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The American-Italian Cancer Foundation held its 41st Annual Benefit on Wednesday night. The event consisted of a cocktail hour, dinner, and a live and silent auction; it was held at the Mandarin Oriental in New York City.  The AICF, founded in 1980, primarily focuses on funding a fellowship research program and providing screening services for brea...

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There was no shortage of tears at the Italian American Cancer Foundation’s 40th Anniversary Gala. It’s an effort that began in the 1980s through the initiative of renowned breast cancer surgeon Umberto Veronesi and entrepreneur Alessandro di Montezemolo. It was Veronesi who envisioned a partnership between Italy and the United States to expose youn...

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Cayuga Centers announces its partnership with the American Italian Cancer Foundation to provide mammograms to women in the community on April 20th, 2022 from 9am to 4:30pm EST. Eligible women will be able to register for appointments by sending an email to [email protected] and receive a mammogram privately on the medically certified co...

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The Ambassador of Italy to the United States, Mariangela Zappia, inaugurated in New York the "Bodini Center for Italian Philanthropy," a new space that hosts numerous Italian non-profits operating in the United States. Among them, the American Italian Cancer Foundation, the Gruppo Esponenti Italiani (GEI), the Foundation for Italian Art and Culture...

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The Santa Maria bell, which accompanied Christopher Columbus' flagship on his expedition to the Americas in 1492, will be auctioned off on November 18 in Miami. The American Cancer Society will benefit. The bell was discovered by former Italian naval officer and underwater salvage expert Roberto Mazzara in 1994 off the coast of northern Portugal. I...

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The 15th Annual Hamptons Happening, one of the Hamptons much-anticipated summer social events, will honor luminaries in the world of cuisine, business and fashion who are supporting the groundbreaking research of the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation (SWCRF). The event takes place on Saturday, July 13, at the estate of Kenneth and Maria Fish...

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Fino a una manciata di anni fa, l’arrivo in America, per uno scienziato italiano, rappresentava, nonostante la nostra illustre storia medica e scientifica, un traguardo difficilmente raggiungibile e ricco di ostacoli. Così, con l’intenzione di agevolare questo percorso e di esporre giovani ricercatori italiani all’ambiente più influente sul panoram...

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Yesterday, the American-Italian Cancer Foundation provided no-cost mammograms and clinical breast exams to more than 25 women at the William F. Ryan Community Health Center in Manhattan and all were treated to free pizza from Colavita, the trusted family brand. The women who signed up received life-saving breast cancer screening services on the Ame...

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On June 7, more than 200 friends, family members and others who know Barbara Faticone through volunteering attended a CancerCare gala honoring one of Port Washington’s most devoted volunteers. “I enjoy volunteering because Port Washington is my hometown and I love it very much,” Faticone said. “I never want accolades, but I truly appreciate and am...

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On May 10th, 2018, Vinitaly International celebrated a nine year collaboration with the American Cancer Society at "Taste of Hope", one of New York's most popular fundraising events. Held at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City, Taste of Hope is the signature culinary, wine and spirit tasting event organized by the American Cancer Society. Si...

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