Am I the Only One who is Disappointed

[Noble]

I expressed my surprise that during the Aquila Earthquake, when many many people where generously giving money in the various fund raising efforts, the Italians seemed not to be doing the same. I say seemed.....they did give through their banks but there was no setting up of stalls locally, no tin rattling outside the supermarket. Why?

Answer seems to be, because the Guardia di Finanza would (maybe) check out the collector and the organisation the money was being given too. There doesn't seem to be a system to "licence" amatuer fund raising efforts. Sounded all very "Police State" but perhaps someone can clarify this for me please?

[DavidUno]

Blast! Forgot about the Guardia! Certainly in my place of choice, it doesn't seem to have occured to anyboby to do something. People have been genuinely surprised that a group of individuals nevermind foreigners would actually do so!
There are loads of Comune sponsered collections going on plus numerous bank accounts to donate to. There is also a phone line where every sms sent, will send €1 to a fund and land lines send €2.
There are occasionally very well organised food collections in the shops, for the poor but that is it as far as on street action goes.