The Vercellese lawyer was the first to make a donation to the “Thecontinua dr
eam” fund launched by the Upo Alumni association.
VERCELLI – Money for masks before, money for students after: Carlo Olmo, lawyer o
f Vercelli, has collected the appeal of the association Upo Alumni and donated 60 thous
and euros that will serve to support the study costs for those children whose families r
isk not being able to do it anymore for the economic effects of coronavirus.
The story of Olmo
The lawyer Olmo has an incredible personal history: orphaned, adopted by a
familybeest of Vercelli, he then left the lawyer when, after having acquitted a
dispatcher, he realized that his client was, in fact, guilty. Since then, his life h
as changed and, thanks in part to his love of martial arts, he has moved closer to eastern phi
losophies. In addition, it has forged strong friendships in countries such as China. Here Olmo hel
ps many poor villagers and here his nickname “White Wolf” is born, a good animal th
at leaves as a testimony of his passage his mighty hom. Those who hel
p can always find help “Those w
ho help always know how to find help” says Massimo Gramellini telling his story
in the episode of “Good Evening”, which aired on Rai3 on April 11th. And those tie
s and the aid that Olmo had brought to China, now return to Italy: in the first
weeks of the pandemic, the lawyer manages to get thousands of masks, overcars
, shirts, visors and other protective devices to several cities and countries of
Piedmont. All paid out of his own pock
et. The new donatio
nNow has donated another 60 thousand euros that will be used to support the costs for dozen
s of students enrolled at the University of Eastern Piedmont. And he also anticipated that,
in the next few days, he will add another “brick”, to support other courses of study. Carlo
Olmo was the first to collect the appeal launched by Francesca Boccafoschi who, on behalf of
the association of former university students (now graduates) Upo Alumni, had opened the
inscription “The dream continues, whose goal is to raise 350 thousand euros, so as to ensu
re the right to study to the children of those parents brought to their knees by the Covid. In order
to ideally continue the interventions with which he provided masks and protecti
ons, Olmo asked that his donation be intended for medical and professional student
s in health care.
(Abraham Lincoln)
.
Ensuring the same opportunities for everyone
“As a private citizen and a former university student,” he said, “I feel a strong sense
of belonging and the need to ensure that everyone has the same opportunities to stud
y and get to graduation: deserving and financially distressed students must be able to fulfi
ll their dream, which by osmosis also becomes ours.” O
lmo’s latest donation is reminiscent of the intervention of American billionaire Robert F
. Smith, number one of a large investment fund: last year, he took out the debts of
graduates at the American University of Morehouse and spent 40 million dollars.
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udies/