Carlo Francescutti

TORONTO - Carlo Francescutti , Managing Partner of HalloweenAndHobby . com , is pleased to announce that starting from the 2016 / 2017 Academic Year his company will offer an Academic Prize of $ 500 to ( one ) First Year student with a major in Italian Studies , at the Department of Languages , Literatures and Linguistics of York University . A Committee will notify applicants of their decision , which will be based on the highest

GPA . Incoming York University Students are encouraged to contact Student Financial Services for more information ( www . sfs . yorku . ca ) or apply through the online portal ( Student Financial Profile ) upon registering for classes . Carlo Francescutti is a York University Alumnus . His company , Francescutti Group , is a start-up and its core business is national and international Retail and Distribution in the industry of Toys and Clothing , through such ventures as TheFun _ and _ games _ estore on eBay and www . HalloweenAndHobby . com . What is truly remarkableis the company ' s mandate of philanthropic activities in the community , locally and globally . In fact , in 2016 Francescutti Group supported a variety of organizations and teams such as : The Eye

Foundation of Canada , Saints Peter and Paul Parish of Mississauga , Saints Martha ' s and Mary ' s Church in Mississauga ; The Mississauga Food Bank , Saint Bishop Ryan High School Robotic ' s Team in Hamilton ; St . Jude Children ' s Research Hospital in the US , and the Alternative House - The Abused and Homeless Children ' s Refuge in the

U . S . “ Our Corporate Giving Program for 2016 was a great success . We love to give back to all those who have given so much for us . Our goal for 2017 is to increase our involvement and support , and by working closely with York University this allows us to meet the first phase of our corporate giving program .” - Carlo Francescutti ,

Managing Partner of HalloweenAndHobby . com . “ We are very happy and excited that Mr . Francescutti has set up this prize for our students who will certainly benefit from his help and generosity . This speaks to Mr . Francescutti ' s philanthropic spirit and the memorable time he had in Italian Studies at York University . As Chair of the Department and a professor in Italian Studies , I would like to express my sincere thanks to Carlo for giving back to York University !” - Dr . Roberta Iannacito- Provenzano , Chair , Department of Languages , Literature and Linguistics , York University . XContact information : Carlo Francescutti , ( cell ) 416-417-2573