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The Coccia Foundation, a 501 (c) 3 organization, has organized a Disaster Relief Fund to assist L'Aguila earthquake victims. The Italian Government will be taking care of all public buildings. However, the individual people and their families affected by this will need help.

We have the support of the Counsul General of the Newark Italian Consulate to conduct this fund drive. It is to assist those people we are conducting this fund raising effort.

If you know of anyone who wishes to make a donation, please have them make their Checks payable to the COCCIA FOUNDATION and mail them to the foundation office at 23 Leswing Avenue, Saddle Brook, New Jersey 07663.

Please encourage all to visit our website www.cocciafoundation.org so they may know more about who we are and what we do.

Croce Rossa Italiana (Italian Red Cross). To donate, here is their website. www.cri.it/donazioni.html

Dear Friends:

The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) has established a special Abruzzo/NIAF Relief Fund to help the victims and their families who perished from the recent earthquake in the town of L’Aquila and other small towns in central Italy in the region of Abruzzo.

Visit the NIAF website to learn more and to contribute today!

msnbc.com news services: L'AQUILA, Italy - A powerful earthquake in mountainous central Italy knocked down whole blocks of buildings as residents slept early Monday, killing at least 91 people and trapping many more, officials said. Tens of thousands were homeless and at least 1,500 injured. The earthquake's epicenter was about 70 miles northeast of Rome near the medieval city of L'Aquila. The earthquake struck at 3:32 a.m. local time in a quake-prone Abruzzo region that has had at least nine smaller jolts since the beginning of April. The U.S. Geological Survey said Monday's quake was magnitude 6.3, but Italy's National Institute of Geophysics put it at 5.8. An Italian Cabinet minister, Elio Vito, told lawmakers that 91 deaths have been confirmed. Officials said the death toll was likely to rise as rescue crews clawed through the debris of fallen homes.

Sincerely,

The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF)

UNICO has set up a Disaster Relief Fund to accept donations to help those affected by the earthquake that struck the town of L’Aquila and surrounding towns located in the Abruzzo region of Italy.

The earthquake, hit at approximately 3:30 am with a 6.3 magnitude by the U.S. Geological Survey, has resulted in 91 deaths, approximately 1,500 injured and is believed to have left tens of thousands homeless.

President Kathleen Strozza said, “UNICO National extends its heartfelt sympathy to those who lost relatives and the thousands who have been left homeless by the Abruzzo Earthquake.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to them.”

If you would like to donate, please send your tax deductible donation payable to:
“UNICO Foundation”
Earmarked Disaster Relief Fund”

And mail to:
271 U.S. Highway 46 West
Suite A-108
Fairfield, NJ 07004.

UNICO Foundation is a 501(c)(3) corporation.

UNICO, which means unique or one of a kind in Italian, was founded in Waterbury, Connecticut by Dr. Anthony P. Vastola in 1922. Members, in 131 chapters in 19 states, work to support charitable, educational, scientific and literary projects while promoting Italian heritage and combating negative stereotyping.

For further information, please contact Sal Benvenuti, Executive Administrator at 1-800-877-1492 or at unico@unico.org. Visit our website at www.unico.org.

ITALIAN AMERICAN MUSEUM TO ACCEPT DONATIONS FOR EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS

NEW YORK, April 6—The Italian American Museum announced today that it will begin accepting monetary donations to assist the victims of the earthquake in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Checks should be made out to “IAM EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND 2009.”

Checks can be dropped off or mailed to the Museum, located at 155 Mulberry St., New York, NY 10013. The Museum is on the corner of Mulberry and Grand Sts. in Little Italy. Donations can also be made by credit card by calling the Museum at 212-965-9000.

Museum president Dr. Joseph V. Scelsa is requesting monetary donations only. Prospective donors are advised not to bring food, clothing or other items at this time, as there is no mechanism in place for delivery.
Founded in 2001, the Italian American Museum is dedicated to exploring the rich cultural heritage of Italy and Italian Americans by presenting the individual and collective struggles and achievements of Italians and their heirs to the American way of life. The Museum received its Provisional Charter from the New York State Board of Regents on June 12, 2001 and is a 501 (c) 3.