Scholarship Awardee Victoria (Tori) Tully was the recipient, in 2017, of one of the inaugural Jerome & Angela Elliott La Famiglia Scholarships. Sponsored by her Mother, Donna Tully, Tori was a rising Senior at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP). In 2018, she received her dual Bachelor degrees in Medical Anthropology and Global Health…
Scholarship News From the Little Italy Lodge OSIA #2286 Foundation Inc EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO BE AWARDED IN 2022- The Little Italy Lodge OSIA #2286 Foundation, Inc. will be awarding educational scholarships totaling $33,000 (3 named scholarships for $6,000 and 3 for $5,000) for the 2022-2023 academic year. These awards assist individuals of Italian descent in...
From the Desk of Paul R. Rao PhD, President of the Little Italy Scholarship Foundation Mille Grazie: It gives me the most sincere Italian American and Little Italy pride and thanksgiving to announce that your Lodge Scholarship Foundation recently received a check for $20,000 from the Carl T. Julio Family Trust to finalize his pledge...
From the Desk of Foundation President, Paul R. Rao PhD 2022 Scholarship Update: The little Italy Lodge Scholarship Foundation Board of Directors has approved the following: The Scholarship Foundation will offer 6 Scholarships totaling $33,000- three named scholarships for $6,000 and 3 additional scholarships for $5,000. The 2022 Scholarship Application will be available...
From The Desk of Paul R. Rao PhD, President of The Little Italy Scholarship Foundation In Memoriam: Anthony Verdecchia: May our esteemed Little Italy Lodge Brother Rest In Peace. The Scholarship Foundation wishes to express its most sincere sympathy to the Verdecchia Famiglia over the sudden and horrible loss of Anthony “Tony” V. on November...
Call for A WebMaster: The Little Italy Foundation’s At Large Committee’s (ALC) Swiss Army Knife, aka Chris Pisano, who in 2019 designed and implemented our popular Foundation’s web site, littleitalyfoundation.org, is stepping down as our webmaster and will be focusing on leading the scholarship evaluation committee. If you would like to be a part of…
Our Italian Heritage, Culture and Pride – In 1916, my great-great grandfather, Giovanni Amato, packed his suitcase with the few clothes he owned, stuffed his pockets with all the money that he had saved, kissed his dear mother goodbye, and boarded a ship for America…the land of opportunity. Giovanni had a dream like so many…
Frances Xavier Cabrini, otherwise known as Mother Cabrini, was an Italian-American immigrant who dedicated her life to the assistance of other Italian-American newcomers who were undergoing the often-difficult experience of immigrating to the United States. Born in Italy, Cabrini founded a missionary with several other women. She was then directed by Pope Leo XIII in…
For thousands of years humankind has been fighting each other over race, rights, equality, and territory. Humans have been fighting against each other, instead of working together and fighting problems together. An example of this was the Christopher Columbus which recently had been torn down due to political views. Just like everything else in the…
Why We Need “La Piazza di Luigi Russolo” Luigi Russolo, born in 1885 in Portogruaro, Italy, was a Futurist painter and musical innovator known for his integration of industrial noises as music. He is considered to be one of the first noise musicians ever and his work has influenced artists many years since his passing….
