April 30
Hazelton, Pa (City Hall) 12 noon
The raising of Patriot Flag (60’American Flag) that is traveling around the
country
will be on display that day, ceremony at City Hall 12
Coordinated by Hazelton Fire Dept
May 13-17
Venice, Italy
Will visit Venice will meet officials to discuss the rowing of a gondola in NYC
this
October for the Remembrance of the victims of 9-11
May 15
Cavarzere, Italy
Meet with officials of the “Comitato della Croce”
May 17-20
Siena, Italy
Will attend a conference with members of the
“Italian Language Inter-Cultural Alliance”
At the University of Siena
August 26-Sept.5
N.Y.C.
World Police & Fire Games will be held in NYC
I will coordinate the Lawn Bowling event from
Central Park on Aug.29, 30, 31
September 10-12
Hazelton, Pa
On Sept. 11, will attend the annual memorial service for the victims of 9-11
Coordinated by the Hazelton Fire Dept. - Engine 1
Oct. 6 & 7
Gondoliers from Venice, Italy will
row a Gondola around Staten Island
for the “Remembrance of 9-11”
Oct. 8
Ceremony @ The Postcards monument
In St George, 12 noon
Oct 20-23
Salerno
Urla nel Silenzio Conference
Oct 23- 30
Sicily
Visiting Association Friends
Dec 12-15
Venice
Visiting Association Friends
Dec15- 19
Loreto
The "Premio Internazionale della Bonta"
awards ceremony given by the "Comitato della Croce"
INFO
October 30- November 6
Visiting Sicily region
Staying @ President Park Hotel, Ari Castello
Sept.19.
Guest of friends of Venice
August 26--SEPT 2
Visiting TERAMO, ABRUZZO region
Staying @ Hotel Villa Fiorita, Giulianova
November 5 & 6
Guest Speaker for the Conference/Convention of Urla nel Silenzio
"Howls in the Silence"
Central Park Hotel , Roma
December 4 & 5 - 2009
Premio International della Bonta awards ceremony
L"Aquilia, Abruzzo
April 24 - May 3
Visit Directors & friends of the International Columbia Assoc.
May 27- June 4
Award Ceremony in Catania, Sicily
Sept 10 , 2008
St. Barbara Memorial Ceremony
September 11, 2008
Remembrance Mass of 9-11-01 victims
Hazelton, Pa
( Fire Dept )
October 28 - November 5
Visit to Sicily to conduct business for
International Columbia
(contact Catania office for info)
Ceremony to Commemorate Santa Barbara in (Burano)
December 6 - 8, 2008
"2008 Comitato Della Croce"
Genoa, (Italy)
December 7, 2008
Premio
internazionale Della Bonta
Genoa, (Italy)
December 10th
Handicapped
Children's Christmas Party
2007
June 21, 2007
" Man of the Year "
Columbia association, FDNY
NYC
July 4, 2007
Cerimonia Intitolazione " Piazza 11 Settembre" in
Spilinga, Calabria
July 20, 2007
"LaRotta del Sale"
Chioggia, Venezia
Sept 2, 2007
Award Ceremony
"Premio Ragusani nel Mondo"
Marina Di Ragusa,Sicily
Sept.9, 2007
Hazleton, Pa.
Dedication of new pumper Heights FD, Engine 4
Ceremony & Remembrance of 9/11
October 6, 2007
"Tribute to Fallen Firefighters
of 9-11"
December 23, 2007
" Comitato della Croce"
Catania, Sicily
Spring Program 2008
* Arrive in Venice on April 24, 2008
Stay in hotel in Chioggia, (VE) April 24- 27 Meet with International Vice
President
of Italy Luciano Boscolo Cucco,, Attend an awards ceremony in San Marco April 25
* Travel to Abruzzi and meet with famous artist "ALICE" in
Mosciano (TE) & meet
with International Director Abruzzi ( Rotunno) April 27-29
* Proceed to Caserta / Naples visit with local firefighters,
and meet with
International Directors Naples (Fiorillo & Fiscimaje) April 29- May 2
* Stay in Roma May 2 meet with International Director Roma (Cruciani
)
meet with friend Emmanuele Nasi @ Sheraton-Roma Resort Hotel.
May 28 -June 4 2008
I will be in Catania, Sicily to meet with the
International Columbia Assoc. Vice President & Director of Sicily (Ivan
Tinnirello & Giuseppe Belluomo)
Meet with the Director of Etnapolis (shopping mall)
May 31, 2008 receive award from artist Carmen Arena & her group of artist from Misterbianco, (CT)
The annual mass of remembrance for
the victims of 9-11-01
will be held on
September 11, 2008 , 7:00 PM
at Holy Rosary Church
in Hazelton, Pa.
This is an annual event held by the
Hazelton, Pa. Fire Department.
Contact person: Tony Columbo
570-956-8303
PREMIO BONTA' 2009 EDITION: NEWS
Dear Vincent
I inform you that the "Premio Internazionale della Bontà" 2009 takes place in
Coppito (L'Aquila - Abruzzo) into the "Scuola Sottoufficiali della Guardia di
Finanza" (the same place of G8 SUMMIT) the day December 5TH. It will be dedicate
to all the victims of the Abruzzo earthquake and particularly to a fireman died
during the after-earthquake aids, his name is Marco Cavagna.
The Award Commission will decide the name of the winners the day October 4th
(most probably….Other details as soon as possible.