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The Amity Club is a service organization with a charitable trust providing merit-based scholarships to college bound students and grants to local small non-profit organizations. The mission of the Amity Club is to promote charitable, intellectual, and civic pursuits among its members and to create, uphold and perpetuate in the business and professional community the highest ethical standards together with true friendship among its members. Additionally, the Amity Club strives to encourage members to provide unselfish service to their fellow citizens, to emphasize humanitarian virtues in their daily activities among all people and to participate in community enterprises formulated for the common welfare and good of the community. To these ends the Amity Club directs its philanthropic energies in the form of scholarship support to academically qualified young people from the greater New Haven area and to organizations and activities designed for the community and individual betterment.

10/12/2026

Two entire continents carry his first name, and most people have no idea who he actually was. 🗺️

Amerigo Vespucci was born in Firenze in 1454, a Florentine merchant turned navigator who sailed for both Spain and Portugal. Charting the coast of South America around 1499 to 1502, he argued something radical: this was not the far edge of Asia, as Columbus insisted, but a Mundus Novus, a brand new world.

In 1507 a German mapmaker named Martin WaldseemĂĽller was so convinced by Vespucci's letters that he printed a world map and labeled the new southern land "America," the Latin feminine form of Amerigo. The name stuck, first to the south, then to everything. âš“

So the two continents where so many of our families built new lives, from New York to Buenos Aires, both carry the name of a son of Florence.

Here is the twist. Vespucci never asked for any of it. He died in Seville in 1512 as Spain's chief pilot, and the honor came from a cartographer he almost certainly never met.

Did you grow up knowing America was named for an Italian, or is this the first you are hearing of it? đź’¬

10/12/2026

Our story, our culture, our pride: Happy Columbus Day! 🇮🇹🇺🇸

10/10/2026

🇮🇹🇺🇸 Happy Columbus Day Weekend! 🎉

A special weekend for millions of Italian Americans celebrating their heritage, family traditions, and the incredible contributions of Italian immigrants to American history. ❤️

From Little Italy to communities across the United States, Italian roots continue to shape American culture through food, music, art, and strong family values.

October is also Italian-American Heritage Month, a time to honor the stories, sacrifices, and achievements of generations of Italian Americans. 🇮🇹❤️🇺🇸

10/10/2026

🇮🇹 Dr. Vincenzo Sellaro — Healing a Community, Building a Legacy 🇺🇸

During Italian American Heritage Month, the Naples Italian American Foundation recognizes Dr. Vincenzo Sellaro (1868–1932), a Sicilian immigrant, physician, community leader, and one of the important early figures in the history of Italian Americans in the United States.

Born in Sicily, Sellaro came to America in 1897 and established his medical practice in New York’s Little Italy. There, he witnessed firsthand the difficulties many Italian immigrants faced when seeking medical care—including a significant language barrier between Italian-speaking patients and English-speaking medical staff.

Rather than accepting those obstacles, Sellaro took action. He helped organize a group of bilingual Italian-American physicians and worked to establish a hospital where Italian immigrants could receive medical care in their own language. The result was the Columbus Italian Hospital, completed in 1902, where Sellaro served as chief of gynecology.

But his commitment to his community extended well beyond medicine. Sellaro conducted research into diabetes and cancer, established a school for midwives, and became a leader in organizing Italian Americans to support one another.

In 1905, Sellaro helped establish the Order Sons of Italy in America in New York’s Little Italy. Originally created as a mutual-aid organization, it was designed to help Italian immigrants navigate their new lives in America—including assistance with citizenship, education, employment, health needs, and support during times of hardship.

What makes Sellaro’s story so powerful is that he understood that building a better future for Italian Americans meant building a stronger community. He believed Italian immigrants could honor their heritage while becoming fully engaged and contributing American citizens.

His own words capture that vision beautifully. In his 1905 inaugural address, Sellaro spoke of immigrants from different regions of Italy coming together as one community and emphasized education, unity, and earning a respected place in American society.

La sua eredità — his legacy — was one of service.

He didn’t simply come to America and build a successful career. He saw a community in need and used his education, profession, and leadership to help lift others with him.

From la Sicilia to New York’s Little Italy, Dr. Sellaro’s story represents the courage, compassion, famiglia, and comunità that helped shape the Italian-American experience.

The Naples Italian American Foundation is proud to recognize Dr. Vincenzo Sellaro during Italian American Heritage Month and honor his enduring contributions to medicine, the Italian-American community, and the nation he helped make his home. 🇮🇹🇺🇸

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Dalla Sicilia all’America — dalla comunità all’eredità.
From Sicily to America — from community to legacy.

10/10/2026

🇮🇹 Lee Iacocca — From Italian Roots to the American Dream 🇺🇸

During Italian American Heritage Month, we recognize Lido Anthony “Lee” Iacocca (1924–2019), a remarkable Italian American whose story reflects the determination, resilience, and spirito that have shaped generations of Italian-American families.

Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Iacocca was the son of Nicola and Antonietta Iacocca, Italian immigrants from San Marco dei Cavoti in Campania, a town in the province of Benevento, not far from Naples. His parents came to America seeking opportunity and a better life, building their family through hard work and entrepreneurship.

That immigrant foundation stayed with Lee throughout his life. His father taught him the value of hard work, perseverance, and making the most of every opportunity. The family experienced both success and hardship—including losing much of what they had during the Great Depression—but they persevered. Non si arrende mai — never give up.

Iacocca went on to become one of the most influential executives in American automotive history. At Ford, he helped lead the development and launch of the Ford Mustang, which became an American automotive icon. Later, after being dismissed from Ford, he took the helm of struggling Chrysler and helped guide the company through a remarkable turnaround.

But his legacy extends beyond automobiles. Iacocca remained deeply connected to the story of immigration and the sacrifices of those who came before him. He served as founding chairman of The Statue of Liberty–Ellis Island Foundation, helping lead the effort to restore these enduring symbols of the immigrant experience. He viewed that work as a way of honoring his parents and the millions of immigrants who came to America in search of a new beginning.

His story is, in many ways, the Italian-American story: dall’Italia all’America—from Italy to America—bringing determination, family values, lavoro duro (hard work), and hope for the generations who would follow.

The Naples Italian American Foundation is proud to recognize Lee Iacocca during Italian American Heritage Month and celebrate the enduring contributions of Italian Americans to the story of our nation. 🇮🇹🇺🇸

10/10/2026

🇮🇹 Amedeo Obici & Mario Peruzzi — From Italy to an American Icon 🇺🇸

During Italian American Heritage Month, the Naples Italian American Foundation recognizes Amedeo Obici and Mario Peruzzi, two Italian immigrants whose shared journey, determination, and entrepreneurial spirit helped create one of America’s most recognizable brands.

Mario Peruzzi was born in Treviso, Italy, in 1875. At just 19 years old, he came to America in 1894 with his father, first arriving in New York before settling in Pennsylvania. Like so many immigrants of his generation, Mario began at the bottom—working as a janitor before finding his way into the wholesale grocery business. His journey from Treviso all’America—from Italy to America—would eventually lead to an extraordinary partnership.

Around the same time, Amedeo Obici, also from the Treviso area of Italy, was building a life in Pennsylvania. Obici had arrived in America as a young teenager, speaking no English, and worked a variety of jobs before discovering an opportunity in the peanut business.

The two young Italian immigrants met in Pennsylvania in the 1890s. Obici brought his entrepreneurial vision and passion for peanuts, while Peruzzi brought experience in the grocery and confectionery trade. Together, they recognized an opportunity in something many people considered an inexpensive or humble food.

In 1906, Obici and Peruzzi founded Planters Peanut Company in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Two years later, the business was incorporated as the Planters Nut and Chocolate Company. Their company pioneered new ways of processing, packaging, and marketing peanuts, helping transform them into a nationally popular snack.

Their story became even more personal when Mario Peruzzi later married Elizabeth “Lizzie” Obici, Amedeo’s sister. What began as the friendship of two young Italian immigrants ultimately became a business partnership and a family connection.

And from their work came an American icon: Mr. Peanut, whose top hat, monocle, and cane eventually became one of the most recognizable advertising symbols in American history.

Their story is a beautiful example of the Italian-American experience: two young men leaving Italy, finding their way in a new country, working hard, taking a chance, and building something that would become part of American culture.

Dall’Italia all’America. 🇮🇹🇺🇸
From Italy to America.

Famiglia. Lavoro. Coraggio. Perseveranza.
Family. Hard work. Courage. Perseverance.

The Naples Italian American Foundation is proud to recognize Amedeo Obici and Mario Peruzzi and celebrate the enduring contributions of Italian Americans who helped shape the history, culture, and entrepreneurial spirit of our nation.

🇮🇹 Enjoying our Italian American Heritage Month series? SHARE with your friends and FOLLOW the Naples Italian American Foundation for more fascinating stories celebrating our Italian heritage!
https://www.facebook.com/NIAF.Naples.FL

10/06/2026

Please join the Amity Club of New Haven in achieving their goal in their upcoming blood drive on Wednesday, October 21st at Racebrook Country Club from 9-2
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10/06/2026

Carved in the Bronx by Italian immigrant artisans, the Lincoln statue was shipped to Washington, D.C. and assembled inside the Memorial in 1920. Chiseled from Georgia marble by the renowned Piccirilli Brothers and sculpted by Daniel Chester French, the statue is a testament to American ideals and Italian craftsmanship. 🇮🇹 🇺🇸 October is Italian American Heritage Month.

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