A packed house at the Italian Consulate for the first US edition. Lidia Bastianich was awarded, and a great day of sports and wellness was held in Central Park with children and families.
The project, conceived by the Pancrazio Foundation, was attended by Consul General Fabrizio Di Michele, Italian Ambassador to the UN Maurizio Massari, Italian Trade Agency Director Erica Di Giovancarlo, and Italian National Olympic Committee representative Mico Licastro.
New York, [November 16] — After its success in Italy, the Festival of the 5 Colors , conceived by Maria Teresa Carpino, President of the Pancrazio Foundation, has also conquered New York. The first US edition saw extraordinary participation, with a packed hall at the Consulate General of Italy and an impressive day of sports activities and workshops for children and families in the heart of Central Park.
The event, presented at the institutional headquarters of Italy in New York, the Consulate General, saw the presence of the Consul General Fabrizio Di Michele , the Italian Ambassador to the United Nations, Maurizio Massari , the Director of ICE in New York, Erica Di Giovancarlo , and the representative of CONI in the United States, Mico Licastro .
The success of the first New York edition confirms the Festival of the 5 Colors as an innovative model of education, prevention, and cultural engagement. A bridge between Italy and the United States, it speaks to children, families, and communities through the universal themes of food, sport, and well-being. Along with the New York events at the Consulate, Central Park, and workshops at Eataly Flatiron, the project will stop in
Washington , where it will be honored by Ambassador
Marco Peronaci . This initiative integrates the Italian experience in schools with international public events, consolidating the Foundation’s mission: to educate children around the world about a
healthy and conscious life through the
Mediterranean Diet , imagination, and the universal values of friendship, solidarity, and respect.