The Agri-food Cooperative will welcome the summer with a month of events such as the 100% Italian Award, the traditional Emilia Romagna Festival featuring Elio's musical journey, the Cross-Country Race, the Ecological Walk, visits to the Villa La Babina Park and the educational barbecue dinner.
President Bettini: "This is an incredibly important opportunity to get together and immerse ourselves in the local area. The icing on the cake will be the award ceremony for the "Frolla" Cooperative of Osimo, which, in addition to producing excellent biscuits, involves so many people with disabilities in the project."
Imola, July 2025 – This year, Imola will bid farewell to the summer season with Settembre CLAI in Villa, a series of convivial events organized by the Sasso Morelli Agri-food Cooperative to create opportunities for local gatherings. This upcoming edition will be truly special, continuing a format that garnered widespread acclaim last year and expanding all the events that will liven it up.
"CLAI September in Villa is an incredibly important moment for all of us," emphasizes Giovanni Bettini, CLAI President. "It's an event that allows us to fully immerse ourselves in our local area, spending quality time with our community. It's an initiative dedicated to being together through activities related to nature, sports, music, and good food, which contribute to meeting everyone's need for well-being. The icing on the cake is the 100% Italian Award, which gives us the opportunity to recognize a business excellence that does good for the local area. The Frolla Cooperative of Osimo produces delicious artisanal biscuits, involving people with disabilities in the project: another extraordinary Italian example of commitment to work combined with social sustainability."
THE 100% ITALIAN AWARD FOR THE OSIMO FROLLA COOPERATIVE
As President Bettini noted, one of the most anticipated moments is undoubtedly the awarding of the 100% Italian Prize. Through this prestigious recognition, now in its eighth year, CLAI champions the promotion of Italian heritage and traditions by celebrating a personality or company that has distinguished itself through its commitment to promoting culture, work, and solidarity.
This year's winner will be the Frolla Cooperative of Osimo, in the province of Ancona, which launched a wonderful project: Frolla Microbiscottificio, founded on May 12, 2018, to promote the employment of young people with disabilities. Thanks to an extraordinary network of solidarity and a successful crowdfunding campaign, it was possible to create a true social enterprise model, founded on two fundamental values: local community and inclusion.
Frolla creates artisanal and authentic biscuits , the result of meticulously selecting raw materials, preferably from the Marche region. The result is delicious products that embody quality, local tradition, and a strong social impact.
The awards ceremony will be held on Saturday, September 13th during an invitation-only gala event starting at 7:00 PM in the historic park of Villa La Babina.
An evening with Elio thanks to the Emilia-Romagna Festival
The 100% Italian Award, however, will be just one of the opportunities offered by CLAI to make this September unforgettable.
It kicks off on Saturday the 6th with The Revaluation of Sadness , a musical journey organized thanks to the Emilia Romagna Festival, which will be held at Villa La Babina at 9:00 pm . Filling the evening with musical inspiration and moments of irresistible entertainment will be performances by Elio's unmistakable voice, accompanied on the piano by Alberto Tafuri.
Admission is free, but reservations are required. Reservations can be made by calling 0542 25747 starting August 4th.
CROSS-COUNTRY RUN AND ECOLOGICAL WALK
The following day, Sunday the 7th, the traditional CLAI Cross-Country Race kicks off , the 12-kilometer competitive race now in its sixth year and organized under the patronage of the Municipality of Imola and in collaboration with Atletica Imola Sacmi Avis, Fidal Emilia Romagna, and the Bolognese Running Committee. It begins at 9:00 a.m., departing from the CLAI Management Center in Sasso Morelli.
Registration must be completed on the website irunning.it/emiliaromagna by midnight on Thursday, September 4, 2025.
For those who prefer to spend a few hours together outdoors on a more relaxing and contemplative route, CLAI is offering the seven-kilometer Ecological Walk again this year, making the initiative even more inclusive.
Anyone wishing to register can do so directly at the meeting point at the CLAI Management Center from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., that is, up to half an hour before departure.
For both events, all information can be found on the websites atleticaimola.com and clai.it/campestre , or can be requested via email ( segreteria@clai.it ) or by calling 0542-55711 (during office hours).
THE WORLD OF BARBECUE WITH FARMER'S BUTCHER'S SHOPS
Tuesday the 9th and Wednesday the 10th will be the time to open up to the World of Barbecue, an educational dinner organized by the Macellerie del Contadino that will give you the opportunity to learn the techniques of this cooking method so popular in our country during the warmer months.
The event, which costs 25 euros, will take place over two evenings, starting at 8:00 pm, and is reserved for a limited number of people.
To participate, please write to segreteria@clai.it by Thursday, September 4th.
VISITS TO THE PARK AND MUSICAL APERITIF
The month of CLAI initiatives will conclude on Saturday 27th, at 3:30 pm , with a guided tour of the historic park of Villa La Babina to discover the large monumental trees, such as the White Elm, the Holm Oaks, the English Oaks, the majestic Atlas Cedars and the row of English Oaks in Via Papotta.
An immersive experience of culture and beauty that is part of the initiatives associated with Naturalmente Imola – Vivi il Verde (Naturally Imola – Experience Green) organized by the Municipality of Imola. During the same event, it will also be possible to participate, for €15, in the Musical Aperitif organized in the Multipurpose Hall of Villa La Babina in collaboration with the Nuova Scuola di Musica Vassura-Baroncini of Imola. Adding a special touch to the event will be CLAI cured meats , Faggiola cheeses , and Tre Monti wines. Reservations are required and must be confirmed by Monday, September 22nd.
For information and mandatory registration for events, email segreteria@clai.it
