In Castagnole di Paese, in the province of Treviso, an initiative with a strong social value is helping numerous brides to crown their dream without having to face excessive expenses. Thanks to the commitment of the Caritas local and the determination of Marta Feletto It is possible Choose a used wedding dress between over 200 available modelswhile contributing to a gesture of solidarity.
The project is inspired by an initiative that has its roots in Umbria, at the Monastery of Santa Rita da Cascia. Here, for over seventy years, the nuns they receive wedding dresses as a gift, reusing them To offer future brides an accessible opportunity and to finance charity works. Marta Feletto, originally from Jesolo, discovered this project during one of her spiritual path and decided to take it to Veneto.
When she chose her wedding dress, Marta opted for a dress coming from this solidarity atelier, knowing that the contribution would be intended for charitable activities. After his experience, he wanted to replicate the idea in his region, starting a system of sharing and reuse that today allows many women to get married without spending a fortune.
The initiative favors a circular economy
The country’s Castagnole atelier saw the light thanks to the initial collaboration with the Scalzi Carmelite Fathers of Treviso. However, for a period the activity has undergone a setback, until Caritas intervened to give it new life. Today the service is hosted In a warehouse made available by a family of villagewhere brides can choose from many clothes, with sizes ranging from 38 to 52.
Each woman can access this service with a free donationbased on their economic possibilities. Not only a savings, therefore, but also a contribution to solidarity, given that the proceeds are intended for projects for the most needy people.
The brides who choose a dress from this atelier are not just women in economic difficulties, but also those who marry the philosophy of reuse and sustainability. The initiative, in fact, He fights the waste and promotes a circular economyavoiding that splendid clothes remain unused.
