STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY
WIN MORE THAN $100,000 IN
PRESTIGIOUS SONS OF ITALY SCHOLARSHIPS
Washington, DC--
May 2, 2006
More than $100,000 in scholarships to colleges and
universities in the U.S. and Italy will be awarded to
13 young Italian Americans by the Sons of Italy
Foundation (SIF) this year during the 18th annual
National Education & Leadership Awards (NELA) gala
in Washington, DC on May 25. Thirteen young Italian
Americans—eight of them (65%) young women—will
be recognized.
These gifted Italian American student scholars and
community leaders will attend such leading colleges
and universities as Yale and Princeton, the University
of Oxford and the University of Pennsylvania. Three
winners will study in Italy.
The SIF annual gala also will honor three successful
Italian Americans who are active in philanthropy.
Past NELA honorees include U.S. Supreme Court
Justice Antonin Scalia, AIDS researcher
Anthony Fauci, Italian Prime Minister
Silvio Berlusconi and such legendary
entertainers as Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett
and Annette Funicello. They are among
the considerable number of Italian American men and
women in government, business, law, science,
industry, education, the arts and sports who have
enriched America.
The SIF is the philanthropic arm of the Order Sons of
Italy in America (OSIA), the nation’s oldest and
largest national organization for people of Italian
heritage. Over the years, the SIF has contributed
more than $93 million to medical research, disaster
relief and scholarships. The NELA Gala proceeds help
fund these philanthropic programs.
EVENT:
The Sons of Italy
Foundation (SIF)
National Education & Leadership Awards (NELA) Gala
DATE:
Thursday, May 25 from
7 PM to
11 PM
PLACE:
Omni Shoreham
2500 Calvert St, NW (at Connecticut Ave)
HONOREES:
Michael A. Rienzi,
president of
Rienzi & Sons, Inc.
Robert E. Juliano, chairman of Robert E. Juliano
Associates
Franco Nuschese, president of Georgetown
Entertainment Group
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:
• Master of Ceremonies, actor Joe Mantegna
• Special Performance by Capitol Steps
The 2006 SIF Scholarship Winners are:
• Cosima Lily Amelang, Bethesda, MD
• Matthew J. Belgiovine, Voorheesville,
NY
• Joseph Catania, Tuckahoe, NY
• Gina Cerilli, Greensburg, PA
• Maria Deri, Columbus, OH
• Michele Lauren Edelmann, Ocean, NJ
• Terri Marie Iler, San Clemente, CA
• Thaddeus Stephen Kirk, Springfield, PA
• Jessica Ann Lanney, Concord, NH
• Michaela Gabrielle Margida, Alliance, OH
• Jeremy Joseph Prince, Perry, NY
• Catherine Aloi Rivkin, Scarsdale, NY
• Philip John Sancilio, Roseville, MN
For guest ticket purchases, advertisements
and sponsorship levels please contact the Sons of
Italy Foundation at 202/547-2900 or email
nelagala@osia.org.
For press passes, contact Kylie Cafiero, Director of
Communications at 202/547-2900 or
kcafiero@osia.org.
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Contact:
Kylie Cafiero
Director of Communications
phone:
202/547-2900
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