Good morning everyone.
Last week I launched the #HiveforItaly initiative here on the HIVE blockchain.
Today we draw conclusions and see what we have managed to collect.
This is the detail of the post payout:
girolamomarotta author reward: 2.293 HBD, 7.011 HIVE and 19.476 HP for @girolamomarotta/hive-for-italy
In addition, two spontaneous donations arrived from 
Making a conversion based on the current value of the tokens
the total raised is about 15 euros.
To this total, I added my personal donation of 15 euros, bringing it to 30 euros.
I decided not to withdraw the tokens to exchange them for fiat currency, but I left them on my wallet and made the donation with my money.
This is the receipt of the payment made on the Croce Rossa Italiana website.
In the reason for payment, I indicated "Covid-19 emergency donation from HIVE Community".
Well, I would like to thank everyone who participated in this fundraiser, with a special mention for my friend
But allow me also a little reflection. Assuming that charity is a voluntary act and must be totally spontaneous, I must be honest, I was expecting something more. Except for very few who accepted my invitation and participated, the other stakeholders totally ignored the initiative.
Maybe not before, but now yes, I repeat, I was expecting something more.
Especially at this time, when the concept of community is proudly heralded, this could have been an opportunity to show that we really are. Because it's not enough to appeal to people only when you need them. More is needed to create a true union.
Because, of course, it's not about donation, but about something that goes beyond.
If one of the cardinal points of our roadmap is to make us know more and more, a gesture like this, in addition to being noble, also gives visibility. For example, we could have shared this initiative on social networks and invited people who do not know us to join us.
But this is pure utopia, when I am constrained to observe with great disappointment that it's not even possible to put together a decent amount, in a situation in which the only thing required from witness and stakeholders was a minimum of attention (30 or 60 seconds?) and perhaps half an hour at maximum recharge of their VP.
As I did last week, I tag all active witnesses again, so that anyone can respond to these comments if they consider it opportune.
Also, if anyone wants to do something concrete, contact me.
I am clearly open to extending similar campaigns to other associations or nations as well.
Sure that my message will be lost again in emptiness and indifference, I send you my warm greetings and a big good luck for your health.
GM