The Silvio Laccetti Foundation began New Jersey's Italian Heritage Month in splendid fashion by donating a Sun Dial to Union City. The 4 foot diameter dial, made of special Argentinian marble, was created to honor Vincenzo Pellarin, who was one of the pioneers who brought the arts of terrazzo and mosaic to the U.S. in the 19th and early 20th century.

Vincenzo emigrated from Sequals, in the Friuli region and worked and settled in New York City. However his son, Dr. John Pellarin chose Union City, NJ for his home and was a leading citizen of that municipality, serving as physician to the Athletic Department of Emerson High School. The Sun Dial is located in Ellsworth Park, just a short block from the one-time home of the Pellarin.

Prof. Laccetti decided to honor Vincenzo and the Pellarin family because of his close ties to the family.

The ceremony was attended by some 60 people, many of them school and town officials, as well as by honor students in the Union City Arts Program.