Rome’s ‘Geppetto’ fixes broken toys for underprivileged children 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseROME – Frayed teddy bears and broken toy cars resurrect under the magic touch of Guido Pacelli, a modern-day Geppetto who works overtime so that Rome’s poor and sick children wake up to a gift on Christmas morning. Once up and running, the repaired toys are meticulously disinfected, carefully wrapped and labelled for the families. Nicknamed Geppetto — the creator of Pinocchio in Carlo Collodi’s novel — because of his blue overalls and glasses, Pacelli plays an essential role in the charity. “I asked for a little help and they helped me enormously,” she said, above the sound of children’s laughter as they play and gobble down a slice of Pandoro, a typical Italian Christmas dessert.

Source: Manila Bulletin December 24, 2019 05:15 UTC