Trevi coins to fund food for poor.

Good idea.
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Trevi coins to fund food for poor.
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The thousands of coins thrown into Rome's Trevi fountain are to be used by an Italian charity to set up a supermarket for the city's poor.
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Tradition holds that visitors can assure their return by tossing a coin over their shoulders into the water.
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The estimated 3,000 euros ($4,000, £2,000) which splash daily into the Trevi are collected each night.
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Charity Caritas says it plans to set up a supermarket offering essential items free of charge to Rome's needy.
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Families will be given a top-up card by their local councils which they can swap for basic food items at the supermarket in central Rome.
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The Trevi, a Roman landmark since the 18th Century, was popularised by films such as Three Coins In The Fountain and La Dolce Vita.
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The money provided by tourists hoping to return to Rome will provide a valuable subsidy to the project, organised with an Italian supermarket chain and the city's council.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6188052.stm