Noia Foundation

In july, we were able to start events in their full capacity. Amici event started as well as our dining night out returned and we hosted our 2nd scholarship dinner for our students. July 18 - annual golf outing 106 golfers participated in our outing at sandridge golf club. The afternoon started off a little wet, but the afternoon cleared up and it was a great day. We were able to raise $6,500 for st. martin de pores august 25 - bocce night 100 people attended our annual bocce night at the alta house in little(continued on schedule o) italy. It was a fun night of competition, laughter and pizza from maxi's. Team dardis won the tournament.september 15- annual meeting and dinner 80 members attended our annual meeting held at landerhaven. We shared our new scholarship video with the membership and reviewed the state of the Foundation. October 11 - columbus day 75 proud italian americans feasted together on nido italia's patio for our traditional columbus day luncheon in little italy following the annual parade. October 13- michael angelo's winery 25 members gathered together at the winery for dinner and a presentation on four different wines served at the facility. October 20- olive oil tasting 20 members gathered at the olive scene in chagrin falls for a tasting and dinner. October 28- networking breakfast 10 members gathered of tri c campus to hear from trustee claire rosacco about her experiences and career path. November 10- meet and greet 35 members and 8 prospective members gathered on the patio of maxi's to meet current members and to hear more about the Foundation. We welcomed 8 new members from this event. December 15 - pier w christmas party 203 guests celebrated the holiday season at pier w for our annual event. This event is one of the Foundation's favorites.january 18- consulate event 30 members gathered at michael angelo's in little italy to hear from our honorary consulate ezio listati and our consulate allegra paola on owning land in italy.january 26 - cooking with anthony15 couples joined us for a virtual cooking class with anthony quagliata. The zoom event included some great recipes and our favorite cheese dishes from miceli's dairy company. February 26- service event 10 members gathered at ronald mcdonald house to make a pasta dinner for the residence. March 8- la festa della donna 35 women of Noia celebrated international women's day at the alta house. The evening highlighted our strong italian american females and 3 presentations on healthy living- mind and body march 25- cooking with nonna59 members gathered at flour restaurant in moreland hills to hear from cookbook author rosella rago- all participant received an autograph copy of her current cookbook. April 21- networking event35 members gathered at the miceli dairy company to hear the history and legacy of the miceli family. All participants received a care package from the dairy. Lunch was provided by anthony quagliata and showcasing the miceli products. April 27 - prospect event 36 guests gathered at maxi's in little to discuss Noia and meet prospective members of the Foundation. We are happy to have welcomed 6 new members to this event.may 20- service event 12 members volunteered their time and packed food for families in need at the cleveland food bank. All events are promoted on our social media and on our website. Visit our pages for photos from these events.

In fiscal 23, we entered into our second year of the legacy fund. The purpose of this fund allows philanthropic dollars and volunteer outreach to go directly towards supporting and preserving greater cleveland's most visible and vital pillars of our italian american heritage. The first pillar is our italian parishes. Our fund supported holy redeemer, holy rosary, our lady of mt. Carmel, and st. rocco. Below summarizes how the parishes allocated their gifted money: holy redeemer: re paving of the church parking lot, also enhance the(continued on schedule o)back of the grounds leading to the shrine.holy rosary: funds were used to replace the hvac controls in the church and lower hall with new programmable thermostats and controls.our lady of mt. Carmel: helped upgrade the existing interior church lighting, as well as upgrade the exterior lighting surrounding the church and rectoryst. Rocco: repairs to roof above the sacristiesthe second pillar is our high scholarship program. We offer our leadership scholarship to italian american students who demonstrate a passion for giving back, helping others, and taking an active role in ensuring our local italian american community continues to thrive. Our 4 years/$5,000 annual and renewable scholarship encourages educational achievement, cultural experiences, leadership, and service-values that are important to Noia and the italian american community. We have student recipients from archbishop hoban, elyria catholic, padua franciscan, and walsh jesuit high schools.in our sophomore class we have 6 students. Our freshmen class has 5 students.the third pillar is cleveland's little italy. We are continuing to reinvest in our local and historical italian neighborhood. We are dedicated to ensuring safe surroundings for our visitors and want to see a thriving environment for a place that many native italians call home. Dollars were used for our beautification of the neighborhood and executing decisions for the area. The fourth pillar is our responsive grants. These grants seek to advance italian influenced artistic and community ventures that align with our mission. This year we were able to support dr. paola basile and her programs at the italian american museum.