Thank you for the links. I'm going to add that page. I understand what you meant by an "umbrella organization." However, many of these groups are notorious for having an entire leadership of white haired men who are not sensitive to the community needs and are unapproachable by those who aren't in their inner circle. Don't get me wrong, I can think of a man who is 67 with lots of energy and positive thinking. I would put that man in any planning group. However, I would like to see younger people, if they're down with our program, assend to the top.
I agree, Da Vinci, Michelangelo, or Marco Polo, were not "Padanians." However, I believe that some new chapter of history is needed.
Perhaps you have already read this. Although there are few Lombards here, there are Ticinese descendants.
http://www.ptreyeslight.com/swiss/swiss.html
JR
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