Welcome to our new Filitalia il Telegramma Newsletter

Here you will find updates and information about events going on in our community!

From our family to yours, Filitalia would like to wish you all a very happy and bright New Year!

We are excited for a great new year with lots of incredible events and ways to celebrate and preserve our heritage, culture and language!

6th President, Paula Bonavitacola

Founder & President Emeritus, Dr. Pasquale Nestico

Events in Our Community

Join us on January 12 for a very special start to a wonderful series of Filitalia virtual cooking lessons with renowned Chef Amy Riolo! The series will start off with Baked Goods. As stated by Amy herself, baking is a lost art, people are interested in it, and with the exception of the nonne, even many Italians still need to learn these recipes! Since January is National Baking Month, Amy will teach you the art of making Pitta 'Mpigliata Calabrese. The most iconic Calabrese dessert!

For questions please email info@filitaliainternational.com

Click the button below to sign up for the class!

And watch the video below for more information!

Our new Italian Lesson Session will begin on January 10. This evening, January 3 at 6:30 PM through Google Meet we will hold our Registration Night. You can attend if you have any questions about language lessons. Check out our website for more information about our Italian lessons!

For any questions please email info@filitaliainternational.com

Click the link below at 6:30 pm this evening to join our Virtual Registration Night.

There are many upcoming events in the following months with various chapters and committees of Filitalia. There will be 2 exciting events hosted by the Business Networking Committee! There will also be the Young Entrepreneurship Award held by the South Philadelphia Chapter! You don't want to miss out on all the amazing events happening in our community. Stay tuned and stay updated!

Here is a message from commending the work & efforts of this wonder festivities! Una bellissimo pomeriggio trascorso al Museo Archeologico di Nola per la presentazione del Capolavoro di Gennaro Caliendo " La ragazza e il mare anzi due" .

Ringrazio il Direttore Giacomo Franzese , la Presidente della Fidapa Sez Nola la Prof.ssa Annamaria Silvestro la mia bellissima squadra del Chapter di Napoli di Filitalia International le mie insostenibili Compagne di queste bellissime esperienze culturali Filomena Carrella e Antonietta Sorrentino e un abbraccio forte alle mie amiche presenti in sala in particolare alla Prof.ssa Nensi Romano e alla Presidente della protezione civile il Giaguaro la Dott.ssa La Marca Maria Lina e dolcis in fundo grazie al nostro amato Fondatore Prof. Dr Pasquale Nestico in collegamento dagli USA con Saverio Nestico Nick Santangelo Filitalia International Dott.ssa Mina Cappussi presidente del Chapter di Boiano.



Congratulazioni al chapter di Bojano, Molise, Italia! I giovani della Commissione Youth del chapter di Bojano stanno lavorando alacremente per l'evento: Matèpolis, la sfida sta per iniziare!

Congratulations to the chapter of Bojano, Molise, Italy! The young people of the Youth Commission of the Bojano chapter are working hard for their event: Matèpolis, the challenge is about to begin!



Another amazing event planned by the chapter of Vibo Valentia and chapter president Nicola Pirone in Calabria, Italy. 'I Colori del Covid' will take place on January 7. The event will recount the experience lived by the members of the chapter during the pandemic with stories, themes and drawings implemented mostly by children. The councilor for culture of Vibo Valentia will be present, along with Founder and President Emeritus Pasquale Nestico virtually.

Filitalia is always looking for new members, and new committee members to become an active part of our organization! It is all about your hard work and support that keeps this organization going. Within our organization we have committees that pertain to each unique interest! Want to help plan cultural events, Italian movie nights, or cooking classes? Join our Language and Culture committee! Love meeting new people and making connections? Join our new Business Networking Committee! There is a committee for everyone, come check it out!

In Italy there is a saying, "L'Epifania tutte le feste le porta via". Meaning, the holidays end with the Epiphany! The Epiphany is a religious holiday celebrated on January 6 when the 3 Wisemen visited Baby Jesus. However, in Italy there is the story of La Befana! She is an old woman who flies on a broomstick on the night of January 5 and brings candy to good children and coal to bad children and puts it in their stockings! Have you ever been visited by La Befana?

We are very happy to announce that in 2023 we will be operating our International Exchange Program! In January we have one incredible student joining us in Philadelphia from January 16 for 4 weeks! In June we have 4 other students coming from June 2nd to the 17th! These are incredibly intelligent and wonderful students that are excited to join us in Philadelphia and see what Filitalia is all about! They will be spending some time in our History of Italian Immigration Museum as well as on the field of their interests. We are looking for those interested in hosting these students in your home, and at your workplace. Their interests are engineering, psychology and IT.

If you are interested in hosting a student, please send an email to info@filitaliainternational.com or help@filitaliainternational.com

FYI FOR ALL FILITALIA & History of Italian Immigration Museum FOLLOWERS!

There are many ways from volunteering to donating, in which you can help the organization! Also, you can help the organization via the Amazon Smile program & our Profile Link located here! Remember us when making your holiday Amazon purchases!

Young members of Filitalia have been invited to attend the COPOMIAO (Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations) Italian American Future Leaders Conference taking place from January 13-15 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. There is a full 3 day agenda planned for the attendees to discuss the future of the Italian American generations and preserving the culture and language.

In our wonderful museum (History of Italian Immigration Museum) , we have a mention to Franco Harris, an amazing American football player, who's accolades are showcased. He was of half Black & half Italian ancestry who played running back in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks. He was a key player in one of professional football's most famous plays, dubbed "The Immaculate Reception" by Pittsburgh sportscaster Myron Copehoto.

Rest In Peace to another Italian American musical legend! The Rascal's Dino Danelli! He was best known as an original member and the drummer in the rock group. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 with the Rascals.

Starting off the New Years right! Here is a photo of the largest cannolo in the entire world, recently made in Caltanissetta, Sicily. It destroyed the previous record in Guinness World Records. The large and spectacular sweet was made by Sicilian pastry chefs, including master pastry chef Lillo Defraia.

We at Filitalia International & hope that you enjoyed your time with your family & were able to enjoy the holiday season with your family, friends, & significant others like this American soldier eating his granita with his Sicilian cousins at a sidewalk café in Palermo, 1943!

Make one of your New Year's Resolutions to come and see the new updates to our History of Italian Immigration Museum! Our curator Michael Bonasera has been really working hard on the museum exhibits. Amazing artifacts were installed at the History of Italian Immigration Museum a couple of weeks ago! Much of it dealt with the history of the opera singer, Licia Albanese. She was an Italian-born American operatic soprano. Noted especially for her portrayals of the lyric heroines of Verdi and Puccini, Albanese was a leading artist with the Metropolitan Opera from 1940 to 1966. She also made many recordings and was chairwoman of The Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation, which is dedicated to assisting young artists and singers.Before that she was performing at La Scala in Milan.

Come check out our new Licia Albanese collection at the History of Italian Immigration Museum!

Italian Corner

Learn some Italian with us each week!

Let's get in the New Year spirit with some of these Italian words!

Happy New Year - Felice Anno Nuovo!

Italian Christmas Witch - La Befana

Coal - Il Carbone

Lentils - Le Lenticchie

January - Gennaio

New Year's Day - Il Capodanno

Midnight - Mezzanotte

To Celebrate - Festeggiare

Fireworks - I Fuochi d'artificio

New Year's Resolution - Il Buon Proposito per L'anno Nuovo

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