Iaca President's appeal

At Rocca Sant'Angelo of Assisi, on the "Blessed Hills", where the IACA gives hospitality to the community "Bethlehem Families", the works of repair for the damages caused by the earthquake of 1997, and the extension works (for assistance and hospitality) are still in progress.

Gaiche of Piegaro is the main-seat of the association: on the hills of Lake Trasimeno, a wonderful place where you will find a still primitive and savage nature with prodigious spring-water, in the native-land of blessed Leopoldo and where silence induces to meditation and prayer in an amazing "OASIS OF PEACE".
Here an old farmhouse has been transformed into a centre for reception and assistance, because we are called to face, unfortunately, current emergencies (families in need, refugees, natural calamities .....).

There is also a dream of a very binding project (elaborated by an associated architect) for a big building of which only the bearing structures exist, located in the neighbourhood of the spring, for the creation of a centre for the research and assistance of the Alzheimer-disease. Our founder since years have put in his heart this "scourge" which attacks a lot of persons of a certain age and also, in an increasing way, more younger people and all that's going to be involved with, both for the sick and their relatives, who are called to assist them, often for a long space of time.
This project should be realized just in honour of Rina Ricciarelli - Ciai, the mother of our founder, who died at the age of 84 years, afflicted by this disease during the last 15 years of her life and didn't succeed though to cancel her dignity, her serenity and peace, also thanks to the prayers and the care of the community "Bethlehem Families" who assisted her.

Rina Ciai Ricciarelli
mother of Marcello Ciai

Collaborating with the IACA will be a blessing for all of you !

Thus you'll feel more "Your" this work and "Yours" both centres of the IACA in Assisi and Gaiche di Piegaro, where you can come to recreate and find yourselves together with friendly people.

Angela Groesser