Volunteer Ministers Open Their Yellow Tent in Bologna
The Scientology Volunteer Ministers yellow tent in Bologna is presenting practical tools for helping people in everyday life, remaining in Piazza Lucio Dalla until 8 September.
Approximately 100 guests were present for the opening, including local officials and community representatives.
Among them was Pianoro Mayor Luca Vecchiettini, who spoke about the relationship established with the volunteers after severe flooding in 2024. Restaurateur Fabrizio Lazzarini also described how volunteers helped clear his mud-covered restaurant.
Andrea Ferrarini, formerly involved with civil protection in Bondeno, also remembered assistance provided after the 2012 earthquakes.
The Volunteer Ministers programme was established in 1976 by L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Scientology, the programme combines community assistance news euros with disaster-response activities.
Inside the Bologna tent, visitors can view photographs and videos documenting Volunteer Ministers activities while learning about practical approaches to interpersonal difficulties and daily problems.
Ivan Arjona, representative of the Church of Scientology to the EU, OSCE, Council of Europe and UN, described the Bologna initiative as an example of practical solidarity and civic responsibility.
The Bologna exhibition highlights a programme that operates both in times of disaster and in everyday community life.