'MARISA BELLISARIO AWARD', A RECOGNITION TO WOMEN

On Sunday 19 June, we honor Captain Emma Palombi of the 46th Air Brigade, the ‘Blue Butterflies’, and the sabre fighter Aviere Capo Alessandra Lucchino. For the Aeronautica Militare, the award was presented to Captain Emma Palombi, a pilot of the C-130J of the 46th Air Brigade of Pisa, the ‘Blue Butterflies’ (Aviere Capo Elisa Santoni, Aviere Capo Elisa Blanchi, Aviere Capo Daniela Masseroni, 1st Aviere Angelica Savrayuk, Aviere Scelto Giulia Galtarossa and Aviere Scelto Romina Laurito), rhythmic gymnasts, and Aviere Capo Alessandra Lucchino, a fencing champion of the Centro Sportivo di Vigna di Valle (Rome). The award was presented to Captain Palombi by the Mayor of Rome, Gianni Alemanno, while the ‘Blue Butterflies“ and Aviere Capo Lucchino were presented the award by the Minister of Youth, Hon. Giorgia Meloni. Established in 1989 in memory of Marisa Bellisario, the Prize is an annual award intended for women who have distinguished themselves in the profession, management, economy, and society at the national and international level. For 2011, the Marisa Bellisario Foundation wanted to send a strong signal by dedicating a special award to young talents, women under the age of 35 who have distinguished themselves for merits of various kinds. ‘We decided to dedicate the XXIII edition of the Marisa Bellisario Prize to young people - explains Lella Golfo, President of the Foundation - and ’Women: Innovation and Human Capital‘ is our cry of hope and confidence, our contribution of meritocracy, and the ’common thread” that can transform the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy into an extraordinary occasion to reflect, to find unity of goals and actions, to forge a new pact between generations‘. The sections were Research, ’Made in Italy’, Armed Forces, and Sports. Extract from the RaiTwo evening of June 19, 2011 at 22:45