From the Evening Times: Six women to be honored by Little Falls WCA
The Women’s Christian Association of Little Falls will honor six women who work to improve the quality of life in the community.
Diane Aulisi, Heidi Camardello, Angela Harris, Rose Noble, Sophia Sokol and Giorgina Talarico will be recognized for their accomplishments and achievements during the fifth annual Women of Distinction breakfast on Wednesday, May 27, at the Knights Inn, Little Falls.
Diane Aulisi, owner of the Little Falls Curves for almost four years, is being honored in the business and industry category.
Aulisi specializes in the wide range of programs and services that Curves, a fitness center designed especially for women, offers, including weight management classes, aerobic exercise and strength training. Aluisi’s expertise allows her to assist in giving women of the community, regardless of their age, size or fitness level, an opportunity at fitness and weight loss in a fun, fast and safe environment.
In addition to being described by her nominators as someone who inspires women at her fitness center to “become a healthier you,†Aulisi also gives back to the community by encouraging Curves members to help support various charitable organizations and causes. Aulisi and her members regularly collect food for the Little Falls Food Pantry, school supplies for local schools and make monetary donations to St. Jude Research Hospital, breast cancer awareness efforts and the MDA’s Helping Jerry’s Kids effort.
Aulisi graduated from SUNY Brockport with a teaching degree and has been substituting in the Little Falls City School District for the past 20 years. Prior to owning the Curves franchise, she spent 10 years as an accountant, secretary and clerk for her father’s business, the Valley Waste Company. She also served as financial secretary for Holy Spirit Polish National Catholic Church for five years.
Aulisi has recently gone back to school and received her Cooper Institute Certificate for successfully completing Curves Club Camp and earning academic credits in the fields of kinesiology and nutrition.
She has lived most of her life in Little Falls and is married to Frederic Aulisi. They have two children, a son Jeffrey and wife Kiera, and a daughter Jennifer, who helps run Curves when she is home from college. They also have two grandchildren, Madisyn, 3, and Nicholas, seven months old.
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Tickets for the 8 to 9:30 a.m. event are $10 and may be purchased from members of the WCA board or at the WCA on Garden Street. No tickets will be sold at the door.
Congratulations and God’s blessings to Diane and to all of the honorees.