Wednesday, September 19, 2012
We Are Glad You Are Here
I am glad you found your way back for a visit. Our thoughts are with my dad in September.
It is 4 years later, and on September 9th we celebrated my dad's birth. Some days later, we mourned his passing. I tried to spend the next few trying to re-live the days we spent with all of you. Preparing for the celebration of his life and comforting one another. We still need that and I appreciate that you are here.
Tomorrow marks his funeral. I think the day calls for solemn gratitude. I'm going for that. My dad was a very special human being. I think you would all agree. Thank you, God, for my dad. And for his friends and family who loved him, too.
Whenever two or more of us gather in his name, he is here. He is here.
Is that a little corny?! Perfect, now I know he is here!
Love you all.
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Flickr Photos - Our Trip to Torricella Peligna 2009
A big thank you to Dan Aspromonte for adding these photos - with captions.
Italian and English.
Dan, my dad would be so proud of you...and mad at me for taking so long to put these up. If you are still looking at this blog you will enjoy the photos.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35906137@N05/
It was the BEST way to celebrate my dad. Being with the people of Torricella felt like a gift from my dad. A big hug.
We are saving our pennies so we can go back some summer for the music festivals!
We'll be back.
Ciao,
Michelle
Friday, July 13, 2012
Piera's Thoughts..
http://www.torricellapeligna.com/Al-Condolences.htm
We should not lose the link to this. Thank you, Piera.
Someone recently asked me to post about our trip to TP in 2009.
I will post a link to pictures.
Scroll allllll the way to the bottom to see my dad accepting his Toricellans in the World award which meant so much to him - as you will see.
xo
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Saturday, January 31, 2009
l'Italia, qui veniamo (Italy, here we come)
That was from Andy! He might have added, "Look out!"
We are very excited to be going over at the end of March for the Pro Loco naming ceremony in honor of my dad.
The festivities will take place the weekend of March 27th.
Mom, myself, Mike, Jeff, and Andy will be heading over thanks to a generous gift
from mom and dad. We are all excited and feeling so grateful for the opportunity to meet the people who also loved my dad and were a big part of his life. We are very pleased that Dan Aspromonte will be joining us as well. He has to pay his own way, sorry Dan!
We will fly into Rome and drive over just like dad did on his first trip.
Will post on our return. Traveling along there's a song we'll be singin'....
We miss my dad terribly. We know you do , too. Especially if you are still checking this blog :)
Abbracci!
Michelle
We are very excited to be going over at the end of March for the Pro Loco naming ceremony in honor of my dad.
The festivities will take place the weekend of March 27th.
Mom, myself, Mike, Jeff, and Andy will be heading over thanks to a generous gift
from mom and dad. We are all excited and feeling so grateful for the opportunity to meet the people who also loved my dad and were a big part of his life. We are very pleased that Dan Aspromonte will be joining us as well. He has to pay his own way, sorry Dan!
We will fly into Rome and drive over just like dad did on his first trip.
Will post on our return. Traveling along there's a song we'll be singin'....
We miss my dad terribly. We know you do , too. Especially if you are still checking this blog :)
Abbracci!
Michelle
Monday, November 10, 2008
Announcement of Pro Loco Naming
PROLOCO TORRICELLA PELIGNA “ALBERT PORRECA”
18 October 2008
Antonio Di Fabrizio, President of the Proloco
PROLOCO TORRICELLA PELIGNA “ALBERT PORRECA”. Yes, ALBERT PORRECA will guide this newly created association towards the cultural development Torricella so dearly needs. The PROLOCO of Torricella Peligna is determined to become a true DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTION, to carry out social policies that will promote our mountainous territory. We will do this through intercommunication, which will culturally enrich those in Torricella, and those who live beyond its borders in very different social contexts, and as result, have novel ideas and values to share. A study carried out by the Ministry of Social Policy indicated that volunteer associations are the only institutions that manage to enter decisively into the social fabric, to promote civil harmony among citizens and to offer services that often seem impossible to obtain otherwise. ALBERT PORRECA, a simple and humble man, represents for us someone who offered to the entire world, in the true spirit of volunteerism, a phenomenal means of mass communication that over the years will be vital for our cultural growth. ALBERT was a visionary, ten years ahead of his time, and it is for this reason he deserves to be remembered and honored. Torricella does itself a favor when it recognizes people like ALBERT PORRECA, who silently work to build something that all find useful. We will proudly bear the name of a man who became renown for having created something for everyone, and not, as often happens, for his own personal benefit.
In 2009, depending on the availability of the family of ALBERT PORRECA and DAN ASPROMONTE, we will hold the official ceremony.
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A note from Antonio to Dan Aspromonte that offers a little background to the announcement and the work my dad did to deserve this honor.
19 October 2008
Antonio Piccoli
Thank you. You are fantastic. It is an announcement that gives me enormous delight. On behalf of Torricellans the world over, I thank you. For it was through the hard word of Al Porreca that we have now come together to communicate via this extraordinary instrument called the Internet. Our five-year-old website, a sort of Wikipedia encyclopedia dedicated to Torricella, is incredible. You can find a bit of everything on it. If you type the name of a Torricellan in a search engine, the first site that always comes up is TorricellaPeligna.com. This did not come about on its own, out of thin air. It is the product of the tireless work of a man passionate about a town he did not know, but that he knew formed his “roots”. He spent entire days, and even nights, in front of his computer, uploading news, photos, genealogy and translations. Yes, translations -- there is no other site that is as bilingual as ours!! It is unfortunate that Al passed away so soon. Yet, in the brief time he was with us, he managed to amass so much material that he will never be forgotten. Torricella has done well to recognize his achievements, last year giving him the first ever Torricellan in the World award, and now naming the Pro Loco after him. Thanks again!
