World's Largest Celebration of Italian-American Culture and Heritage to be Held on October 8, 2012 NEW YORK, May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mario

Philanthropist and Business Executive to Lead 35,000 Marchers in World's Largest Celebration of Italian American Culture and Heritage October 10, 2011 on Fifth Avenue, Starting at 11:30 AM NEW YORK, July 19, 2011/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Philanthropist and business leader Joseph Plumeri, Chairman and CEO of Willis Group Holdings, will be the Grand Marshal of the 2011 Columbus Day Parade in New York City, Frank Fusaro, President of the Columbus Citizens Foundation announced today.

A dispute over whether Columbus Day is a holiday for California state workers is raising tensions between the state and the employees, union officials say. Service Employees International Union Local 1000, which represents some state workers, has told members to stay home on Columbus Day -- the second Monday of October -- as called for in the union's last contract and the law.

Columbus Citizens Foundation Calls on Americans to be Prepared to Offer Contributions, Goods, and Assistance as Scores Die and Tens of Thousands are Left Homeless NEW YORK, April 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The catastrophic earthquake in Italy this morning that has left an undetermined number of people dead and tens of thousands homeless is a subject of grave concern and sadness for members of the Columbus Citizens Foundation in New York City.

By Will Keck LOS ANGELES -- After shooting more than 175 episodes of TV's top-rated scripted series, you would think CSI's Marg Helgenberger would be perfectly at ease in the Sybil Brand Women's Prison, where she has come to shoot a scene for her show's return April 3.