The Bocconi Alumni Community Donating to the Alma Mater is a real opportunity to demonstrate the strong sense of belonging that distinguishes the Bocconi Alumni Community. The Alumni contributions to support University projects are a concrete example of the solidarity pact between generations of Bocconi students, where those who have had help those who need to have, those who have done support those who will do. I offer my support because I recognize the credibility and importance of Bocconi projects, and because words are valuable, but actions are more valuable. Rita GastaldiEconomics and Business Administration, 1968 RiTa Gastaldi The best form of gratitude is to return to others what you had Rita Gastaldi was one of the very first women to graduate from Bocconi in Economics and Business Administration. She fondly remembers the years spent at the Pensionato (Bocconi Residence) that hosted young people like her, eager to study and highly motivated. She strongly believes in willpower and in education as factors of growth and success and in the importance of giving back what she has received. She considers giving back to society a gratifying experience and an effective tool for overcoming inequalities, but also for creating bonds with new generations. When she returned to the University for the Senior Alumni 2018 Ceremony, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of her graduation with her classmates, she contributed with her first donation to the Senior Alumni Scholarship Fund, a project that have enabled 12 talented young people to embark of a course of study at Bocconi. This was only the first gesture, which was followed by support for the Bocconi in Opera initiative and the institution of a Partial Three-year Exemption. In 2020, she also chose to name a study hall in the library, another place to which she still feels an emotional bond.