The next appointment
is Sunday, September 25, 2011
in Piazza della Signoria Florence at 9.30 a.m.

Registration/sign up opens on Thursday, September 1 To register - www.corrilavita.it


THE 9TH EDITION WILL BE DEDICATED TO THE 150 th ANNIVERSARY OF UNIFICATION OF ITALY

GEPPI CUCCIARI, MORGAN FREEMAN, STEFANO BOLLANI, AND JEFFREY TATE ALL SUPPORING THE CAUSE BY WEARING THE COLOURS OF THE ITALIAN FLAG

Florence, August 31, 2011 - The ninth edition of CORRI LA VITA - the run/ walk for charity will be held Sunday, September 25, 2011 departing from Piazza della Signoria at 9:30 am. Organized in collaboration with LILT, the Italian League for the Fight against Cancer - will be dedicated to the celebration of 150 years of the unification of Italy. Starting with the official poster of Giuseppe Garibaldi the Italian hero in the unification of Italy, who is the first to wear "virtual" the official CORRI LA VITA 2011, green, white and red T shirt, as in the Italian flag

The first eight editions of CORRI LA VITA have combined sport, charity, culture and a social commitment in a single event, the proceeds of which are donated to non-profit projects to assist the public health care facilities specializing in the treatment of breast cancer. The total of participants has been approximately 100,000 which raised funds for over 2,000,000 EUR. Distinguished people from the world of - sports, theater, film, music and literature have been enthusiastic witnesses for this event, and again Cesare Prandelli has offered to be the starter of the race. This year we have added to our hall of the "famous" Roberto Baggio, Josep Guardiola, Geppi Cucciari, Lella Costa, Jovanotti and Saturnino, Stefano Bollani together with international stars such as Morgan Freeman and Jeffrey Tate. .

The social impact of CORRI LA VITA has been amply demonstrated over the years, and this year again it has come to our attention that some inmates from the Florence prison Sollicciano have decided to train so they may participate in the next edition on September 25. In the hopes to get themselves physically and mentally healthy, as a bases of their rehabilitation for the future.

As with previous editions, CORRI LA VITA consists of two different routes both in length and difficulty: the competitive run is about 12 km. and the walk is approximately 5 km which is open to all participants. The walk wanders through the city going to places of historical and artistic importance. Especially this year passing places of symbolic and/or in remembrance of the Unification of Italy, among which, Piazza Mentana with its monument to the fallen at the Battle of Mentana where many of Garibaldi's troops lost thier lives in the battle against the papal army; The Palazzo Pitti was the residence of the King Vittorio Emanuele II between 1865and 1871, the years Florence was the capital of Italy; Piazza Repubblica whose present appearance was recreated due to the new urban planning of that time to create the new capital of Italy, and finally, the new Palazzo Bartolommei situated in Via Lambertesca, was where began, what is to be defined as the "revolution" that led to the end of the era of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany .
The routes have been designed in collaboration with Firenze Marathon for the technical side and Città Nascosta for the historical /cultural aspects of the walk. .

Participants, in exchange for a minimum donation of 10 EUR, will receive one of 22,000 T-shirts offered by SALVATORE FERRAGAMO SpA together with a race number specially created by UNIVERSO SPORT. Both companies have given their support to CORRI LA VITA in previous editions along with GUCCI, ENI, QN and THE BIENALE INTERNATIONAL ANTIQUE FAIR with the addition this year of HARD ROCK CAFE of FLORENCE, which is planning several events to raise funds during PINK OCTOBER (the internationally recognized breast cancer month)

Among other initiatives that CORRI LA VITA has taken on for this year are: an auction on E-bay to sell two CDs and two official T-shirts autographed by Brian Johnson lead singer of AC/DC, A national premiere of the film Scialla the debut for Francesco Bruni, screenwriter La prima cosa bella by Paolo Virzi and stars Fabrizio Bentivoglio and Barbora Bulova. The appointment is for Sunday September 18 at the Odeon Cinema. The entire proceeds will be donated to CORRI LA VITA. The Scialla opens the "controcampo" (cross current) section of the Biennale Venice Film Festival.

In addition, subscribers to CORRI LA VITA that wear their official T-shirt can visit for free of charge after the run/walk on Sunday September 25 the exhibition Money and Beauty about the bankers and Botticelli the rogue of vanity, at the Palazzo Strozzi. Also available to all participants wearing the official T shirt is another exhibition Rodin and Dalì'a tribute to Dante Alighieri in the auditorium of church of Santo Stefano at Ponte Vecchio.

The projects funded in 2011 are:

LILT Florence Onlus (charity organization) together with the Ce.Ri.On (Cancer Rehabilitation Center) at Villa delle Rose. Entirely supported by donations, this centre offers psychological and physical help to breast cancer survivors. Villa delle Rose was opened in 2005, with CORRI LA VITA as a principle funder, and continues to be just as commitment. Villa delle Rose is one of the most avant-garde specialized oncology rehabilitation centers in Italy.

FILE Italian Foundation of Lenitherapy "Over the Bridge Project"
To ensure the continuity of care between Oncology and Palliative Care Day Hospital/Lenitherapy for the Florence area. To help and care for both the patient, having received an early negative prognosis, and the family, before and during hospitalization.

Careggi University Hospital - Breast Diagnostic S.O.D.
After the purchase of the new digital mammography machine, which has been in function since February 2011, the idea is to purchase a new program for this machine called -Tomosynthesis digital mammography, which is a unique and innovative system in the study of breast diagnosis. It appeared on the market five years ago and has already been approved by the FDA. This method promises maximum clinical results with a very precise three-dimensional view of the breast, and can be easily match to that of mammography for comparison. The improvement is by separating overlapping structures enhancing the visibility of the disease which was not possible using a conventional technique.

"The Vito Distante Project in Breast Cancer Clinical Research"
A project dedicated to Professor Vito, who always believed in the importance of training young doctors improve the care for women suffering from breast cancer. A jury will select two deserving young Italian doctors to do advanced studys abroad for six months.


Entry registration will open Thursday, Sept. 1.
and it will be possible to sign up for the run and the walk at:
LILT Viale Giannotti 23 - Florence, tel. 055 576939
Florence Marathon Viale Fanti, 2 - Florence, tel. 055 5522957
L'Isolotto dello Sport Via dell'Argingrosso, 69 A/B - Florence
Universo Sport Piazza Duomo 6/r - Florence


Registration ONLY for the WALK:
FILE Via San Niccolò, 1 - Florence, tel. 055 2001212
Universo Sport via Sandro Pertini, 36/Viale Guidoni - Florence
oppure
Online at address www.boxol.it or at the Circuit Box Office.

Piazza della Signoria Saturday September 24 until 13.00 (1 p.m.)
Sunday September 25 until 9:00 (9 a.m.) for the walk ONLY.

Please note:T shirts will only be given to each registered participant, as long as supplies last.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Bona Frescobaldi - President
Donatella Bartolozzi
Micaela Calabresi Marconi
Ida Cipparrone
Sibilla della Gherardesca
Eleonora Frescobaldi
Rosaria Frescobaldi
Carlo Pallavicino
Suzanne Pitcher Flaccomio
Ornella Pontello
Maria Vittoria Rimbotti
Neri Torrigiani