Verona UNICO,
a private non-profit
organization, is comprised of individuals of Italian ancestry committed to
providing a better quality of life for those in need on a community and national
level. Chartered in 1970, Verona UNICO, for the past 30 years has dispersed
more than $500,000 to a variety of causes including but not limited to: The
V Foundation for Cancer Research; Cooleys Anemia; Seton Hall University Chair
of Italian Studies; over 100 college scholarships for those who excel in
academics, sports and community service; and a host of local charities consisting
of Project Graduation, The Rescue Squad, The Volunteer Fire Department, The
Verona Baseball League, The Children's Holiday Fund, and many more. The
chapter is also dedicated to preserving our Italian Heritage through various
cultural programs, specifically, the Italian Book Collection at the Verona
Library. UNICO is the largest Italian-American service organization in
the United States.
Our Next Meeting
is Wednesday, March 24, 2004 @ Ville D' Este, 7pm
(District Meeting is Thursday, March 25, 7pm @ Bella Italia in
Orange NJ)
VERONA UNICO 2004 SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
OPPORTUNITIES
UNICO Alati
Scholarship Award Application (MS Word)
UNICO Martini
Scholarship Award Application
(MS Word)
UNICO Brian
Piccolo Athletic Scholarship Award Application (MS
Word)
CONGRATULATIONS TO
OUR NEWEST MEMBER
Ginger Grancagnolo (center) is sworn in by Verona UNICO President
Lydia Bashwiner (right) Ginger's sponsor, Linda Gayle Alati, is pictured
left.
2003 Awards
Installation Dinner Photos
The name, translated from the Italian language, means "one" or "only"
or "only one of a kind" or more exactly, "Unique." Additionally, the letters
are interpreted as:
Unity
Neighorliness
Integrity
Charity
Opportunity