{"id":2571,"date":"2026-11-02T22:51:06","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T21:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/index.php\/home-english\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T22:51:06","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T21:51:06","slug":"home-english","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/index.php\/en\/home-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Home \u2013 English"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide bb-hero is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-bottom bb-hero__top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6ac5c474 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\"><h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fondazione Bianca Ballabio<\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom bb-hero__intro is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since 2021 we turn Bianca\u2019s dream, Medicine, into scholarships and equipment for carers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/index.php\/en\/donate\/\">Support the Foundation<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/index.php\/en\/about-bianca\/\">Who Bianca was<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full bb-hero__photo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1100\" src=\"https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Slider001-1.jpg\" alt=\"Bianca Ballabio smiling by the sea\" class=\"wp-image-99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Slider001-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Slider001-1-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Slider001-1-1024x587.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Slider001-1-768x440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Slider001-1-1536x880.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide bb-section bb-section--intro is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top bb-split bb-split--intro is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6ac5c474 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Twenty years old, a smile for everyone, and one dream: to become a doctor.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"bb-lead wp-block-paragraph\">Bianca was studying Medicine and Surgery at the University of Sassari. She passed away on 11 August 2020, and her first legacy was the donation of her organs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-lead wp-block-paragraph\">In February 2021 her parents, Michela and Massimo, created the Foundation to turn her passion into scholarships, training and equipment for those who care for others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a class=\"bb-more\" href=\"https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/index.php\/en\/about-bianca\/\">Read Bianca\u2019s story<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:32%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large bb-portrait\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"446\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/bianca-ritratto.jpg\" alt=\"Bianca on the ward, in scrubs and cap\" class=\"wp-image-488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/bianca-ritratto.jpg 446w, https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/bianca-ritratto-234x300.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull bb-section bb-whatwedo has-mist-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8eb7ca71 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns bb-whatwedo__head is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6ac5c474 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What we do<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"bb-lead wp-block-paragraph\">Every euro reaches a specific project, chosen with universities and hospitals and followed to the end.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns bb-pillars is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6ac5c474 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column bb-pillar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/IMG_9993.jpg\" alt=\"A scholarship being presented at the annual event\" class=\"wp-image-28\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/IMG_9993.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/IMG_9993-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/IMG_9993-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/IMG_9993-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/IMG_9993-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scholarships<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every year we award medical students and young researchers: at the University of Sassari, at Insubria and through research experiences abroad.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a class=\"bb-more\" href=\"https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/index.php\/en\/category\/projects\/\">See the projects<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-column bb-pillar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"964\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/533e44ba98041c7ed9e1f494a99768e833745cd8dc25e8f05dfd80d338eca421.jpg\" alt=\"The delivery bed donated to Legnano Hospital\" class=\"wp-image-57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/533e44ba98041c7ed9e1f494a99768e833745cd8dc25e8f05dfd80d338eca421.jpg 964w, https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/533e44ba98041c7ed9e1f494a99768e833745cd8dc25e8f05dfd80d338eca421-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/533e44ba98041c7ed9e1f494a99768e833745cd8dc25e8f05dfd80d338eca421-768x504.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\" \/><\/figure><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Equipment for carers<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Delivery beds, ultrasound scanners and the LapSim surgical simulator, donated to local hospitals and universities.