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Our CultureOur Heritage
Discover. . .
NIAF is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational foundation
that promotes Italian American culture and heritage.
NIAF serves as a resource on the Italian American
community and has educational and youth programs
including scholarships, grants, and mentoring. NIAF
is also the voice for Italian Americans in Washington,
DC and works closely with the Italian American
Congressional Delegation and the White House. NIAF’s
mission includes advancing US-Italy business, political,
and cultural relations and has a business council that promotes networking
with corporate leaders.
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Jerry Colangelo,Chairman
ABOUT US
THE NATIONAL ITALIAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION
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LEADERSHIP
• All expenses-paid educational workshops
• Designed to help students develop effective
leadership and networking skills
• Gives Italian language students the
opportunity for professional development
• The National Italian American Foundation is committed to helping young
people convey Italian culture and knowledge
• Focus on learning up-to-date, effective teaching methods and skills for
teaching Italian.
STUDENTS TO LEADERS (S2L)
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NIAF is excited to present a great opportunity for young people (ages 8-18)
to learn and expand their knowledge of Italian language and culture next
summer - at Lago del Bosco, the only full language and culture immersion
camp in the United States.
Lago del Bosco is part of Concordia Language
Villages, an organization that has been educating
young people in a variety of foreign languages.
What is unique about learning Italian at Lago del Bosco is the culturally
authentic camp atmosphere that helps young people learn about all aspects
of Italian life.
ITALIAN LANgUAgE CAMPS
LANgUAgE
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THE VOyAgE OF DISCOVERy
TRAVEL
The Voyage of Discovery is sponsored by the National Italian
American Foundation. This all-expenses paid trip for Italian
American students covers round-trip airfare between Italy and
America and 10 days of programs.
The purpose of the program is to strengthen the Italian Ameri-
can identity by bonding young Italians to the country, culture,
and heritage of Italy; to help them
gain an understanding of their heri-
tage and a pride in preserving that
heritage for the next generation;
and to understand the historical sig-
nificance of Italy as well as the contribution that Italians have
made to the world and to the United States.
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) has an education budget of $1,000,000. The NIAF will award scholarships and grants to outstanding students in the summer of 2010 for use during the following academic year. The awards will be made on the basis of academic merit and divided between two groups of students. Scholarship recipients are eligible for one year of
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SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
To find out more, visit http://www.niaf.org/scholarships/about.asp
scholarship support. All eligible applicants are encouraged to apply for these scholarships.
RISINg COLLEgE COSTS
-2009 CollegeBoard Report
ACADEMICS
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Thanks to people like you, The National Italian American
Foundation has become our nation’s leading organization
dedicated to preserving our wonderful heritage.
NIAF has also been a strong and clear
voice for Italian Americans in Washington,
representing our cause on Capitol Hill and
at the White House. As part of our mission
to serve as an economic and social bridge
between the U.S. and Italy.
We are proud of our heritage as Italian Americans. Let’s
preserve it for generations to come.
HOW yOU CAN HELP US
Log on to
www.niaf.org
CONTRIBUTE
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