and when I think about it, I cannot remember a time when the Scalabrinians were not present in my life. Since I was a child, I discovered and cultivated the Scalabrinian charism in Rome, in the Most Holy Redeemer Parish<\/em>, spending my days with lifelong friends at the G.B. Scalabrini Youth Center<\/em>. <\/p>\n

It was there that I crossed paths with some of my educators who, in the years when ASCS was “born,” were preparing for their first international volunteer experience.<\/p>\n

I also dreamed of one day being able to leave with ASCS. <\/span><\/b>I kept in my nightstand drawer a photo of Ben and Alessandra, and a wooden Africa keychain that came from one of the projects itself. Looking at that photo “from the field,” I wondered what it would be like to have an experience in service to humanity on the way.<\/span><\/b> <\/p>\n

After very intense years lived in the Scalabrinian youth movement, it was my turn in 2011. I left to join my friends Met and Debby, ASCS workers in Mozambique, for a few months, where I volunteered in the Maratane Refugee Camp. <\/p>\n

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That experience marked a deep furrow not only in my heart and my relationship with ASCS, but also in my professional choices. After returning from Mozambique, with the help of some dear friends, I organized my first fundraising event, “A Marathon for Marathas<\/em>.” I thus realized how much I wanted to train myself to do some <\/span>fundraising<\/span><\/em> my job.<\/span><\/b> <\/p>\n

After a master’s degree<\/em> and other professional experience, in 2015 I received a call from Emanuele, then Project Manager of Casa Scalabrini 634<\/em> in Rome. “Now that you’ve learned how to do fundraising, how about coming home? You are needed here!” <\/em> <\/p>\n

And so, in 2016 I started a new experience first at Casa Scalabrini 634<\/em>, coordinating fundraising and communication activities, and then continuing from 2020 as ASCS Fundraising<\/em> Manager.<\/p>\n

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A lot has changed in almost 10 years. I have seen ASCS grow, evolve. There has been no shortage of challenges and times to roll up our sleeves to give sustainability to the many projects and activities we pursue. <\/p>\n

A great fortune. That of doing work that I love, alongside some of my greatest friends, because of a charism, the Scalabrinian charism, that has always been at the center, the engine of my life. <\/p>\n

My wish for ASCS is to always be a “home” to return to, <\/span><\/b>to have extended horizons, without the fear of the unexpected or complexities. So that ASCS can always be a generative place, in which to think and give birth to new projects, cultivate relationships, get our hands dirty and put our hearts into it! <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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