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Article: New Jersey's Joe Leone Mounts a Relief Effort to Aid the Victims of the 2009 L'Aquila, Italy Earthquake.
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- September 23, 2009
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POINT PLEASANT, N.J., Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Joe Leone Introna of Point Pleasant, New Jersey has initiated a grassroots fund-raising effort to provide relief to the victims of the April 6, 2009 earthquake in L'Aquila, Italy.
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Joe's idea is simple, yet effective. He hangs a large American flag banner in his gourmet Italian specialty markets, located in Point Pleasant and Sea Girt, New Jersey, and invites patrons to make a donation of at least one dollar for the opportunity to sign the banner. This has resulted in Joe personally making two trips to the region to deliver food and supplies, as ...