Meet the friends: Society for Growing Together 
L 'Association to grow together,
was formed in 2004 in the town of San Casciano in Val Weigh in some families of people with disabilities and the need to establish a communication all those who have to deal with disability and its discomfort on our territory. E 'born to interact together and to provide answers to the implementation of projects to help people in need. The members of the association
know and attend for many years. Among them are people with disabilities, family members of people with disabilities, friends, volunteers, workers, representatives of institutions.
Very important was the initial experience of twinning with the Association of Group A collection of Greve in Chianti, which has provided useful advice, the result of years of work experience in the field of voluntary work, solidarity and disability.
L 'Association To grow together worked to alleviate the discomfort of those who are disabled or who have a family with a disabled person. He also works to try to build a future for these people, working for an ever more active on the ground and in the community.
Most important is the job of coordinating with all institutions: San Casciano in Val di Pesa, Society of Health, Province of Florence and the Tuscany Region, ASL, with voluntary associations as Auser and Mercy and all those bodies who can implement useful projects.
In recent years the association has made a considerable number of self-help meetings in collaboration with the Foundation and Cesvot Devoto. He has made
important opportunities for contact with the people at the Auditorium of the Banca del Chianti Fiorentino, the Teatro Niccolini Cinema Everest and with shows and events, with the participation of celebrities from the entertainment, theater and comedy.
With the cooperation of Company X and was made a theater workshop, "Personae," the realization of a show named "Pinocchio" and the last "wandering Commedia", which was also represented during the festival of theater, "If I were you, "Review of dance theater dedicated to the different abilities in 2010.
With the collaboration of the painter Eugene Liaci were also carried out workshops with various painting exhibitions of work performed.
were also carried out projects of autonomy and socialization for the children of the association in collaboration with other associations.
The association carries out important projects like the construction of the Casa del Sorriso, a multipurpose center that will be designed to accommodate people who need special attention and special projects and was also made subject of a major conference in San Casciano in 2010 .
The House of Smiles will rise near the village of Cerbaia and will have the feature to integrate with the surrounding area through various activities such as agriculture and tourism, given the proximity to the river park in Val di Pesa. The project
The House of Smiles is carried out in cooperation with the City of San Casciano in Val di Pesa, Florence Health Company of the Southeast, the Tuscany Region and the important contribution of private entities such as the Lions Club of San Casciano and Florence Impruneta Bank of Chianti which has already financed the purchase of land.
The House of Smiles is one of 40 dots in the 'Atlas of facilities for the disabled "created by the Society for Health and is therefore included in the lines of planning and development of social and health area southeast of Florence.
The House of Smiles will be constructed respecting the natural surroundings and is designed to accommodate people for business residential and day.
E 'will also be a significant process of integration with the social fabric through a project to promote volunteering in collaboration with associations and institutions in the area.
Pending the completion of the House of Smiles, the association is working to create a forum in which to continue the activities and initiatives possible autonomy.
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