Mrs. Tinnirello was honored on August 28th to participate in the farewell dinner for the Consul General, Thomas Botzios. We are very grateful for all his invaluable support for our Italian language program at Union Ridge School, along with Dr. Marina Lenza, the Director of the Educational Office at the Consulate General of Italy in Chicago. In May 2024, our school signed a three-year Italian exchange program with “Istituto Alessandro Manzoni”, a middle school in Legnano, Milan, Italy. This accomplishment would have not been possible without our joint efforts and shared mission as Italian language and culture ambassadors.