Several students were honored as the Columbus Day Essay Contest winners at the Clark UNICO Italian-American Festival on October 8. Winners included Jionni Jacobs, a fifth grader at Frank K. Hehnly School; Trang Le, a fifth grader at Valley Road School; Luca Fruzzetti, a seventh grader at Carl H. Kumpf Middle School; and Sienna Guarino, a sophomore...
READ MOREPlainfield's Chapter of UNICO celebrated Italian Heritage Day & Columbus Day on Monday, October 9th. Thank you to all who came out to attend this event, which was held on the corner of Belmont Ave & Hamilton Boulevard. Thank you to Bob & April Bengivenga for sharing your property for this event. Thank you to Congressman Pallone for joining us (alon...
READ MORECurrently, there are over 26 million Americans of Italian descent in the United States, with two million residing in the Garden State and, at a borough council meeting this week, Mayor Matt Anesh declared October 2023 as Italian Heritage Month in South Plainfield. In the proclamation, which was accepted by members of the Plainfields’ Chapter of UNI...
READ MOREOn Wednesday, October 4, residents gathered at town hall to celebrate Italian American Heritage Month with the Orange/West Orange chapter of UNICO. Italian American month began in 1989 when President George H. W. Bush and the Congress issued a special proclamation for Italian American Month in 1989. It overlaps with Columbus Day, which falls on the...
READ MORENewly installed UNICO National President Cav. Ralph Contini named the highly recognizable television personality Sal Paolantonio as the Honorary National Spokesman for UNICO National's 2023-24 fundraising and membership drive. "Sal is an internationally known legend in sports journalism. We are honored to have him as Honorary National Spokesman. Th...
READ MOREThe Hazleton Chapter of UNICO National took time during their annual Bell’ Italia Festival at Hazle Township Community Park to recognize and honor veterans, including remembering one of their own. The ceremony took place Saturday afternoon at the park’s stage and is a regular feature of the festival. This year, though, organizers held the ceremony...
READ MOREThe Scotch Plains-Fanwood chapter of UNICO will be holding a Columbus Day Italian Heritage Essay Contest for local students in grades 5-8 of Italian descent. This contest is a chance for young participants to connect with their roots and explore their family history. Open to Scotch Plains and Fanwood students, this contest will be divided into two...
READ MOREThe local Orange/West Orange UNICO Chapter was founded in 1957 originally, and the West Orange and Orange chapters merged in 1968. UNICO’s objective is to encourage the ideal of “service about self.” According to the Orange/West Orange UNICO president, Frank Gonnella, the five main focuses of UNICO are Scholarships, Cancer Research & Prevention, Co...
READ MORECav. Ralph Contini, CPA of the Hackensack Chapter was installed as the UNICO National President and promised action in his acceptance speech, setting a course for UNICO National to thrive for another one hundred years. “My UNICO Grow Sempre Avanti Plan includes several inspiring new initiatives designed to further enhance outreach and engagement ef...
READ MOREThroughout the year, the Livingston chapter of UNICO National, an Italian-American service organization whose motto is “service above self” and whose mission is to make a difference in the lives of others through community service, cultural events and fundraising initiatives, makes continuous efforts to support various local charities, first respon...
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