Gianluca Vacchi joins Corazones por la Vida in a call to help Venezuela’s children

DORAL, FLORIDA — February 16, 2019. Gianluca Vacchi lent his voice to a call from Fundación Corazones por la Vida: bring food, medical supplies and clothing for children to a community collection in Doral. The appeal put a date, a place and a clear purpose before the public. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., donors were invited to bring useful goods to La Ceiba Tire Shop for families in Venezuela.

A call with children at its center

The announcement emphasized newborns and children up to age ten. It asked for nonperishable food, infant formula, baby cereal and fruit purées, diapers in different sizes, and clothing suitable for young children. Families could also contribute rice, pasta, corn flour and beans, along with toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, shampoo and other everyday hygiene products.

The organizers said the donations would be directed to three partner foundations in Venezuela for distribution to babies and children in need. The original call did not identify those organizations by name, so this account does not attribute the collection to specific recipients.

Using a public platform for a practical purpose

The appeal credited Vacchi, Venezuelan actor Franklin Virgüez and the foundation’s president, musician Román EL RO, with helping lead and publicize the effort. It also announced support from other artists and public figures. The foundation’s record of the event later listed Gianluca Vacchi among the people who helped amplify the initiative. The video of his appeal is available on Instagram. The accompanying photographs document the collection; they do not purport to show him at the venue.

Public attention could bring people to the door, but the collection depended on donors and volunteers doing the daily work: identifying what was needed, receiving boxes, checking the goods and preparing them for the next stage. In the photographs, stacks of supplies and groups of supporters make that community response visible.

Medical needs, handled with care

The campaign also requested basic medical consumables, including gloves, gauze, masks, dressings and other clinical materials. Its appeal mentioned over-the-counter medicines and pediatric products, as well as medicines used in professional care. Medicines require appropriate screening for expiry dates, packaging, legal requirements and clinical suitability before they can be accepted, transported or administered. Anyone seeking to donate them should coordinate directly with the foundation rather than treating a public list as an authorization to ship or dispense medication.

An appeal that became a collection

Fundación Corazones por la Vida’s event record confirms that the Doral drive went ahead on February 16 and gathered food, medical supplies and essential goods. It credits La Ceiba Tire Shop as the collection hub and Cargo Elite with logistical support. This account preserves the message that brought people together, while the photographs show the community that answered. The original video appeal on Instagram is part of that record.

Behind each donation was a simple act of solidarity: someone recognized a need, set aside something useful and brought it to a shared place. Vacchi’s support helped carry that invitation beyond the immediate circle of volunteers. What mattered at the collection point was that the call reached people ready to act.