On Monday December 12th the training stage of the project "Others, we, and I" has finished. The project took place at the II Circle of the "Manzoni" State Didactic Direction in Raffadali (AG) financed as part of the Operational Target Converging Program 2007 – 2013 European Fund – Sicily Region (Educational Actions and Promotion of legality and active citizenship). The action of Mentoring USA/Italy has been included in the project.

Mentoring Project finalday poster

As part of the project The City of Law – Together for Legality realized by the Logos Group – NPO, Famiglie in Gioco, Arcat Campania and Mentoring USA /Italy – NPO, it took place on December 2nd 2011 at 4 (pm) in Room of the Gonfalon of Salerno, the seminar "Parents, Children and Alcohol: How can we talk about it?".

The seminar was featured with talks by keynote speakers: EmanueleScafato, director of the National Observatory for Alcoholism of the Health Superior Institute, Francesca Moccia, psychologist, and ImmacolataLettieri trainer.

The seminar was attended by Nino Savastano, Director of Social Policies of the Municipality of Salerno; Stefania Pirazzo, Chairperson of the Logos Group, Pasquale Longo, Chairperson of the CSV Sodalis of Salerno and Sergio Cuomo, Chairperson of Mentoring USA/Italy – NPO.

At the end of the seminar it took place the inter-club between Local Alcoholics Clubs. (Hudolin method)

From October 18th to 21st 2011, international representatives and experts for children welfare met at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, in Melbourne – Australia – for the 22nd annual conference of IFCW (International Forum for Child Welfare), a non-governmental organization which is committed to promote right of children worldwide. The global conference focused on "Education and Children's Wellbeing – Philosophy, Policy and Practice". Doctor Vito Giacalone – Mentoring USA/Italy Director of Programs – showed a welcome video to the World Forum for Child Welfare 2012 which will take place in Naples. Mentoring USA/Italy is the host of this global conference together with L'Albero della Vita Foundation as co-host.

We have received a lot of messages of support and praise following the broadcast of the Mentoring commercials on Mediaset channels. The commercial had Giancarlo Magalli and Francesco Pidone as protagonists.

We thank everyone who has expressed solidarity for our social mission, also with request of becoming mentors.

It took place, last November 21st, at the Grand Hotel Salerno, a fundraising evening for Mentoring USA/Italy – NPO organized by the Leo Club Salerno Host as part of the Project "School".

The Leo Club "Salerno Host" has strongly committed itself this social year to childhood /adolescents issues and children rights.

In this regard it has been called an auction for a wedding dress kindly offered by a famous Salernitan fashion house. Several people have taken part to the event giving their contribution to the success of the evening. The event has been also attended by the Director of Commerce of the Municipality of Salerno, Alfonso Buonaiuto.

Ernesto De Sio, Chairperson of the "Leo Club Salerno Host", has confirmed, at the end of the evening, the willingness by all members, to dedicate and organize some "services", club activities, aimed to improve and increase development opportunities for the methodology of Mentoring to prevent and contrast school issues and those which are more worrying often causes of social curses. "Helping others and being active and effective part of society. Remembering and reminding that from small gestures come important things" those the word of Ernesto De Sio, who was really enthusiast of the partnership with Mentoring USA/Italy NPO.

Enroll in the educational activity promoted by the program "The City of Law: Together for Legality". The program aims to involve – through charity work – the civil community in a path of growth which wants to promote lifestyles consistent with values of legality and preservation of health.

The project will be attended by youths and adults in paths aimed towards legality utilizing educational modules which develop civic sense and comprehension of juveniles issues with particular attention to the world of addictions.

Courses schedule:

- Training activity regarding issues connected with common drugs. October 21st/22nd at 3.00 (pm) – 6.00 (pm); six hours a day.

- Training activity regarding compulsive eating November 18th/19th 3.00 (pm) – 6.00 (pm); six hours a day

- New addictions December 9th/10that 3 (pm) – 6.00 (pm); six hours a day.

Attached pdf.