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Friends of FAI<br />

© A. Mesiano<br />

Honorary Chairwoman<br />

Marella Agnelli<br />

International Chairwoman<br />

Bona de’ Frescobaldi*<br />

Chairwoman of Advisory<br />

Trustees<br />

Lynn de Rothschild<br />

Chairwoman of the<br />

Balbianello Circle<br />

Maria Manetti Shrem<br />

Board of Advisory Trustees<br />

Giorgio Armani<br />

Anna Bulgari<br />

Laura Casalis<br />

Giulia Maria Mozzoni Crespi*<br />

Chiara Ferragamo<br />

Audrey Gruss<br />

Gail Hilson<br />

Maria Manetti Shrem<br />

Ann Nitze<br />

Paolo and Henrietta Pellegrini<br />

Marilyn Perry*<br />

Giorgio Poggiani*<br />

Roberta Ritter*<br />

Nancy Rubin<br />

Mariuccia Zerilli Marimò<br />

Board of Directors<br />

President<br />

James M. Carolan<br />

Vice President<br />

Giancarla Berti<br />

Treasurer<br />

Susan Bender<br />

<strong>2011</strong> – A VERY FULL YEAR FOR THE FRIENDS OF FAI<br />

For the Friends of FAI, <strong>2011</strong> was an extremely busy year that resulted in a great deal of success.<br />

The Balbianello Circle’s annual trip saw them visit the Veneto, where they discovered the<br />

breathtaking architecture of Andrea Palladio and were given a sneak preview of the<br />

Villa dei Vescovi, which was restored thanks – at least in part – to the generosity of the Friends<br />

of FAI. Thus far, “Venice & the Palladian Villas” has been the most successful of the Balbianello<br />

Circle’s trips, with 30 people taking part, including a large number of new Friends.<br />

The Trust has decided to put the 2012 donation towards the restoration of the Palazzo e<br />

Torre Campatelli in San Gimignano. In the autumn, the Friends of FAI organised two<br />

events to benefit this project: a shopping evening at the Ferragamo store in Beverly Hills,<br />

and a conference on the artistic and civic history of San Gimignano at the Casa Italiana of New<br />

York University. In September, the President of the Friends of FAI, James Carolan,<br />

participated in a round-table session at the Italian Institute of Culture in New York, together<br />

with journalist Gian Antonio Stella, to discuss the administrative challenges involved in<br />

managing Italy’s cultural heritage.<br />

<strong>2011</strong> was, however, marked by some very sad news for all those who have followed the<br />

development of the Friends of FAI: the passing of Luigi Moscheri, the unforgettable<br />

first President of the Friends of FAI and a member of the Board of Directors of FAI in Italy.<br />

The Friends of FAI remember him warmly as someone who showed quite extraordinary<br />

dedication to the FAI cause, and who did so with great creativity, commitment and<br />

generosity.<br />

Giovanna Loredan Bonetti<br />

Ilaria Borletti Buitoni<br />

Sharleen Cooper Cohen<br />

Vannozza Guicciardini<br />

Alessandra Pellegrini<br />

* Founders<br />

Internationally, FAI benefits<br />

from the input of the “Friends<br />

of FAI”, a group of supporters<br />

based in New York. Its remit<br />

is to organise events and<br />

invite American citizens to<br />

visit Italy and contribute to<br />

safeguarding the country’s<br />

priceless artistic and cultural<br />

heritage.<br />

FAI - Villa del Balbianello, Lenno (Como)<br />

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