His: many(.-years of. olganizing..and leadership. led him to found :the iltallanAmerican Federation of theBronx end lowen West"i .In 1966. he. became founder and presidenti ofj the RadioAnnouncers Assoclatonondthis. capacity. he raised funds.to help areas inItaly damaged by earthquakesand floods HeaIo ralsedi funds. so. that ia-. child from- Compantal could get. a. kidney graft. iSalomone also InW ated . a . radioI.. caIpaign in 1 1977 1 agains. Erickson) Day.. Ten.. thousand (I peopleodre.) sponded to his campaign by: sending letters 1o President Carter. Many ItallanAmerlcan politkj clans joinedthe -campaign and EricksorrDay was eliminated..- i! .!..-: V.. . -9 In 1988. atthe.centennial of the Statue. of. Uberty. Salomonecreated a. committee and proposed that Domenico. Scaglione be among. thelmany. immigrants singled out that.yearito receive congressional medals for having made great contributions! to this. country. Originally.it no ItalianAmericans were awarded this honor" butihanks to Salomones activism In organiz4) Ing the community.t Domenico Scaglione and
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