NOIAW November 13, 2013

Congratulations to NOIAWs Super Lawyers Betty Santangelo, Chair of the National Organization of Italian American Women, was honored by New York City Comptroller, John C. Liu at the Comptroller's annual Italian Heritage Month celebration "for her outstanding work to promote and preserve Italian American heritage and culture." The event took place on October 2nd at the Surrogate's Courthouse in NYC. Congratulations to Betty Santangelo!!

National Board Nominees Now Being Accepted The Nominating Committee of NOIAW's National Board is accepting recommendations for candidates to be included on the Directors nomination slate. According to Article III, Section 4 of our Bylaws, any voting member may recommend herself, or be recommended by another NOIAW member. The Nominating Committee will include candidates on the slate only if they meet or exceed the requirements and qualifications outlined in the

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Board and Organization News Board Chair Betty Santangelo et al. ranked among New Yorks best attorneys.

Board now accepting nominations

NOIAW welcomes two new staff members

Events Epiphany 2014

GNY Young Professionals Mixer

Green-wood Cemetery Tour

Evening with Donna Russo Morin

Historic Stroll down Wooster St.

Community Nancy Macina @Ward-Nasse Gallery, SoHo

Cristina Fontanelli @BMCC Performing Arts Center

Information on the situation of the AP program in Italian

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NOIAW Nomination Policy adopted via resolution of the National Board. Recommendations and supporting documentation must be submitted to the Hon. Angela Mazzarelli, Nominating Committee Chair, c/o the NOIAW oce by November 25, 2013. !

For more information regarding application requirements, contact noiaw@noiaw.org or call 212-642-2003.!

NOIAW will also be sending an announcement for our annual meeting in early December. Stay tuned for more details!!

Greater New York President, MaryRose Barranco Morris

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Save the Date! NOIAWs Annual Epiphany Celebrations

Greater New York 1/10/2014

Rhode Island 1/12/2014

Washington DC 1/15/2014

Connecticut 1/19/2014

Every year NOIAW hosts an Epiphany Celebration that honors Three Wise Women who have excelled in their respective fields and who demonstrate outstanding qualities as leaders, humanitarians and role models.

@NOIAW HQ Kelly C. assumed the position of Development and Communications Administrator. Kelly received a B.A. in Italian from Montclair State University summa cum laude and an M.A. in European Studies from Columbia University magna cum laude. She has previous marketing and administrative experience in both for profit and not-for-profit organizations. She is fluent in Italian.

Alexis L. joined NOIAW in September as part-time Program and Event Assistant.

Young Professionals Meet, Mix, and Mingle Networking Event Coppola's East Restaurant, NYC !

Held on October 24th at Coppola's East Restaurant in Manhattan, a diverse, successful and charismatic group of women gathered and enjoyed each other's company over pizette, antipasti and vino to celebrate Italian Heritage Month and to exchange career experience, advice and insight. !

Maryelen Brusco and MaryRose Barranco Morris designed this event in order to engage the younger population of NOIAW and to encourage building strategic relationships with the more experienced members of the organization. !

Among the established professionals in attendance were Maria Arianas and Staten Island Co-Chair Rosetta Palmeri. Many young professionals new to NOIAW joined familiar faces such as Alyssa Cannizzaro and Alyssa Santo who have participated in our Cultural Exchange program.!

Long Island Network Coordinators, Susan Trocchia and Carole Alexander

In September, the Long Island Network conducted a tour of the spectacular 478 acre Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn. Declared a national U.S. Historic Landmark by the Department of the Interior in 2006, the park is a remarkable terrain of hills, valleys, glacial ponds and paths and is home to one of the largest collections of 19th and 20th-century statuary and mausoleums.

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An undergraduate at Molloy College majoring in Communications, with an Italian Minor. Alexis participated in the 2012 Cultural Exchange and Mentoring Programs.

Italian sculptor Adolfo Apolloni's Valentine Angel stands with two other breathtaking sculptures: the Statue of Minerva and the monument to Rose Merello Guarino (pictured). The cemetery also has 560,000 permanent residents including

Leonard Bernstein, Boss Tweed, Charles Ebbets, Jean-Michael Basquiat, Louis Comfort Tiany, Horace Greely, Civil-War generals, baseball legends, politicians, artists, entertainers and inventors.

