Annual Report 2011 - Fai
Annual Report 2011 - Fai
Annual Report 2011 - Fai
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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 />
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