Girl gives up Communion cash to fund gelati shop

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A 10-year-old Italian girl has given up her First Holy Communion gifts and cash to fund a social collective that runs a Lecce artisanal gelateria staffed by young people with Down’s Syndrome, Italian media reported Thursday.

A scoop of “social redemption and happiness”. (Photo: ANSA)

The gelateria also offers free gelati to the needy.

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Girl gives up Communion cash to fund gelati shop

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