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Torricella. The
virtual community is born.
The mayor: an institutional appointment
The village awards a prize to two
emigrants
Recognition
for the creators of the website for foreign residents
Torricella Peligna: The
epilogue of the first edition of "The Week of Torricellans in the
World" was an awards ceremony by Mayor Tiziano Teti
to two emigrants who distinguished themselves by promoting the culture
of the village together with knowledge about the middle Sangro
Aventino's great potential.
The prize winners are Albert Porreca and Dan
Aspromonte who live respectively in New Jersey and California. Their
merit was that a few years ago they created the website
www.torricellapeligna.com which has enabled emigrants to meet each
other within a sort of virtual community which unites them ever more
closely: firstly with a forum group on "Yahoo" created by Edoardo
Gentile and then when "The Week of Torricellans" was set up. This
has brought many emigrants back to the village. In fact, you can hear
many different languages being spoken in this small mountain center in
these days by the emigrants who have returned from the Americas and from
Northern Europe.
The first citizen gave the prizewinners a papyrus
certificate made by Paola Di Biase, and a silver tower handmade
by Pasquale Imbastaro. The Mayor, The Deputy Mayor Piero
Ottobrini, and the Culture Assessor Carmine Ficca, spoke of
their desire to make the award a yearly institution. Others who
contributed to the work include Marion Porreca, Angela Di Berardino,
and Antonio Piccoli, who for years have maintained contacts
with Torricellans abroad, and they update the site with news.
(Walter Teti) |
Artist: Pasquale Imbastaro
Artist: Paola Di Biase
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