 Agrigento Sister Cities
"Agrigento Welcomes Tampa"
by Vince J. Pardo, Chairman
Tampa-Agrigento Sister Cities Committee
L’Unione Italiana (The Italian Club of
Tampa, Inc.) formed the Tampa-Agrigento Sister Cities Committee
in 1987. The Committee selected the City of Agrigento as its
Italian Sister City, due to it’s being the capital of the
Sicilian Province of Agrigento, where approximately 90% of
Tampa’s Italian-American trace their roots.
The official affiliation was
approved in August 1991, with the signing of international
documents by Tampa Mayor Sandy Freedman and Agrigento Sindaco
(Mayor) Roberto DiMauro in Tampa, Florida. During the one-week
visit, Sindaco DiMauro arrived in Tampa with other Agrigento
officials, their families and the Sicilian folkloric dance group
Vecchia Gergenti. The visiting delegation met with Tampa and
Hillsborough County officials, toured local public utility
facilities and were hosted at several functions. The Vecchia
Gergenti group conducted several performances in Tampa, each with
overwhelming crowds.
In May 1992, Mayor Freedman
and a 19-member delegation from Tampa visited Agrigento. Sindaco
Leandro Bonaccolta graciously hosted the delegation for 3 days.
The delegation visited local museums and temples, exchanged gifts
with the Agrigento Council and discussed future economic and
cultural exchanges. Several delegations have exchanged visits since that time.
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Tampa Mayor Dick Greco is greeted by
Sindaco (Mayor) Salvatore Mangione and residents of
Alessandria della Rocca, Sicily (1996) |
Tampa-Agrigento Chairman
Vince J. Pardo, Mayor & Mrs. Dick Greco (Tampa) &
Alfonso Belluccia receive gifts from Sindaco (Mayor)
Salvatore Mangione of Allessandria della Rocca
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For the most recent trip photos
click here.
For more information
contact:
Vince J. Pardo, Chairman
Tampa-Agrigento Sister Cities Committee
16901 Cedar Bluff Drive
Tampa, Fl 33618
(813) 908-6440
Fax: (813) 908-8869
Email: pardov@aol.com
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