On Thursday November 9th in Milan, in the elegant setting of Palazzo Parigi, CARE TO ACTION supports the empowerment of Indian women with the charity dinner La luce delle donne: a gala evening with Flavia Pennetta and Tania Cagnoto as event sponsors.
Italian icons, the US Open tennis champion and the winner of two historic Olympic diving medals, will auction off their memorabilia during the dinner, part of the exclusive collection of EXPlus, the Web3 platform for sports NFTs.
Flavia Pennetta’s playing uniform for Wimbledon 2015, the golden year in which she won the two most important tournaments of her career (US Open and Indian Wells) and achieved her best ranking of No. 6 in the world rankings; by Tania Cagnotto the signed vest from her Beijing 2008 Olympic uniform: memorabilia “phygitalized” by EXPlus with a smartphone-recognizable chip and a real Certificate of Authenticity (NFC) certified by the blockchain.
The light of women illuminates the life of passions, nourished by the sport of tenacity and sacrifice. For this reason, Flavia Pennetta and Tania Cagnotto were selected by CARE TO ACTION as remote models for Indian women to support university education, training activities, economic independence and raising awareness on important issues such as health, hygiene and nutrition.
The EXPlus memorabilia and all charity prizes will be auctioned online on the CharityStars platform, including two exclusive experiences that will allow winners to watch a match of the next Nitto ATP Finals in Turin with Flavia Pennetta from the VIP stands follow or visit Meet Tania Cagnotto in Bolzano.
From 7.45 p.m. on November 9th, the gala dinner at the Palazzo Parigi in Milan will be hosted by the journalist Monica Mattiolo, partner and friend of CARE TO ACTION, supported by the young Indian Prasanna Bonguluri, who graduated thanks to the remote support of CARE TO ACTION NGO. Because women in India are underrepresented, yet invaluable mothers, daughters, sisters, friends and leaders. For this reason, CARE TO ACTION supports the empowerment of women for the improvement and change of social, political and economic conditions towards women… For the creation of a more just and sustainable society.
TANIA CAGNOTTO She is a timeless icon of Italian sport, synchro silver and individual bronze in Rio 2016, world champion on a trampoline with 20 European titles. With Olympic passion, Tania left her highly decorated jumps to be an exemplary wife and great mother.
FLAVIA PENNETTA She is one of the best Italian tennis players of all time, Slam champion of the US Open and the Masters 1000 in Indian Wells, of the Australian Open doubles with Gisela Dulko and of 4 Fed Cups in the national team, today an ambassador of the sporting lifestyle and wife of Fabio Fognini.
EXPLUS is the first platform where sports become NFT, with digital artworks, exclusive experiences and memorabilia collections from Italian masters such as Gigi Datome, Daniele Garozzo, Simone Giannelli and Gregorio Paltrinieri. To bring investors and enthusiasts closer to some of the most influential athletes on the international scene in an immersive and virtual space to discover Web3.
TAKE ACTION is an Italian non-governmental organization that has been working in India since 1991 to support children, women and vulnerable and marginalized communities. Thanks to CARE TO ACTION, over 22,500 Indian children have had access to education in the urban suburbs and tribal areas of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana since the first school was built in Bengal.
