Become a Corporate Sponsor for 2026
Dear Local Business Owner,
My name is John Rossetti. I am the Chairman of the 2026 Greater Youngstown Italian Fest.
And our Corporate Sponsor Committee Chairman is Joseph Lenefonte.
This will be our 39th anniversary of the Fest. Our Fest will be held on July 31- Aug 2, 2026 in downtown Youngstown, Ohio, drawing people from the tri-state area.
With support from local businesses, we have been able to donate over $125,000.00 to various charities since moving our Fest back to downtown Youngstown, Ohio. Just some of these local charities are Second Harvest Food Bank, Rich Center for Autism, St. Vincent DePaul Soup Kitchen, Rescue Mission, and Beatitude House. As you can see, all of our money is donated to local charities in the greater Youngstown area thus staying local.
The Italian Heritage Foundation of Youngstown, Inc. (which runs and oversees the Greater Youngstown Italian Fest) is a 501(C)3 nonprofit organization. Scholarships are also awarded to scholars that are/will attend Youngstown State University. These scholarships are provided by private donors and The Italian Heritage Foundation of Youngstown, Inc. (Through your generous contributions and revenue from our yearly Fest.)
Your contributions have been a major reason our Fest has always been a huge success. We appreciate this greatly and hope you will continue to support our causes.
Please consider joining our sponsor family this year. Below is a link to the different levels of sponsorship programs along with a contract. All contracts must be paid by June 25, 2026 in order to ensure that you will be included in all marketing. (Please contact John Rossetti at 330-501-3171 or e-mail at ItalianFest1@gmail.com)
We know that together, we can make the 2026 Fest our best one yet.
Thank you so much for your time, and we hope to hear from you soon.
Sincerely,
John R. Rossetti
Fest Chairman, Trustee
Joseph Lenefonte
Corporate Sponsor Chairman
Nicholas Modarelli
Foundation President, Trustee
Ernie DiRenzo
Foundation Vice President, Trustee
Anna Fabian
Treasurer
Linda Illich
Secretary, Trustee
Mary Armitage
Trustee
Michael DeLucia
Trustee
John Tulio
Trustee
Michael Rossetti
Trustee
Lisa DiTullio D’Onofrio
Trustee