Rockaway Township Unico

06/13/2026

Great day for Rockaway Township UNICO. We held a food drive to support the Rockaway Food pantry. We collected over 125 bags of food and over $200 in cash donations! Thank you to all the UNICANS that volunteered today, thank you Shop Rite of Rockaway, and thank you to the members of our community that made these incredible donations. Thanks to all of you, we were able to help many families in need!

06/08/2026

What a great time we had at Rockaway Day! Thank you to all our members that worked our tent. One highlight was a visit from Michael Olson, previous UNICO scholarship winner, who is now 6 weeks from completing a Masters in Occupational Therapy. Ottimo lavoro, Michael!

06/06/2026

It was a great time at Rockaway Township Day! We had a lot of people stop by our tent, including a special visit from State Senator Anthony Bucco.  We are all proud to share our Italian-American heritage. 

05/31/2026

This afternoon the Rockaway Township Chapter of UNICO hosted our annual Dan Bell Citizenship Award Banquet. This year we recognized the Rockaway Township Substance Abuse Alliance. The RTSAA, founded almost 30 years ago, has continued to grow as an outreach to students at Rockaway Township’s Copeland Middle School and beyond. Their mission is to help educate children in our community about the dangers of substance abuse and guide them to make positive life choices, saving one life at a time.

Thank you to all the dignitaries that attended, and thank you to all of the volunteers that made today such a success!

Susanne Jackson
Chapter President


05/28/2026

Tonight I was honored to present the Michael Dachisen memorial scholarships at Morris Knolls Awards Night. Congratulations to both winners, Sara Signoretto and Samantha DeFranco. Sara and Samantha are both very proud of their Italian heritage and are truly living our mission of “service above self”. Congratulations!

Susanne Jackson
Rockaway Township UNICO Chapter President

05/27/2026

We are looking forward to Rockaway Day on Saturday, June 6th at Peterson Field. In addition, our members are volunteering at the Vietnam Moving Wall Memorial at Peterson Field starting on July 2nd. Service above Self! Rockaway Township

05/15/2026

Great night at the UNICO District meeting where the President of the Rockaway Township Chapter recognized Patrick Divitantonio as our Unican of the year. Thank you Patrick for your dedication to our motto, “service above self “.

05/03/2026

Great opportunity to enjoy Italian heritage.

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The annual West Orange HS Italian Club’s Italian Night is June 5, 2026. Come support the students as they perform array of Italian songs, poems, and music. The Orange/WestOrange Unico Chapter of UNICO National will be announcing an awarding their annual scholarships to very deserving students. see the below flyer for ticket information.

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04/26/2026

Great turnout tonight by members of the Rockaway Township Chapter of UNICO at the RT Substance Abuse Alliance annual BINGO night event. We didn’t win anything, but had a great time! 😀

04/12/2026

Last night, Joe and I attended the Federation of Italian American Societies of NJ Gala with Pat and Judi Ricucci. Honorees included UNICO National President Joseph Nasello Sr., who received the Presidents award. Also in attendance were past National Presidents Dominick Nicastro and Ralph Contini. Thank you Bill Schievella for the tickets.