Oakville-Watertown Unico

Home
United States
Watertown, CT
Oakville-Watertown Unico

A group of 15 men, led by Dr. Anthony P. Vastola, came together to create what has become a very special and very proud organization.

Unity ~ Neighborliness ~ Integrity ~ Charity ~ Opportunity

Mission Statement: To contribute to the well-being of our local communities and of the nation by making significant contributions to deserving local and national charities. UNICO strives to honor, perpetuate, and disseminate the culture and ethnic heritage of our Italian immigrant ancestors, by supporting higher education and by educati

ng and informing our members, local communities and our nation.’

UNICO was founded on October 10, 1922 in Waterbury, Connecticut. It was Dr. Vastola's dream to create an Italian American service organization to engage in charitable works, support higher education, and perform patriotic deeds. In World War I, the Italian American community represented only four percent of the entire United States population. Although 12 percent of all Americans casualties during this conflict were Italian-American, the loyalty of Italian Americans was questioned. The Sacco-Venzetti trial was fueled by prevailing sentiment that Italian Americans remained loyal to their former homeland. Our founders wanted to insure that everyone understood that Italian Americans loved their adopted country and held no allegiance to their native land save traditions and culture. The name UNICO was selected as best representing the nature and the character of this fledging organization. The name is the Italian word for unique, one of a kind. The founders believed that UNICO would be the only one of its kind because it placed service to the community before and above fraternity. At the same time they hoped that the rest of society would come to know and understand the real contributions of Italian-Americans to our way of life. Its sole purpose was to unite all Italian Americans and motivate them to become more civic minded. In order to accomplish this, members would have to understand that they would have to make sacrifices, not for personal gain, but for service to others. In the ensuing years UNICO became an acronym that stood for Unity, Neighborliness, Integrity, Charity, and Opportunity.

05/21/2026

Oakville-Watertown Unico
Watertown Parks-Rec Dept
Watertown Association for Youth Soccer - WAYS
Waterbury Unico

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

07/04/2025

06/13/2025

Oakville-Watertown Unico and Waterbury Unico participated in Kaynor Tech’s 2025 Award Ceremony for graduating Seniors on Friday, 6/13/2025.

In total, Unico handed out four scholarships.

Congrats to all the Seniors!!

Waterbury Unico
Oakville-Watertown Unico
Town of Watertown-Oakville
Watertown Parks-Rec Dept
Watertown Association for Youth Soccer - WAYS

06/01/2025

Annual Pig Roast!!

Even Elvis showed up!!

Watertown Association for Youth Soccer - WAYS
Watertown Parks-Rec Dept
Oakville-Watertown Unico
Waterbury Unico

05/29/2025

Watertown Parks-Rec Dept
Waterbury Unico
Watertown Association for Youth Soccer - WAYS

Town of Watertown-Oakville
Watertown Association for Youth Soccer - WAYS

05/27/2025

4 days and counting.....

Get ready for our 12th Annual WAYS SoccerFest!

Join us on June 7th from 8:30 AM through 5:00 PM at Veteran's Park for activities including:

* All-day soccer games including Little World Cup, In-Town championships, and travel!
* All-day face painting!
* Breakfast and lunch options for sale from Sunset Grille and Unico, and ice cream from Teddy!
* Inflatables!
* All-day DJ, and live band performances at 11 AM and 3 PM!
* Representatives from the Hartford Athletic Club!
* New this year- end-of-season WAYS coaches' game at 3:30 PM on Field 1!

Please join us for this fun community event, and considering taking some time to volunteer at our concession stand selling drinks via this link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0A48A8A62EA1FB6-57063384-soccerfest

Hope to see you there,

WAYS BOD SoccerFEST Committee

Oakville-Watertown Unico
Watertown Association for Youth Soccer - WAYS
Hartford Athletic
Watertown Parks-Rec Dept

05/22/2025

Town of Watertown-Oakville
Watertown Association for Youth Soccer - WAYS

Address

PO Box 503
Watertown, CT
06795

Website

https://unico.org/, https://oakvillewatertownunico.weebly.com/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Oakville-Watertown Unico posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Organization

Send a message to Oakville-Watertown Unico:

Shortcuts

Want your organization to be the top-listed Non Profit Organization in Watertown?