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The Sons of Italy Foundation is currently accepting donations for the organizations and causes noted here:
The Alzheimer's Association is the largest national voluntary health organization committed to finding a cure for Alzheimer's disease and helping those affected directly and indirectly by the disease.
The SIF has contributed $2 million to the Alzheimer's Association to date. The Alzheimer's Association is a designated SIF National Charity. Frances Cipriotti is chair of the Sons of Italy National Alzheimer's Committee.
The Cooley's Anemia Foundation (CAF) serves people affected by the fatal genetic blood disease thalassemia, or Cooley's anemia, often found in people of Mediterranean descent. Its mission is to advance treatment, enhance the quality of life of patients and educate the medical community, trait carriers and the public about the disease.
The SIF has contributed $2 million to the CAF to date. The Cooley's Anemia Foundation is a designated SIF National Charity. Sylvia Summa is chair of the Sons of Italy National Cooley's Anemia Committee.
The Coaches vs. Cancer program unites the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches in the fight against cancer. The initiative leverages the personal experiences, community leadership, and professional excellence of basketball coaches nationwide to increase cancer awareness efforts, fundraising activities and advocacy programs.
Coaches vs. Cancer is a designated SIF National Charity.
The mission of the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism is to support families affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder. The Foundation is committed to increasing awareness of the challenges of living with autism and helping families find resources to help address those challenges. The Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation provides individuals with autism and their families an opportunity to improve their quality of life by funding educational, therapeutic, recreational and advocacy programs.
National First Lady Carol DiTrapani serves as chair of the Sons of Italy National Autism Commission.
When a devastating earthquake shook L'Aquila, Italy, and the surrounding region on April 7, 2009, the SIF immediately established an emergency relief fund to aid the victims. Raising more in two days than the U.S. initially pledged in support, the SIF will help to rebuild a school for autistic children through support to La Fondazione il Cireneo Onlusper l'autis. More.
The National September 11 Memorial, at the site of the former World Trade Center in New York City, will remember and honor the nearly three thousand people who died in the horrific attacks of September 11, 2001, and February 26, 1993.
This list represents the range of organizations and causes the SIF and OSIA have supported through the years.
9/11 Disaster Relief & Florentine Flood Relief
American Italian Historical Association (AIHA)
Annette Funicello Fund for Neurological Disorders
Assisi Earthquake Relief
Cavaliere Ufficiale Aldo Mancusi
Center for Italian & Italian-American Culture, Inc.
CES Foundation
Christopher Columbus Catholic Center
COPILAS
The Daniel Pitino Foundation
Dante School for Children
DC Friends of Ireland
Don Orione Home & Madonna Queen National Shrine
Ethiopian Famine Relief
Hurricane Andrew Relief
Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund
In Italiano Language Program
The Isaac Hayes Foundation
Italian Americana
Italian-American Cultural Center
Italian Flood Relief
Italian Musicale
L'Aquila Earthquake Relief
Lombardi Cancer Center at George Washington University Medical Center
Mentoring and Internships
Mexican Earthquake Relief
National Policy Association
Oklahoma City Bombing
OSIA National Student Summit
Seton Hall University School of Diplomacy and International Relations
SLE (Lupus) Foundation & Elizabeth Fund
The Statue of Liberty Restoration Project / Ellis Island Foundation (American Immigration Wall of Honor)
U.S. State Department (American Embassy & Villa Taverna in Rome)