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Saugatuck Sweets in Fairfield and Westport is known for its ice cream but also its outreach. Owner Al DiGuido founded the charity Al's Angels 25 years ago to help kids with cancer. He's now supporting the millions of people fleeing Ukraine.  "We said, 'We have to start to do something.' We can't sit on the sidelines watching this all happen and say...

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Dear friends, I am raising funds for nine Italian born-and-developed student athletes, their Italian manager, and five Italian junior college baseball players currently in the U.S. so that they can compete against four-year college schools in the San Francisco Bay Area from April 20-27, 2022: Holy Names University on April 20, San Jose State Univer...

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Around 500 doctors, nurses and healthcare workers have responded to a call from Italy's central Lazio region around Rome seeking to recruit medical staff to help people affected by the war in Ukraine, reports Italian newspaper La Repubblica. The appeal from regional health authorities sought healthcare professionals "interested in collaborating, th...

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Dear friends, I’m reaching out on behalf of A Chance In Life, a member of the Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations, to discuss the urgent and horrifying humanitarian crisis unfolding in Ukraine. Despite the political intricacies of the situation, the international community has a moral obligation to step in and help the...

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The UNICO Rehoboth Chapter plans the following March events. All will be held in the St. Edmond Parish Hall on King Charles Avenue in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. La Festa di San Giuseppe. Blessing and distribution of St. Joseph’s Bread to participants and food shelters. 9 a.m. March 19. Zeppole and Italian Baked Goods Sale. Benefits the St. Vincent d...

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To be celebrated while living is a good thing, especially when an impressive life story is praised at age 100. Civic leader Ed Toriello recently experienced that. Stafford Township honored him with a proclamation for service in World War II and community service at home, and the Kiwanis Club of LBI thanked the former club president for key work on...

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The Ukrainian church is Rome is organising a collection of medicine, food and clothes to send to Ukraine in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the Russian invasion. Italians, Ukrainians and other foreign residents of Rome are queuing up to donate basic necessities to the church of S. Sofia, on Via di Boccea 478, as part of a relief effor...

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Members of the Italian American Police Society of New Jersey visited Cooper University Health Care to pay tribute to nurses for their efforts throughout the pandemic by donating a supply of collectible toy Hess trucks. The nurses at Cooper will have a chance to win one of the trucks to give to a child in their life through a special giveaway. “We w...

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Florence is famed for its contributions to Italian art, architecture and cuisine. But these days, local leaders in the city regarded as the birthplace of the Renaissance are concerned with more mundane matters: paying the bills. Amid soaring energy costs across Europe, officials at Palazzo Vecchio — the building that serves as Florence’s city hall...

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Mark the 25th of March on your calendar, and get ready to enjoy an amazing evening. The Nexxt Foundation Inc. is organizing its first Annual Gala Event at the Ovation Center in Long Beach and we are all invited. The Gala will offer delicious Italian food by the winner of two Michelin stars, Chef Erik De Marchi, executive chef and owner at Oliver’s...

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