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Check back again for info on our
annual
FALL SOCIAL!
date to be announced
PROMOTION CENTER'S MISSION
Established in January 2010,
the mission of the Promotion Center for Little Italy,
Baltimore is to create a stronger voice for Little Italy as
an entity through consistent communications and promotion;
to conduct promotional and fundraising activities to support
its organizations’ charitable and educational functions; and
to preserve the neighborhood’s ethnicity, beautification and
history.
WHAT do we do?
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Supports and promotes organizations within the neighborhood
by creating promotional material as needed at their request
to meet their missions and increase membership base and
participation. These include the Little Italy Lodge, St.
Leo's parish, Pandola Learning Center, bocce leagues, Little
Italy Business Association, Little Italy Community
Organization, and Little Italy Restaurant Association.
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Promote Little Italy to attract visitors and
to maintain its
culture and heritage within Baltimore
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Generate promotional email campaigns and press releases
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Maintain updated website content
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Produce and distribute Souvenir Walking Map of Little
Italy
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Plan and implement fundraisers
What does
the Promotion Center
accomplish?
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Produced 120,000 Little Italy Walking Maps in three
printings and distributed around Baltimore City and Maryland to
tourist-related venues
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Annually produce printed promotional items, such as magnets,
bookmarks, and stick fans to promote Little Italy's Open Air
Film Fest movie schedule and other neighborhood events
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Purchased giveaway candy for Film Fest movie-goers
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Purchases Little Italy promotional bumper stickers
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Hosts the annual SPRING SOCIAL networking and
fundraising event
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Purchases festival beads to give away during neighborhood's Italian festivals
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Hosts a promotion booth at St. Anthony & St. Gabriele Festivals
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Commissioned artist to create a "Face-in-Hole" board for use
at festivals and summer Film Fest
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Distributes the bi-weekly e-newsletter NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
to over to 4,600 subscribers; sells ad sponsors to cover
cost of email service
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Donated $500
to Baltimore's Columbus Day Commemoration 2011
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Handles communications for Columbus Day Commemoration
such as press releases, parade applications, and letters
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Promotes all Little Italy events through social media
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Purchased supplies and signage to decorate "float" for
Columbus Day Parade; tossed out free festival beads and
free maps to spectators
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Purchases
supplies and assembles 600 candy bags for
St. Leo's Thanksgiving and Christmas homeless dinners (2010,
2011, 2012)
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Donates
children's treats to annual Little Italy Tree Lighting
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Events, highlights,
news and
features about the neighborhood's organizations,
people, businesses,
and all things Italian!
READ IT HERE!
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ARTIST TONY DESALES
MEMORIAL PLAQUE
High & Fawn Sts
BOCCE COURTS
902 Stiles St.
Open to public. Bring balls.
CABARET AT GERMANO'S
jazz, opera, theatre, Broadway
410.752.4515
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
PIAZZA & STATUE
President St
D'ALESANDRO HOUSE
Fawn & Albemarle Sts;
political family’s former
home
HERITAGE WALK marquee
Eastern & Albemarle
historical info on Little Italy
ITALIAN FESTIVALS
Exeter & Stiles Sts
June: Feast of St. Anthony
August: Feast of St. Gabriele
LITTLE ITALY LODGE
Order Sons of Italy
905 E. Pratt St
410.685.3116
MR. RAY'S HOUSE
High & Stiles Sts; Baltimore Centennial
Home; Little Italy
Open Air Film Fest movies are projected from third
floor window
OPEN AIR FILM FESTIVAL
High & Stiles Sts Fridays thru July and August
PANDOLA
LEARNING CENTER
912 Stiles St
Italian language, cooking, and cultural classes
offered during fall and spring semesters
PRESIDENT STREET STATION/
CIVIL WAR MUSEUM
601 President St
443.220.0290
REGINALD F. LEWIS MUSEUM
830 E. Pratt 443.263.1800
ST. LEO THE GREAT
Italian Catholic Church
Exeter & Stiles Sts
410.675.7275
gift shop, historical marker, War Memorial
plaques, tours
STAR-SPANGLED BANNER
FLAG
HOUSE
844 E. Pratt St
410.837.1793
tours, gift shop
STRATFORD UNIVERSITY
Pratt St & Central Ave
410.752.4710
STREET SIGNS - "VIA NANCY D'ALESANDRO PELOSI"
Pratt & Albemarle Sts; and Albemarle St & Eastern
Ave
(politician who grew up in Little Italy)
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