Mark your calendars for NIAF’s Spring 2008 galas
Ambassador’s Ball
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The Westin Diplomat |
Join the National Italian American Foundation on April 4, 2008 at the Westin Diplomat Resort in Hollywood, Florida, for the exclusive black tie Ambassador’s Ball hosted by Italian Ambassador to the United States, H.E. Giovanni Castellaneta.
The Ambassador’s Ball will pay tribute to a host of internationally prominent men and women, all while celebrating the commonality of the immigrant experience shared by the Italian American and Latin American communities. Honorees include Joseph Amaturo, general partner with Amaturo Group Ltd.; Joseph Natoli, senior vice president and chief financial officer for the University of Miami; Frank Nero, president and CEO of the Beacon Council; Dr. Camillo Ricordi, scientific director of the Diabetes Research Institute; and John Scarpa, co-founder of American Cellular Network Corporation. Additional honorees and special guests will be announced shortly.
For information about purchasing tickets or gala sponsorships, please contact Carolyn Laurenzano at 202-939-3114 or carolyn@niaf.org. To learn more, visit www.niaf.org/ambassador.
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Annual East Coast Gala
NIAF will hold its annual East Coast Gala on April 14 in New York City with a special reception and live auction honoring the Big Apple’s Italian-American leaders and supporters. Held in the heart of Times Square at the Marriott Marquis, this event showcases all that is vibrant and thriving in New York’s Italian-American community.
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Marriott Marquis, Times Square
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Honorees include Robert Greifeld, president and CEO of the NASDAQ Stock Market, Marketsite; Giorgio Kolaj, executive vice president of Famous Famiglia pizzerias; Leonardo LoCascio of Winebow Wines; and Joanne Minieri, president and chief operating officer for Forest City Ratner Companies. Additional honorees and special guests will be announced shortly.
Event details and registrations are available on the NIAF Web site.
For information about purchasing tickets or gala sponsorships, please contact Carolyn Laurenzano at 202-939-3114 or carolyn@niaf.org.
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Seeking Italian American bone marrow donors
With only a few weeks to live, Italian American Jim Salmon of California is currently being treated at the City of Hope Medical Center in Duarte, Calif., for acute myelogenous leukemia. His only hope is a bone marrow transplant. But even with 11 million potential donors registered worldwide, doctors have been unable to find him a donor match.
Racial and ethnic heritage are very important factors in a donor/patient match, according to City of Hope Matched Unrelated Donor Coordinator Jean Blaylock. Because tissue types are inherited, Jim will more likely find a match with an individual of Italian heritage.
“It just seems like from our experience here, that Italian people have more difficulty finding matches,” said Blaylock, a registered nurse who is also Italian American. Although Italy is a large country with lots of donors, she noted, “If you have one patient and you can’t find a donor, there’s a shortage.”
The marrow donation process is not difficult; it involves registering and providing a blood sample or cheek cell swab for tissue type testing, in addition to the commitment to donate bone marrow should you be identified as a match. Detailed information on being tissue typed and the donation process can be obtained at www.marrow.org.
To donate bone marrow to help Jim Salmon and other Italian Americans in need, contact the City of Hope Donor Center at 800-535-7119, ext. 68483, e-mail donateblood@coh.org, or visit www.cityofhope.org
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Spend Valentine’s Day at the Italian Embassy
The passion of Italy meets the romance of Valentine’s Day as the Embassy of Italy opens its doors to the Land Rover America’s Polo Cup Valentine’s Day Gala. Washingtonians are invited to enjoy a four-course, gourmet Italian menu, open wine bar, surprise performances, and a night of dancing to an orchestra.
When purchasing a ticket to the Land Rover America’s Polo Cup Valentine’s Day Gala you will have the option to not only give back to Journey for the Cure but NIAF as well. By logging onto www.americaspolocup.com/tickets.cfm and selecting NIAF from the “How You Heard About Us” box, $25 of each ticket will be donated directly to NIAF. Other proceeds from the event will benefit the Journey for the Cure Foundation providing research grants to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
For additional information, contact Shannon Gorman at 703-534-4600 x219.
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NIAF Online Community Grows
NIAF recently created ItalTalk, an online forum where students, job-seekers and the Foundation’s supporters can access information about job openings, scholarships, studies abroad, continuing education, and student/teacher exchanges in addition to Italian culture, employment and education.
Visit the NIAF online forum and register today to learn more.
(www.niaf.org/italtalk)
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Inside Italy
2006 FIFA World Cup winner Italy will play Cyprus in September to open its qualifying matches for the 2010 World Cup.
According to reports, “the Bulgarian Football Federation [announced the schedule] following negotiations between team representatives, including Italy manager Roberto Donadoni and Georgia manager Klaus Topmoeller.” Along with Italy, Group 8 consists of Georgia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Montenegro and Ireland. The Italians will play each team in either 2008 or 2009 to prepare for the world stage in South Africa.
"It won't be an easy group," said Italy’s skipper, Roberto Donadoni. "Besides Bulgaria, we can't underestimate Ireland and especially Montenegro, which doesn't have much history but has top quality players based in Europe's top leagues."
Italy also intends to compete in the Confederations Cup in June 2009, a preface of the World Cup tournament the following year.
(Source: view Web site)
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