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Ferragosto Celebration in St Louis Brings Local Media and Hundreds of Italians Together

9/2/2019

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CAMILLO CAETANI
Correspondent, Chicago

​The Italian Community of St Louis has been growing at a rapid pace in the past three years due to strong leadership and a growing economy. In the past decade alone several hundred Italian nationals have relocated to the St Louis area according to reports from the Italian Consulate of Chicago.

On Saturday, August 17, the community along with the St Louis - Bologna Sister Cities and the club Italiano Per Piacere, hosted a celebration of Ferragosto at Shaw Park in the St Louis suburb of Clayton. Over 200 people attended, many of them Italian exchange students and post-docs from local universities such as Washington University and Saint Louis University. Much fun was had by all. 

Many of the participants this year were newcomers to St Louis, a city located in the center of the United States and a hub for the agricultural technology sector. Several young Italian professionals stated that they worked for the Danforth Plant Science Center and Bayer which has just bought out Monsanto. Others came to St Louis as entrepreneurs and have begun their own private businesses such as Giorgio Bucci who is CEO of Arteco Global, an IT company which sells video surveillance software.   

Representatives of two local media outlets, FOX2 News and a local Italian-American newspaper Il Pensiero, were present interviewing members of the Italian community. PURUS VODKA, a sponsor of the event was also present providing Italian inspired cocktails. The company has its headquarters in St Louis while its production remains in the northwest province of Piemonte using water from the Alps to produce a distinguished vodka. 

Italian karaoke was most likely the most memorable highlight of the evening for guests of all ages. Nothing was formal about the event as is the case with any ferragosto party. Coming down from Chicago to St Louis, I was slightly skeptical about how large of an Italian community St Louis could have. Now I'm thinking about moving to the Gateway City.  
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Christopher Cross
9/4/2019 21:47:20

Phenomenal work Mike! What you've done in two years is more than ANYONE has ever done in St Louis. Don't let the haters hate! Just keep on going. We love you !

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Stephanie Earnhardt
9/4/2019 23:45:17

So proud of you Mike! We love you, support you and are thrilled with what you are doing and the passion that you have. There are always those who are jealous and hateful. Don't let them take away your joy. They're not worth your time. Love, your big sis.

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Liz Claybourne
9/16/2019 13:03:01

How can I get more information about the exchange program?

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