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 A.L.M.A. and its history! The
Association A.L.M.A. was founded in Rome
in 1956 by Cardinal FRANCESCO SAVERIO ROBERTI, a native of the Region
Marche. He was born in Pergola, a small town located in the northern province of Pesaro, on July 7th, 1889.
Since the moment he was first transferred to Rome he realized the difficult conditions
the other Marchigiani were living in and he felt
the need for an association that would be capable of helping them
spiritually and physically. But it was only in 1956 that he finally succeeded
in forming the Associazione Lauretana
tra i Marchigiani residing in Rome. It was named after the Virgin of
Loreto, protector of the Region Marche and all the Marchigiani.
A.L M A. in Canada was
founded in November 1976 and on April 22nd 1998 A.L.M.A. was recognized as
an official member of the "Albo Regionale" by the Marche Region and it became:
L'Associazione Regionale
dei Marchigiani
A.L.M.A. CANADA INC.
In 2001 A.L.M.A. CANADA has
as members over 500 families that include children, teenagers, young
people, adults and seniors.
The Board of Directors
is formed by 11 members and they are in charge for two years. Elections
take place every two years and all decisions taken by the Board are made by
majority of the votes. Members can present themselves as candidates for as
many times as they wish and can be re-elected just as many times. The first
president, Giulio Polidori,
who was in charge only for one year, was followed by Domenico
D'Alesio (one term), Avv.
Francesco Ciampini (three terms), Cav. Maria De Grandis Marrelli (four terms) e Camillo
D'Alesio (seven terms: 1996-2007).
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