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a class=\"bb-more\" href=\"https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/index.php\/en\/category\/projects\/\">See the projects<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-column bb-pillar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/seconda-edizione-torneo-in-memoria-di-bianca-ballabio-1952926.jpg\" alt=\"Award ceremony of the tennis tournament in memory of Bianca\" class=\"wp-image-12\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/seconda-edizione-torneo-in-memoria-di-bianca-ballabio-1952926.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/seconda-edizione-torneo-in-memoria-di-bianca-ballabio-1952926-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/seconda-edizione-torneo-in-memoria-di-bianca-ballabio-1952926-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Events and community<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tennis and golf tournaments, concerts and charity evenings: how friends and community keep her memory alive.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a class=\"bb-more\" href=\"https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/index.php\/en\/category\/events\/\">See the events<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide bb-section is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"bb-section-head\"><h2>Latest news<\/h2><a class=\"bb-more\" href=\"https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/index.php\/notizie\/\">Tutte le notizie<\/a><\/div><ol class=\"bb-entries bb-entries--row\"><li class=\"bb-entry\"><a class=\"bb-entry__link\" href=\"https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/index.php\/en\/2026\/10\/03\/3rd-bianca-ballabio-golf-trophy\/\"><span class=\"bb-entry__media is-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/logo-robinie-golf-club.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/logo-robinie-golf-club.png 170w, https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/logo-robinie-golf-club-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/><\/span><span class=\"bb-entry__text\"><span class=\"bb-entry__meta\"><span>Events<\/span><time datetime=\"2026-10-03T12:00:00+02:00\">3 ottobre 2026<\/time><\/span><h3 class=\"bb-entry__title\">3rd Bianca Ballabio Golf Trophy<\/h3><span class=\"bb-entry__excerpt\">On 3 October 2026, the 3rd Bianca Ballabio Golf Trophy took place at Golf Club Le Robinie, an event that renews the bond between sport, friendship and support for the Foundation&#039;s projects.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"bb-entry\"><a class=\"bb-entry__link\" href=\"https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/index.php\/2026\/10\/03\/3-trofeo-di-golf-bianca-ballabio\/\"><span class=\"bb-entry__media is-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/logo-robinie-golf-club.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/logo-robinie-golf-club.png 170w, https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/logo-robinie-golf-club-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/><\/span><span class=\"bb-entry__text\"><span class=\"bb-entry__meta\"><span>Eventi<\/span><time datetime=\"2026-10-03T12:00:00+02:00\">3 ottobre 2026<\/time><\/span><h3 class=\"bb-entry__title\">3\u00b0 Trofeo di Golf Bianca Ballabio<\/h3><span class=\"bb-entry__excerpt\">Il 3 ottobre 2026 si \u00e8 svolto il 3\u00b0 Trofeo di Golf Bianca Ballabio presso il Golf Club Le Robinie, appuntamento che rinnova il legame tra sport, amicizia e sostegno ai progetti\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"bb-entry\"><a class=\"bb-entry__link\" href=\"https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/index.php\/en\/2026\/09\/27\/3rd-bianca-ballabio-memorial-tennis-tournament\/\"><span class=\"bb-entry__media is-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/465239111_1070949328373282_4642578641940506174_n-300x296.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/465239111_1070949328373282_4642578641940506174_n-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/465239111_1070949328373282_4642578641940506174_n-768x757.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/465239111_1070949328373282_4642578641940506174_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><span class=\"bb-entry__text\"><span class=\"bb-entry__meta\"><span>Events<\/span><time datetime=\"2026-09-27T12:00:00+02:00\">27 settembre 2026<\/time><\/span><h3 class=\"bb-entry__title\">3rd \u201cBianca Ballabio Memorial\u201d Tennis Tournament<\/h3><span class=\"bb-entry__excerpt\">Starting in September, the Foundation&#039;s calendar featured the Men&#039;s Tennis Tournament \u201cBianca Ballabio Memorial\u201d, in its third edition and hosted by the Tennis Club Busto Arsizio.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull bb-section bb-cta has-mist-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8eb7ca71 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe15e45a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Help Bianca\u2019s dream keep growing<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can donate by card, bank transfer or postal order through Fondazione Italia per il Dono. Italian donors can benefit from tax relief of up to 30% of the amount.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/index.php\/en\/donate\/\">How to donate<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fondazione Bianca Ballabio Since 2021 we turn Bianca\u2019s dream, Medicine, into scholarships and equipment for carers. Twenty years old, a smile for everyone, and one dream: to become a doctor. Bianca was studying Medicine and Surgery at the University of Sassari. She passed away on 11 August 2020, and her first legacy was the donation\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2571","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2571"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2586,"href":"https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2571\/revisions\/2586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fbb-preview.mattiacolombo.engineering\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}