The Lake Angels of Barga have always been creative  in their methods of raising money for Rwanda.  This week they put on a new charity event and once again there was a touch of ” something new”  running right through the middle of it -  in fact right in the centre of it. Weeks ago a small wooden model appeared in a  Aristo’s bar,  made up of  tiny wooden logs in a pyramid shape.  This was going to be the shape of the new  bonfire set up in the middle of Palazzo Angelio  to warm the people at the Lake Angels Christmas tombola.

The polemic and arguments about the dangers of what  appeared to be a huge 3 m tall  fire in the middle of Piazza  went on daily for weeks with people taking sides on the dangers or not of this endeavour.

The Lake Angels smiled sweetly and just carried on.

When it was built it turned out to be a good deal smaller than expected but still a  quite large wooden pyramid was set up in the middle of the piazza.

The innovation came not just from the shape but also the position  of where the  fire was started -  not at the base but at the top.  The fire then gradually burnt down into the pyramid, the logs falling inwards  and absolutely no need for any stoking or attention whatsoever.

Last night in Barga Vecchia the temperature dropped to -10 and people with cars equipped with temperature gauges parked on the Fosse  just outside of the main city registered a chilling -19.  The idea of a group of people standing outside in Piazza Angelio  for most of the afternoon playing tombola would probably strike many people as bordering on the ridiculous but with the aid of the Lake Angels burning pyramid  in the centre of the piazza throwing off an incredible heat,  that is precisely what many people did this afternoon.

Well done Lake Angels – mission accomplished – another euro 1000 raised for Rwanda.

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Click on the link below to hear Milton from the Lake Angels talking (in Italiano)  about the fire that was built in Piazza Angelio

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