Contact Information
Fairfield Commons, 271 US Highway 46 WestSuite A-108
Fairfield, NJ 07004
Phone: (973) 808-0035
Contact: Sal Benvenuti
Email: unico@unico.org
Website: http://www.unico.org/
UNICO National Company Profile
UNICO, which means unique or one of a kind in Italian, was founded in Waterbury, Connecticut, by Dr. Anthony P. Vastola in 1922. Members, in 131 chapters in 19 states, work to support charitable, educational, scientific and literary projects while promoting Italian heritage and combating negative stereotyping.News from UNICO National:
UNICO National Combats Italian Negative Stereotyping with New 2010 Italian American Heritage Calendar
Make a statement against stereotypes and negative portrayals in the media and celebrate the richness of Italian and Italian American heritage and culture by owning one today!
FAIRFIELD, N.J., Dec. 21, 2009 — Supporters of Italian…
UNICO First Lady, Jenny DiMino, Admonishes ‘Snooki’ of ‘Jersey Shore’ for Crass Behavior and Use of Profanity Against UNICO
FAIRFIELD, N.J., Dec. 17, 2009 — UNICO National’s First Lady, Jenny DiMino, a UNICO member and wife of UNICO President Andre’ DiMino, today wrote an open letter to Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi of “Jers…
UNICO National Targets The Gap, T-Mobile and LG Electronics as Primary ‘Jersey Shore’ Sponsors for Supporting Show That Slurs and Stereotypes Italian-Americans
McDonald’s, Burger King, Papa John’s Pizza, Cisco, Nivea and Palm among others named
FAIRFIELD, N.J., Dec. 11, 2009 — After enduring the second week’s installment and a recap talk show of the controversial MTV…
Three of the Nation’s Largest Italian American Organizations Join in Condemning MTV for ‘Jersey Shore’ Show That Slurs Italian Americans
Members of Italian American organizations to contact sponsors of MTV’s “Jersey Shore” demanding withdrawal of advertising from show following Thursday’s debut
FAIRFIELD, N.J., Dec. 4, 2009 — UNICO N…
UNICO Invites New Jerseyans to ‘Rediscover’ Italian Heritage Through Statewide Billboard Campaign
CBS Outdoor partners with UNICO in presenting dozens of billboards in statewide marketing campaign
FAIRFIELD, N.J., Nov. 25, 2009 — Thanks to a milestone partnership with CBS Outdoor, billboards inviting New Jersey residents to…
NJ Senate Approves Measure Designating October as ‘Italian American Heritage Month’
UNICO National through its Anti-Bias Committee launched grassroots lobbying effort to support legislative vote
FAIRFIELD, N.J., June 23, 2009 — UNICO National and its Anti-Bias Committee (“ABC”) today thanked le…
UNICO National Makes $10,000 Contribution to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark for Earthquake Relief in L’Aquila Region of Italy
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’Aquil…
UNICO National Announces 2009 Award Winners
FAIRFIELD, N.J., April 20, 2009 — UNICO National, the largest Italian American Service Organization in the United States, is pleased to announce its 2009 Award recipients. The Awardees will be honored at the 87th Annual UNICO Nati…
UNICO Announces Initiation of Fund to Aid Abruzzo Italy Earthquake Relief
FAIRFIELD, N.J., April 7, 2009 — UNICO has set up a Disaster Relief Fund to accept donations to help those affected by the earthquake that struck the town of L’Aquila and surrounding towns located in the Abruzzo region of Italy…
UNICO National Declares Unanimous Support for Official Designation of October as Italian and Italian American Heritage Month
FAIRFIELD, N.J., Sept. 11, 2008 — UNICO National, the nation’s largest Italian American service organization, unanimously passed a resolution supporting the official designation of October as “Italian and Itali…