WCIAO - The Westchester Coalition of Italian American Organizations

P.O. Box 217 • Crompond, NY 10517

October is Italian Heritage and Culture Month

ABOUT THE WCIAO

We are an alliance of Italian American civic, educational and social groups based in the county of Westchester, NY, whose purpose is to preserve, promote, celebrate and share Italian and Italian American history, culture, and ideals, and further the study of the Italian language in our schools.

Galileo Galilei, the Father of Modern Astronomy, is our honored person this year. Join us as we celebrate the 400th anniversary of his landmark observations of the night sky, which were made possible by his great improvements to a then-rudimentary telescope. Learn more about Galileo here.

The celebration is now in its 33rd year!
Visit www.italyculturemonth.org for more info and to see themes of prior years.

Our annual Calendar of Events is now available!

Download the 2009 Calendar in .pdf form here.

Upcoming Important Events:

Weekend of September 25-27 - Padre Pio Festival in Tuckahoe at Depot Square.

Wednesday, October 7 - County Executive Proclamation Ceremony 7:30 pm

County Executive Andy Spano will formally proclaim October as Italian Heritage and Culture Month. We will have a special ceremony and reception at the Antonio Meucci Lodge in White Plains where we will honor outstanding students and teachers of the Italian language from many Westchester schools.

Monday, October 19 - County Legislators Proclamation Ceremony 6:00pm

The County Board of Legislators will formally proclaim October as Italian Heritage and Culture Month in a special ceremony and reception at the Michaelian Office Building in White Plains. Each County Legislator will recognize the outstanding student and teacher of the Italian language in their legislative district.

If you have an event that you'd like to list in our calendar, please email us at events@wciao.org

Questions or Comments? Please email us at info@wciao.org.