Remembering Marco
THE EVOLUTION OF THE INITIATIVE
Created in 2013, Remembering Marco is an initiative that was established to celebrate the life and legacy of Annalisa Menin’s late husband Marco Omiccioli whom, like Annalisa, arrived in USA thanks to an internship program that quickly turned into the opportunity of a life time. After a short illness, Marco passed away and Annalisa has since then felt the strong need to keep his story alive by helping students and your entrepreneurs finding and living their American Dream.
The initiative has has had three different phases so far:
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Between 2014 and 2016: Remembering Marco awarded two scholarships to support talented students at Weill Cornell University Hospital in New York City, USA, and at Sant’Orsola Malpidi Hospital in Bologna, Italy within their cancer research.
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From 2017 to 2021: Remembering Marco established an internship program that gave to 5 Italian students the possibility to take part in an internship program at Valentino USA, Inc. for a period of 12 months.
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From 2023, after the Covid Pandemic: Remembering Marco resumed its work and created a Mentorship Program that supports young entrepreneurs around the world. Each year two are selected and mentored with the objective of bringing their projects/companies to the next level.
Last update: May 2025
Sending the elevator back down
A QUOTE THAT BECAME A WAY OF LIFE
“I always thought there was no better thing to show gratitude than to give others the same opportunity we received.
It is called SENDING THE ELEVATOR DOWN and I have made one of them any reasons for living.”
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- Annalisa Menin -
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Sending the elevator back down is a metaphor that encourages individuals who have achieved success in their fiend to assist others in climbing the career ladder.