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Updated July 2, 2009Italy vs. USA Men's Volleyball - July 10 and 11
Italy vs. USA Men's Volleyball Game. Come show your support for Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Olympics as Italy takes on USA. Check out all the thrills and action of World Class Volleyball at the Sears Centre Arena, 5333 Prairie Stone Parkway, Hoffman Estates, IL 60192. Two matches will be held: July 10 at 7:00 pm and July 11 at 7:00 pm. Doors will open at 6:00 pm. Tickets are normally $20/each; however, the Sears Centre Arena is promoting the event at $15/ticket for advance sales. The Sears Centre Arena would like a large Italian-American community to attend the event, so invite your family and friends and come see this great opportunity. All seats are general admission and are based on a first-come, first-serve basis. View the flyer and ticket order form (pdf). These are the premier volleyball players in the world.
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Place Your 2009 Vote for Thirty-One Days of Italians - June 15th to July 15th
In 2006, Thirty-One Days of Italians (exit WisItalia), a nationwide educational program, was founded to promote Italian American Heritage Month, with each day in October celebrating a person of Italian heritage. The first day of October is set aside in tribute to all Italian immigrants, and the last day of October is to honor a favorite Italian who isn’t on the list. Fifteen Honorary Members maintain a permanent position on the list, leaving more than 50 extraordinary people to share the remaining 14 days in October. With more names than days, a vote determines those who will be honored each year.
Voters have from June 15th to July 15th to select up to 14 names as their choices for Thirty-One Days of Italians. An Index of Names (exit WisItalia) makes it easy to find and learn about the nominees. All voters are welcome. You do not have to be Italian to vote.
View the 2009 Voting Instructions and Ballot (exit WisItalia). For more information, view the Press Release (exit WisItalia).
To learn more about Thirty-One Days of Italians and Italian American history visit home.earthlink.net/~31italians/ (exit WisItalia), or email Janice at 31italians@earthlink.net or jtmancuso@earthlink.net. Excerpt from Thirty-One Days of Italians, ©2009 Janice Therese Mancuso.
Italian Festivals
Looking for some fun Italian festivals to go to this summer and fall? Enjoy great food, music, raffles, bocce and lots more.
Schedule of Upcoming Festivals:
Festa Italiana in Milwaukee, WI: July 16-19
Roma Lodge Italian Festival in Racine, WI: July 24-26
Festa Italiana 2009 in Rockford, IL: July 31-August 2
Festivale Italiano in Hurley, WI: September 5-7
Italian Fall Festival in Stone Park, IL: October 3-4
Details on Festivals >>
Italian Teacher Job Openings
Looking for an Italian teaching job in Wisconsin? There are Italian teacher job openings at the following schools:
- Victory K-8 School, Milwaukee
- Mt. Carmel-St. Therese Elementary School, Kenosha
- Indian Trail High School and Academy, Kenosha
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Italy Earthquake Relief Funds
A variety of organizations have established earthquake relief funds for victims and their families who were affected by the recent earthquake in the town of L'Aquila and other small towns in central Italy in the region of Abruzzo. Please be careful when donating online as a number of scams have popped up.
Reputable organizations providing relief funds >>
WisItalia Now on Facebook
WisItalia now has a Public Page on Facebook. If you are not a member of Facebook, you can still view the page at www.facebook.com/pages/WisItalia-Inc/84589159502 (exit WisItalia). If you are a member of Facebook, search for WisItalia after you login at www.facebook.com (exit WisItalia).
WisItalia Brochure
The WisItalia brochure was recently revised, with the content written by Rita Prigioni, and the layout and graphic design provided by Nathan Godding. View the WisItalia Brochure (pdf) to learn about the services and activities supported or provided by WisItalia. It may be useful for use at Italian-American Club, Festival or School events. The brochure contains a summary of the information contained on the WisItalia website and is now summarized on an About WisItalia page. The link for About WisItalia is located on the left-hand side bar, as well as on the Mission page.
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Grant Opportunities
WisItalia provides grant funds to Wisconsin schools and programs that teach Italian. It also provides funds to assist educators with offsetting the costs of education/licensure expenses and/or workshop/seminar/conference expenses. There are also other grant opportunities available at the national level to assist educators and University Italian clubs. View Grant Opportunities >>
Italian Notebook
A free daily email from Italy for Italy lovers everywhere!
View the archives (exit WisItalia) often to learn a little bit about the history or contemporary events/issues in Italy.
PDF Files
Some documents on this site have been converted into a .pdf format. You will need the free Acrobat Reader® (exit WisItalia) software to view and print portable document format (PDF) files.
