Piazza Armerina, Italy – September 2024 - "Every beginning brings with it a grace": with these words, full of hope, the Provincial Delegate for Past Pupils, Fr Carmelo Umana, SDB, after the greetings of the newly elected President Francesco Muceo, welcomed all the Sicilian Unions that took part in the 101st Provincial Council, held in Montagna Gebbia on 14 and 15 September. The meeting was widely attended by more than 40 participants and the stimulating debate held at the oasis of Salesian spirituality actively involved everyone, even after the Saturday dinner and until the traditional Salesian goodnight by the delegate of the union in Gela Fr Andrea Giarratano. Several topics emerged, all united by the feeling that Past Pupils are called to commit themselves more to working in the field to effectively tackle the new challenges that today's society poses. To do this, it is a shared opinion to promote dialogue between unions, recovering the purest concept of "Salesian Family" through the sharing of their talents and, then, to open up to the territory through various social activities which are especially attractive to young people. A first step to implement the dialogue between the unions of Sicilian alumni has already been taken: the creation of a community on WhatsApp seems to practically the idea of the widest possible sharing in a practical way.