Here below you’ll find some thoughts from my sponsors who in their own words will give you an idea of why they decided to support my project:

Enel:
"Charity begins at home" and the adventures of Eric along the via Francigena are a perfect match with Enel’s project for the environment. Along his travels down this ancient route, Eric follows in the footsteps of the hundreds of thousands of pilgrims that have made their way to Rome. It is an “electricity road” that crosses Italy, passing through cities, towns and villages, the same that for years have been able to count on the electricity supplied by Enel.

Enel is Italy’s largest electricity company and is a leader in the generation of power from renewables. The group generates and distributes electricity primarily in Europe, North America and Latin America. Today, Enel is undertaking a new investment programme involving more than 4 billion euros to expand research and innovation in renewable energy sources.

Enel’s very nature and history – so closely bound to the territory, the environment and development – have instilled a sensitivity to social and environmental issues in the company’s DNA. Our concern for people and nature underpins the modern conception of corporate social responsibility that has inspired Enel since its foundation.

Poste Italiane:
The Poste Italiane Group is Italy’s biggest services company. Thanks to its widespread presence throughout the country and its highly integrated business model, the Group is today capable of offering integrated communications, logistics and financial products and services to meet the needs of a wide range of customers, whilst guaranteeing certified quality standards in line with those on offer in other major European countries.

"We are supporting Eric's trek because it seeks to value a great Italian asset that is part of the country's heritage. The Via Francigena crosses through a large part of Italy and touches numerous cities, towns and villages that for more than a century have relied on Poste's services."
Massimo Sarmi, chief executive Poste Italiane.

Consorzio del Prosciutto di Parma:
"We enthusiastically support Eric’s adventure because we strongly believe in initiatives that bring to light the qualities of our area. Prosciutto di Parma is inexorably linked to its area of production: the province of Parma, one of the most beautiful and typical stages of the Via Francigena. The worldwide success of Prosciutto di Parma has come about thanks to the “special” air that descends from our hills and to an experience that has been passed on from generation to generation. We are therefore proud to support this initiative that makes slowing down and respecting nature a style of live that seeks to promote that culture that is our traditions."
Director general of the Consorzio del Prosciutto di Parma

Assessorato al Turismo e alle Attività Termali della Provincia di Pavia:
“Two things strongly influenced my decision to concentrate my efforts as councilwoman in charge of tourism on the Via Francigena. Above all because I have dedicated part of my studies and research at the university to the route and the pilgrimage. Secondly, I’m convinced that the Via Francigena can be used to promote both Pavia and its province. I like to define the Via Francigena as a “tourism product” because it gives a rare opportunity to travel in and around Pavia with the goal of discovering hidden treasures. The adventure of Eric Sylvers is perfectly positioned in this direction and it is for that reason that I give my full support materially, but even more so emotionally and spiritually so that we can relive the spirit of the true pilgrim, of the Medieval homo viator.”
Renata Crotti, councilwoman in charge of tourism and thermal activities and professor of Medieval History at the University of Pavia