FAIRFIELD, N.J., May 4, 2009 — UNICO National, the nation's largest Italian-American service non-profit organization, completed the first phase of its immediate fundraising for earthquake victims in the L'Aquila region of Italy with a $10,000 check presentation to Archbishop John J. Myers, the leader of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.
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r. to l.: Archbishop John J. Myers, Plainfields UNICO President Robert Bengivenga, UNICO National Executive Administrator Salvatore Benvenuti, UNICO Past National President and UNICO Earthquake Relief Committee Coordinator Renato Biribin, UNICO Earthquake Committee Public Relations representative Sebastian D'Elia.
UNICO is now in the second phase of earthquake relief to residents of the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo Region. This phase of relief will help rebuild facilities and homes destroyed by the earthquake. It is estimated there are more than 46,000 left homeless by the earthquake, which killed nearly 300, and injured more than 1,500. Anyone who wishes to make a donation can go to the UNICO website at http://www.unico.org or call 800-877-1492 (973-808-0035 in New Jersey).
For further information, please contact Sal Benvenuti, Executive Administrator, at 1-800-877-1492 or at Email. Visit our website at http://www.unico.org.
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