Here is a link to the website....visit often. My dad will be there.
http://torricellapeligna.com/
For those who are bilingual:
19 Ottobre 2008
Antonio Piccoli
Grazie, siete magnifici. E' un annucio che mi fa enormemente piacere. Grazie da parte mia e penso anche a nome di tutti quei torricellani sparsi per il mondo che, per mezzo del grande lavoro di Al Porreca, si ritrovano oggi a comunicare attraverso questo straordinario strumento che è la rete. Da cinque anni Torricella si ritrova ad avere un sito incredibile, dove puoi trovare di tutto, una specie di enciclopedia Wikipedia dedicata al nostro paese. Dove se digiti un nome di un torricellano sulla casella di ricerca, in prima fila ci trovi sempre torricellapeligna.com. E questo non è venuto da solo, così, dal nulla, c'è voluto il lavoro certosino ed instancabile di un uomo innamorato di un paese che non conosceva ma che sapeva essere la sua "radice". Giornate intere e anche nottate passate davanti al computer a caricare notizie, foto, genealogia, traduzioni. Sì, le traduzioni. Non esiste in giro un sito così, un sito bilingue!! Purtroppo ci ha lasciato molto presto, ma in questo brevissimo tempo abbiamo avuto in eredità una tale mole di dati che sarà impossibile dimenticarlo. Torricella se ne è accorta subito, l'anno scorso lo ha premiato con la prima edizione del Torricellano nel Mondo, quest'anno con la dedica dell'intestazione della Pro Loco. Non poteva fare di meglio!! Grazie ragazzi
18 October 2008
Antonio Di Fabrizio, President of the Proloco
PROLOCO TORRICELLA PELIGNA “ALBERT PORRECA”. Yes, ALBERT PORRECA will guide this newly created association towards the cultural development Torricella so dearly needs. The PROLOCO of Torricella Peligna is determined to become a true DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTION, to carry out social policies that will promote our mountainous territory. We will do this through intercommunication, which will culturally enrich those in Torricella, and those who live beyond its borders in very different social contexts, and as result, have novel ideas and values to share. A study carried out by the Ministry of Social Policy indicated that volunteer associations are the only institutions that manage to enter decisively into the social fabric, to promote civil harmony among citizens and to offer services that often seem impossible to obtain otherwise. ALBERT PORRECA, a simple and humble man, represents for us someone who offered to the entire world, in the true spirit of volunteerism, a phenomenal means of mass communication that over the years will be vital for our cultural growth. ALBERT was a visionary, ten years ahead of his time, and it is for this reason he deserves to be remembered and honored. Torricella does itself a favor when it recognizes people like ALBERT PORRECA, who silently work to build something that all find useful. We will proudly bear the name of a man who became renown for having created something for everyone, and not, as often happens, for his own personal benefit.
In 2009, depending on the availability of the family of ALBERT PORRECA and DAN ASPROMONTE, we will hold the official ceremony.
------------------------
A note from Antonio to Dan Aspromonte that offers a little background to the announcement and the work my dad did to deserve this honor.
19 October 2008
Antonio Piccoli
Thank you. You are fantastic. It is an announcement that gives me enormous delight. On behalf of Torricellans the world over, I thank you. For it was through the hard word of Al Porreca that we have now come together to communicate via this extraordinary instrument called the Internet. Our five-year-old website, a sort of Wikipedia encyclopedia dedicated to Torricella, is incredible. You can find a bit of everything on it. If you type the name of a Torricellan in a search engine, the first site that always comes up is TorricellaPeligna.com. This did not come about on its own, out of thin air. It is the product of the tireless work of a man passionate about a town he did not know, but that he knew formed his “roots”. He spent entire days, and even nights, in front of his computer, uploading news, photos, genealogy and translations. Yes, translations -- there is no other site that is as bilingual as ours!! It is unfortunate that Al passed away so soon. Yet, in the brief time he was with us, he managed to amass so much material that he will never be forgotten. Torricella has done well to recognize his achievements, last year giving him the first ever Torricellan in the World award, and now naming the Pro Loco after him. Thanks again!
Here is a link to the website....visit often. My dad will be there.
http://torricellapeligna.com/
For those who are bilingual:
19 Ottobre 2008
Antonio Piccoli
Grazie, siete magnifici. E' un annucio che mi fa enormemente piacere. Grazie da parte mia e penso anche a nome di tutti quei torricellani sparsi per il mondo che, per mezzo del grande lavoro di Al Porreca, si ritrovano oggi a comunicare attraverso questo straordinario strumento che è la rete. Da cinque anni Torricella si ritrova ad avere un sito incredibile, dove puoi trovare di tutto, una specie di enciclopedia Wikipedia dedicata al nostro paese. Dove se digiti un nome di un torricellano sulla casella di ricerca, in prima fila ci trovi sempre torricellapeligna.com. E questo non è venuto da solo, così, dal nulla, c'è voluto il lavoro certosino ed instancabile di un uomo innamorato di un paese che non conosceva ma che sapeva essere la sua "radice". Giornate intere e anche nottate passate davanti al computer a caricare notizie, foto, genealogia, traduzioni. Sì, le traduzioni. Non esiste in giro un sito così, un sito bilingue!! Purtroppo ci ha lasciato molto presto, ma in questo brevissimo tempo abbiamo avuto in eredità una tale mole di dati che sarà impossibile dimenticarlo. Torricella se ne è accorta subito, l'anno scorso lo ha premiato con la prima edizione del Torricellano nel Mondo, quest'anno con la dedica dell'intestazione della Pro Loco. Non poteva fare di meglio!! Grazie ragazzi
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