The cheque was officially delivered today, Monday 8 June, at the headquarters of the Consortium for the Protection of the Prosecco DOC in Treviso.
The ninth edition of Calendario Perazza, the solidarity project promoted by the Treviso-based communication agency Perazza srl, closed with a new record. Also this year athletes of Prosecco Doc A. Carraro, Imoco, Conegliano, Benetton Rugby and Nutribullet Treviso Basket have lent their faces to the charity calendar.
The funds raised this year in favor of children being treated at the pediatrics department of the Ca’ Foncello Hospital in Treviso and at the IOV – Veneto Oncology Institute amount to 36,120 euros: the best result in the history of the initiative, which from 2018 to date has raised a total of more than 230 thousand euros.
The cheque, divided equally between the two structures, was officially delivered on 8 June at the headquarters of the Consortium for the Protection of DOC Prosecco, the main sponsor of the initiative, in the presence of representatives of the teams involved, sponsors and local institutions.
The 2026 edition brought a novelty that once again enhanced the link between the project and the territory: the collaboration with Treviso Comic Book Festival.
Three illustrators of the Festival worked to integrate the photographs of athletes with original graphic interventions. The result is a calendar that speaks different languages: chromatic dynamism for Benetton Rugby, charm and elegance for Prosecco Doc A. Carraro Imoco Conegliano and urban and contemporary aesthetics for Nutribullet Treviso Basket. Three versions that leave their mark, united by the same charitable goal.
Sold online and distributed in arenas, stadiums and official team stores starting in November, the calendar has once again found a warm welcome from fans, sports enthusiasts, and local realities. An answer that confirms how much the project is now a loved and awaited event, year after year.
Supporting the project promoted by Perazza srl are the Consortium for the Protection of Prosecco DOC as main sponsor, Volksbank as financial partner, DebbyLine as logistics partner and Imoco Group, L’Artegrafica, Mega Production, WOC, So Treviso and Sorelle Ramonda as technical sponsors. The Municipality of Treviso has renewed its official patronage for this edition as well.
“Nine editions, over 230 thousand euros raised in total: these are numbers that speak for themselves, telling the strength of a close-knit team. This year the collaboration with Treviso Comic Book Festival has brought a new language to the project, demonstrating that Calendario Perazza knows how to grow and renew itself without ever losing sight of its goal. I thank the teams, sponsors, partners, illustrators, fans and all those who have purchased the calendar. In 2027 we will celebrate the tenth edition and we will do it in a special and engaging way: because it is thanks to everyone’s contribution that we can continue to make a difference”, says Riccardo Perazza, owner of Perazza srl.
Mario Conte, Mayor of Treviso, hails the success of the initiative as follows: “Over the years, the Perazza Calendar has become an extraordinary symbol of how sport, creativity and solidarity can work as a team for the good of the community. To Riccardo Perazza, to the champions of our professional teams who have put themselves on the line and to all the partners who have made this initiative possible, applause goes because the result achieved, with an important collection destined for the Pediatrics department of the Ca’ Foncello Hospital and the IOV, once again demonstrates the great generosity of our territory. Treviso knows how to express sporting excellence at national and international level, but above all it knows how to transform success and visibility into a concrete opportunity for help for those who need it most. This is the most beautiful value of a project that, after nine years, continues to grow and do good”.
“We are proud to host again this year the delivery of this important cheque, which testifies to the generosity of our territory and the effectiveness of a project that combines sport, art and solidarity. Being the main sponsor of the Perazza 2026 Calendar allows us to concretely support realities of excellence such as the IOV and the pediatrics of Treviso, confirming the Consortium’s commitment to enhancing initiatives that bring real benefits to our community,” says Giancarlo Guidolin, President of the Consortium for the Protection of Prosecco DOC.
“For the fourth consecutive year, we support this beautiful initiative with a strong social implication, which involves numerous local realities. We hope that this donation will help children being treated at the Veneto Oncology Institute and the pediatrics department of the Ca’ Foncello Hospital. Actions like this represent a concrete commitment for us and a way to be close to the weakest and most fragile sections of the population,” says Vittorio Pucella, Director of the Treviso and Pordenone Area of Volksbank.
“We welcome this contribution with deep gratitude, intended to support the children and families hosted in the Pediatrics of the Ca’ Foncello hospital – underlines Giancarlo Bizzarri, General Director of the ULSS 2 Marca Trevigiana -. Initiatives rooted in the territory such as the Perazza Calendar show how generous and close our community can be to the most fragile people. The constant commitment that Perazza Srl and the champions of our territory renew year after year in the name of solidarity represents an extraordinary example of social responsibility and authentic closeness to the community. A sincere thank you goes to Riccardo Perazza, to all the supporters of the project, to the athletes and to those who, with their purchase, have chosen to do good”.
“I would like to sincerely thank all those who have contributed to this extraordinary result of solidarity – declares Dr. Patrizia Simionato, Director General of IOV-IRCCS –. Once again, the Perazza Calendar demonstrates how much the territory, businesses, culture and sports realities can concretely unite in support of the most fragile patients. I thank those who conceived and participated in this laudable and consolidated project, which allows our Institute to take advantage of concrete support for cancer research. For the IOV, this is a valuable help, which allows us to continue to guarantee attention and care to patients during the oncological journey”.
“The Perazza calendar is now an institution of Treviso sport, a virtuous example that shows how sports clubs can do good for the territory and society by coming together for charitable purposes. All this could not be achieved without the commitment, dedication and professionalism of the Perazza agency, which has almost reached the milestone of ten years of publication of a calendar that has become an unmissable event for all sportsmen. The records that this initiative sets every year in terms of charity are tangible testimony to this,” says Piero Garbellotto, President of Prosecco Doc A. Carraro Imoco Conegliano.
“Being involved in Calendario Perazza means for us much more than offering our contribution to a charity project: it is a concrete way to give something back to the territory that supports our team. This edition has shown once again how sport, solidarity and the local community can talk to each other and support each other. We are proud to continue this tradition, waiting to find out what the tenth anniversary of the project has in store for us,” says Antonio Pavanello, President of Benetton Rugby.
“For many years with pride and passion we have been actively participating, as Treviso Basket, in the charity initiative: offering a small but real contribution to our territory is in the mission of our company. The Perazza Calendar has fully entered the tradition, a concrete way for us, and for the other clubs in the city, to help others. Solidarity and social responsibility are founding values of our company and we can only be satisfied and proud of the result achieved this year”, highlights Matteo Contento, President of Nutribullet Treviso Basket.
Nicola Ferrarese, Director of the Treviso Comic Book Festival, comments: “The Treviso Comic Book Festival has always been open to collaborations with important realities of the city, whether they are companies or cultural associations and, even more, it is sensitive to collaborations aimed at doing good in a concrete and tangible way as in the case of the Perazza Calendar. We are happy to have made a small and colorful contribution to the success of a beautiful calendar, but even more we are happy for the amount of sales that will help so many children”.
For more information: https://calendarioperazza.it