10 years ONE GOAL
Every year, there is a moment when female and male athletes used to running, tackling or spiking stop in front of a camera lens to play a different kind of match: the one for solidarity. A much-awaited moment, a shared initiative: Calendario Perazza, the champions’ calendar.
Created by Riccardo Perazza, the project brings sport and solidarity together to help children facing illness in healthcare facilities across Veneto region: athletes from some of the best-known teams in the province of Treviso pose for the photographs, fans and supporters generously respond by purchasing the calendars, and the proceeds support projects in the local area.
THE BEGINNINGS
In 2018, Riccardo Perazza brought a new idea to Treviso: combining the creativity of his communication agency with the energy and values of sport to create a charity project that raises donations for children.
This is how Calendario Perazza, the champions’ calendar, was born, in two different versions, sold in sports arenas and online. The initiative immediately attracted participation and generosity: the first edition raised €8,170, donated to the Paediatrics Department of Treviso Hospital.
TOGETHER
Charity dinner
In January 2019, the project broadened its horizons and involved the local community even more through an exceptional charity dinner. At the “Il Cantiere” gallery in Lancenigo di Villorba, surrounded by contemporary art installations and revitalised industrial architecture, more than two hundred guests gathered: local authorities and companies, businesses and doctors from the beneficiary healthcare facilities.
The fundraising dinner also provided an opportunity to launch new collaborations in support of the project. Donations brought the total raised for the 2019 edition to €14,000: the amount was presented that same evening to the Paediatrics Department of Treviso Hospital.
A STRONG TEAM
The Charity Dinner was the first step towards developing new collaborations in support of the project. This is the real strength of Calendario Perazza: a close-knit team that continues to grow, united by a common purpose.
SPONSORS AND PARTNERS
Donations increase year after year, thanks to the collaboration between teams, local institutions and community, companies and organisations in Treviso and its province. Their support has also helped the project grow, attracting ever greater generosity from fans, sports enthusiasts and people who believe in the initiative.
THE “REALLY GOOD TOGETHER” EXHIBITION
From 15 to 21 October 2022, in the cloister of the Church of San Francesco in Treviso, the best photos from the first five editions were displayed in an exhibition. Sports clubs, local authorities, sponsors and companies attended the opening day, demonstrating just how much the project is valued and embraced by the community.
Partners of Cartacarbone 2022
In 2022, Calendario Perazza was also a partner of the ninth edition of CartaCarbone, Treviso’s literary festival dedicated to autobiography. The opening of the “Really Good Together” exhibition, included in the festival programme, featured two special guests: Silvia Marangoni, eleven-time world roller-skating champion, and Riccardo Pittis, one of Italy’s greatest basketball players.
THE COLLABORATION WITH “MALEFATTE”
After the exhibition, the canvases featuring calendar photographs were transformed into colourful shopping bags for the “Malefatte” brand, thanks to the work of inmates at Venice prison and the Rio Terà dei Pensieri Social Cooperative. Each one is a unique piece, because the photograph it comes from is unique: their sale made it possible to add further donations to those generated by calendar sales.
THE PROJECTS WE SUPPORT
Since the very first edition, donations have been intended to support projects and investments for children receiving care in healthcare facilities across Veneto. The funds raised have financed the purchase of state-of-the-art machinery and equipment, research activities and projects designed to make treatment less difficult for young patients.
OTHER COLLABORATIONS
In 2025, the athletes posed with dogs and cats, some of them from shelter centers managed by ENPA. The edition promoted awareness of responsible adoption and, thanks to the collaboration with Venezia Football Club, also supported the Paediatrics Department of Ospedale dell’Angelo in Mestre. In 2026, Calendario Perazza collaborated with the Treviso Comic Book Festival: three participating artists enriched the photographs with creative and original illustrations.
230.334€
An amount made possible by the generosity of thousands of people: athletes, sportspeople and supporters who have embraced the project and shared its purpose, contributing to the wellbeing of hundreds of children.
A much-loved project that has become a regular appointment, a growing team and more and more people waiting for each new edition, ready to respond with participation and generosity.
today, Calendario Perazza belongs to everyone who has chosen to be part of it.
ten years, one shared goal: to continue helping children receiving care.
Calendario Perazza is constantly evolving. we would like to bring the project to other cities, involve new partners and explore ever-new forms of creative expression.
What will not change is the reason why all of this began: to make sure that every copy sold improves children’s lives and helps the healthcare facilities that care for them.
If you would like to join us, contact us: the more of us there are, the more resources we can bring together to support concrete, real, truly important projects.
