06 May 2024

Eataly & Villa Charities: Culture Meets Culinary Fervour

Villa Charities collaborates with Eataly to help culinary students’ career growth. Are you someone with a passion for culinary arts? Are you crazy for Italian culture? Two renowned Italian brands, the registered charity and non-profit Villa Charities Inc. and Eataly,...
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17 May 2021

Villa Charities: The Italian Community Hub Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary

Acting president and CEO of Villa Charities Marco DeVuono shares his connection to the community hub with a vision of inspiring people to explore the Italian in all of us. Illuminated with green, white and red lights on April 15,...
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13 Aug 2019

Villa Charities – IMPACT: A Dialogue on Art & Memory

Villa Charities will present an original, interactive art installation called IMPACT: A Dialogue on Art & Memory at the Columbus Centre in Toronto from August 12–31, 2019. The exhibit tackles the important topics of Alzheimer’s and dementia by highlighting how...
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20 Jun 2019

13th Annual Villa Charities Giro

Steeped in tradition, Villa Charities’s 13th Annual Giro Cycling Fundraiser tested cyclists’ endurance on three scenic routes through Vaughan, Kleinburg and King City, Ont. Riders at the May 26 event, were treated to a variety of Italian snacks and a...
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07 Jun 2017

Giro Vaughan 2017

Villa Charities raised approximately $100,000 at its 11th annual Giro on Sunday May 28. Considered to be Vaughan’s premium cycling event, Giro takes riders on a captivating journey throughout the city and beyond. The event both commenced and concluded at...
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09 Jun 2014

Villa Charities – Giro 2014

Once again, the community comes together to make the city’s premier cycling event a success In the early morning of  June 1st, on a gorgeous spring day, hundreds of cyclists disembarked from Eagles Nest Golf Club in Vaughan for the...
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11 Apr 2014

Giro d’Vaughan – Villa Charities

It started with a bike ride. Nearly a decade ago on a warm August day, Edward Sorbara was pedalling along the back roads west of Toronto. He was, as he had done a handful of times before, cycling in the...
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18 Jun 2013

Giro 2013

Villa Charities hosted its seventh edition of the Giro cycling event this May 26, 2013. Hopes and energies were high as the occasion brimmed with VIPs, including members of the Giro 2013 committee Jim De Gasperis, honorary co-chair; Silvio Guglietti, co-chair;...
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