Italian Heritage and Cultural Month kicked off in Marillac Hall
Auditorium Tuesday, November 1, with "A Salute to Giuseppe
Mazzini", an Italian patriot. The Office of Community
Relations in cooperation with the Honorable Helen Marshall,
President of the Borough of Queens, presented Citations of Honor to
these distinguished Italian Americans for their contributions to
the community:
- Dominick Bruccoleri, proprietor of Douglaston Manor
- Linda DeSabato, President of Vallo Transportation
- Joseph Franco, proprietor of Caffé On the Green
- Thomas Galante, Director of Queens Libraries
- Georgiana Reese, New York Community Bank
- Rodolfo Sarchese, President of the Queens Federation
Italian-American Organizations
The evening included salutations by Cav. Louis
Carnesecca, and Honorable Helen Marshall, President of the
Borough of Queens.