More to come on Long Island!!Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto at the Tilles Center of Performing Arts at C.W. Post (Greenvale, NY). Tickets are limited and filling fast! For details or to register or call the NOIAW oce @212-642-2003 The Annual Long Island Holiday Luncheon is just around the corner! Celebrate the season with holiday music by Deborah Fuhrman, fantastic holiday boutiques you will love, and an exquisite Italian style lunch as only the North Hills Country Club could provide! !

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Register now to take advantage of this great networking opportunity and more; details and registration can be found by Also on Long Island this September was Hofstra University's annual Italian Festival where NOIAWrepresentatives set up a stand with other vendors featuring cultural exhibits, music, dance, wine tastings, artisan crafts and of course, food, with thousands of people from the tri-state area. !

Greater Washington DC President, Diana Femia

Another event coming along in D.C. is a free-to-attend cocktail hour for young and established professionals to be held @Vespa Bar in Restaurant Vendetta on November 14, 2013. The second-floor bar features hanging Vespas from the ceiling as well as an indoor 30-foot bocce court.

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Connecticut President, Jo-Ann Daddio-Larsen

This graceful snapshot of the Christopher Columbus statue in Wooster Square, CT was captured by a NOIAW member during the Connecticut Region's Historic Stroll down Wooster Street, led by!

Chris Wigren, the Architectural Historian and Associate !

Director of the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation. !

Wooster Square is known as a bastion of Italian-American culture and cuisine, and is home to some of New Haven's, and the world-s, best known pizza eateries, including Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana and Sally's Apizza.!

On December 8, the Connecticut region will join the Wooster Theater in Torrington, CT for an afternoon with Italian American author Adriana Trigiani from 2:00 - 3:00 pm to sit in on her stories about Italy and the dynamics of the Italian family. She will also read from her new book The Supreme Macaroni Company and address questions from the audience. For more information on this event, which oers an optional brunch, click the following.!

Rhode Island President, AnneMarie DAttelo

An Evening with Donna Russo Morin was held at the Metacomet Country Club on October 3, 2013. Donna is the award-winning author of historical fiction including, The King's Agent and The Secret of the Glass. Our attendees heartily enjoyed her informative and fascinating presentation on the lives of 17th-century Italian women who constitute the bases for her characters from clothing to family status to life choices. For more information about Donna or her work please visit her website.!

In September, the Rhode Island region also hosted a presentation by Barbara Carroll and Marge Caprara from the Italian American Historical Society that highlighted excerpts from their recently published book: Voices of Rhode Island's Italian Americans. The video and discussion provided a poignant look at local immigrant families and the traditions and values that they brought and established in their adoptive communities. At the conclusion of the evening, attendees were able to purchase autographed copies of the book, now in its second printing! For your own copy visit the Italian American Historical Society.!

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Community News Two years ago, NOIAW and several other Italian-American organizations joined the Italian government to raise the required funds to reinstate the Italian language in the College Board's Advanced Placement Program. Various activities have been undertaken to support the program including scholarships, grants for teachers and teacher training projects. All eorts have been successful and the number of students taking the exam in 2013 rose to 1,980, an increase of 8.8% from

the previous year.!

However, the agreement with the College Board requires that by the 2015-16 school year, 2,500 students taking the exam yearly or there is risk of jeopardizing the entire program.!

The Observatory of the Italian Language has approved a new strategic plan which requires participation by the entire community to ensure success. To learn more about keeping the Italian AP Program in our schools see Strategic Plan, or visit the Observatory of the Italian Language online at: USspeaksItalian.org !

Member News Nancy Macina's artwork was showcased on Saturday November 9th at the Ward-Nasse Gallery in Soho in the Gallery's Fall Show. NOIAW members joined with other artists at the Gallery's Opening Reception.!

Cristina Fontanelli will hold her annual holiday performance at the BMCC Performing Arts Center in Tribeca on December 7th playing the great songs of Italy, accompanied by the sounds of the mandolin, children singing and dancing and of course the joy of Christmas, Italian style! !

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