The Rovereto Peace Foundation was granted the prestigious «Sant'Alfio: Fonte di Pace» award on 15 April and it was presented to the Foundation treasurer Fabrizio Paternoster. The recognition has been awarded by the Administration and Club of UNESCO Acireale since 2008, when UNESCO officially acknowledged the «Castagno dei cento Cavalli» (Hundred-Horse Chestnut tree) as a «Messenger of Peace in the World Monument». The Hundred-Horse Chestnut is located in Sant'Alfio outside the perimeter of the Etna Park and is a monumental tree belonging to the «Castanea sativa» species. Despite numerous studies no certain date of its age has ever been attained. It is believed to be between 2,000 and 4,000 years old.

The treasurer of the Rovereto Peace Foundation, Fabrizio Paternoster, receives the «Sant'Alfio: Source of Peace» Award