WWW.QNS.COM RIDGEWOOD TIMES DECEMBER 19, 2019 3
Middle Village’s Kiwanis Club gives
$3,500 in scholarships and donations
BY ANGÉLICA ACEVEDO
AACEVEDO@SCHNEPSMEDIA.COM
@QNS
Middle Village’s Kiwanis Club gathered for an intimate
yet lively dinner at Villa Erasmo restaurant on Dec.
12 to celebrate the installation of new members and
offi cers, such as new President Peter Zacchea, Esq., and present
donations and a scholarship for the community.
According to Al Gentile, who served as the president of
the Kiwanis Club for eight years, club raised more than
$7,000 at a recent fundraiser. In alignment with the Kiwanis
Club’s mission of improving the lives of kids in their community,
Gentile presented three donations that evening:
$1,000 for St. Mary’s Hospital for Children, $1,000 for St.
Jude Children’s Hospital and a $1,500 scholarship for 13-
year-old Chiara Pullara.
Those in attendance gave Pullara, who attends P.S. 113,
a standing ovation after Gentile revealed her impressive
school resume, which includes a 99.4 percent grade point
average, and her willingness to help and take charge during
some of the Kiwanis Club’s fundraisers. Pullara, who
hopes to attend Archbishop Molloy High School next fall,
also dreams of becoming a pediatric surgeon, which Gentile
believes makes her an exemplary community member.
With 17 Kiwanis Clubs throughout Queens, Zacchea believes
Middle Village’s Kiwanis — which began in 2011 and
is one of the smallest, with 14 members — stands out for its
ability to fundraise. “We flourished under Al’s leadership,”
Zacchea said.
From the left, top row: Margaret Schmerwitz, Patti Armano, Jennifer Rizzo, Diane
Marzuillo, Dorothy Lancaster, Pete Zacchea, Esq., Al Gentile, Bianca Charon, Vincent
Armano, Dave Pastorini, Ida Como Esq., and Giovanni Silvagni, Esq. are all members of
Maspeth’s Kiwanis Club. Photo: Angélica Acevedo/QNS
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