The Italian Cultural Center of St. John’s University joined
forces with the Italian Foundation of the Casa Belvedere and the
Garibaldi-Meucci Museum on December 9 to present “Solidarietà,” a
Relief Benefit to assist victims of Hurricane Sandy on Staten
Island.
More than 300 people came to the University’s Staten Island campus
for the event, which combined two holiday traditions—St. John’s
annual Holiday Concert and the exhibition of The Neapolitan
Solidarity Crèche, “Il Presepio Della Solidarietà.” Special guests
included Minister Natalia Quintavalle, Italy’s Consul General to
New York City, and Commissioner Salvatore Cassano of the New York
City Fire Department.
“We knew that all of us, as part of the Staten Island campus
community, had to bring attention to this disaster and raise funds
for the relief efforts,” said Joseph Sciame ’71Ed, Vice-President
for Community Relations at St. John’s and a Co-Chair of the
Garibaldi-Meucci Museum Board of Directors.
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