| Area Student Receives Travel Grant to Italy |
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Posted: Thursday, June 9, 2011 11:18 pm
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Now in its tenth year, the nine-day NIAF program included excursions
to the southeastern side of Campania, Vallo di Diano, and La Certosa
di San Lorenzo, the second-largest Carthusian monastery in Italy,
followed by lunch at an Agritursimo, a local working vacation farm.
Afterwards, students took a tour of the Museo (museum) of Joe
Petrosino, a former New York City police officer who was a pioneer in
the fight against organized crime. A two-hour hike by the Cosilinum
Pass was accompanied by an educational workshop in agriculture,
wellness and biodiversity. While on an excursion to the town of
Paestum, the group toured a working mozzarella factory. Students
also visited Caserta and cities along the Amalfi Coast including
Sorrento, Vietri and Positano during the trip.
The package, which included round-trip airfare between the U.S. and
Italy, accommodations, meals, guided tours and transfers, and was
valued at more than $2,500 per student and was financed by NIAF. For
more information, visit www.niaf.org/voyageofdiscovery.
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is a non-profit
organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the heritage of
Italian Americans. Visit www.niaf.org. |
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