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of the first Il Palio horse race held in Siena, Italy. 
Rosa Garibaldi Lodge (#1818) in Brownsville, PA celebrates its 75th anniversary on July 30. Auguri!
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Help Italy's earthquake ravaged towns
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The Sons of Italy Foundation (SIF) has set up an Earthquake Relief Fund to help the region recover from this disaster. The SIF will be working directly with the Embassy of Italy to direct funds to emergency relief, recovery and/or rebuilding as requested by the Italian Government.
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Photograph: Maurizio Degl'Innocenti/EPA http://www.guardian.co.uk/ |
Please give a gift today to help the region recover. No amount is too small, and every gift is completely tax-deductible. When you make a gift online to support our earthquake relief efforts, please designate your contribution for the SIF fund called "disaster relief."
Donate to the earthquake relief fund now using our secure online donation form. Or, print an earthquake relief fund donation form.
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Summer Sale on For the Love of Italian Cooking
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NOW EXTENDED: Kick off the summer season with some new recipes from For the Love of Italian Cooking! Order your copy by July 11 and you'll receive free shipping on each purchase!
- 1 copy: $24.95
plus $5 S&H FREE S&H! - Multiple copies: $24.95
plus $2 S&H each FREE S&H!
From our table to yours, this cookbook showcases summer treats to cool you off like "Easy Zabaglione," and classic Italian liquers like "Limoncello," to keep your backyard party going!
To order your copy of For the Love of Italian Cooking:
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Social Media Post of the Month
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Exclusive Preview of Summer 2012 Italian America
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The late Fr. D'Agostino and friends.
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REMEMBERING "FATHER D'AG"
Father Angelo D'Agostino was a Jesuit priest, physician and psychiatrist, but he is best remembered as "Father D'ag," the champion of HIV-positive children in Kenya. Assigned to Nairobi in the late 1980s, he learned there were no facilities to help HIV+ orphans who were turned away from orphanages and schools because they were infected. So he founded the Nyumbani Children's Home which has helped about 4,000 orphaned children and a number of elderly without families.
Father D'ag died of cancer in 2006, but his life's work continues with the orphanage's co-founder and executive director Sister Mary Owens. During her annual fund-raising trip to the Unite States, she will be honored at a fund-raising reception in Washington, D.C., at the city's Italian parish, Holy Rosary Church, on September 16. It is organized by the Italian American community in the D.C. area. For more information or to contribute, contact Lucio D'Andrea at 703.978.7896 or by email at luciodandrea@verizon.net.
Don't get Italian America? Subscribe here or become a member to read more.
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SIF Sustaining Patrons Circle
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Member Benefits Featured Discount: Wyndham Hotels
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Each month OSIA will feature an exclusive special benefit for all members and supporters.
 The OSIA Vacation Center makes exploring the world easier and more affordable than ever! Exclusive discounts off already great deals are available to OSIA members and supporters through the month of July.
Save an extra 20% on best available rate at all Wyndham Hotels worldwide, including Ramada, Wingate, Hawthorne Suites, Days Inn and many more.
OSIA MEMBERS: access this and all other benefits at any time by signing in to the Member Marketplace. Problems logging in to the Members Only Section? Email us.
EXTENDED SPECIAL FOR NON-OSIA MEMBERS: Click here to reserve or call 1-877-670-7088 and use corporate code 1000008135 for your discount. It's never too late to book a last-minute summer getaway!
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The Sons of Italy has partnered with FAI-Fondo Ambiente Italiano to promote the sixth census of not to be forgotten Italian places, promoted in association with Intesa Sanpaolo. Now, for the first time, the survey is open to people from all over the world, because beauty has no borders.
Italian, American, Indian? You, too, can take place in the 6th Census of Italian Places I Love. Travel to your heart to find an Italian place you love. A garden, a home, a forest, an island, a bell tower, a church, a path. A place that you would like to see loved and protected.
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 The Sons of Italy 2012 Italian Festival Directory lists 370 festivals in 39 states and the District of Columbia. This month, there are 70 festivals across the country.
View the 2012 Italian Festival Directory in the US for more information.
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Lodge Photo of the Month
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For the 12th consecutive year, men from both the Haddon Heights Lodge #2311 in NJ and Tacony-Mayfair Lodge #447 in PA joined forces to make sopressata, a specialty dry-cured Italian salami. The two-day event took place at the Haddon Heights Lodge where approximately 400lbs of pork was ground and seasoned.
Want to learn more about the Haddon Heights Lodge? Visit them on Facebook.
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