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La Dolce Vita At Dolci Gelati

La Dolce Vita At Dolci Gelati

The Author with the co-owner of Dolci Gelati Cafe, Anastasia Dellaccio

When visiting Washington, DC with my family last week, we visited the monuments, the Smithsonian, and the Zoo, but there was one place on our travel agenda that I was most looking forward to.  My friend Anastasia had recently opened an artisan Gelato shop in Takoma Park, MD with her husband, Chef Gianluigi Dellaccio (a former Italian champion water polo player!!), and business partner Marcello Minna.  I knew that my gelato loving family would be as enthusiastic as I was to celebrate our Dolce Vita with some Gelato at Dolci Gelati.  It also happened to be the start of  World Immunization Week, and the week of the United Nations Foundation Shot@Life campaign’s digital #BirthdayBash in honor of its first birthday. It seemed the perfect way to kick off the Shot@Life #BirthdayBash week since I had met Anastasia through The United Nations Foundation where she works. When Dolci Gelati decided to add a flavor called “Shot@Life”, where 50 cents per serving will be donated to the Shot@Life Campaign , she had asked us Shot@Life Champions for flavor ideas.  Vanilla/Pistachio Swirl had won out, and I was eager for a taste.

Photo Courtesy of Dolci Gelati

It is times like this that I am grateful to have a big family, in that way I was able try each of their Gelato flavors along with my own!  Don’t worry, although Gelato tastes as rich as ice cream, it only has 1/3 the fat and none of the artificial ingredients, so gelato is a guilt free indulgence.   Dolci Galati was founded in 2006 and is sold at Nationals’ Stadium, restaurants and markets throughout the Washington Metro area such as Whole Foods, Dean & Delluca, and Taylor Gourmet, but the couple was thrilled to open their first storefront this spring.

 “Gianluigi uses an authentic Italian recipe that has been in his family for generations but mixes in local ingredients and exotic flavors to create a modern twist to a traditional Italian favorite.”- Dolci Gelati

Eating my “Shot@Life” flavor Gelato to kick of the #BirthdayBash

It was so much fun to see Anastasia, get to meet  her family, and to hear her husband’s ideas for combining his skill as a trained Pastry Chef  to come up with creative flavors and treats to offer customers.  With Anastasia’s background working for humanitarian causes at the United Nations Foundation it is no surprise that the couple will offer a Social Good flavor each month as a way to support the causes they care about. Our stop at Dolci Gelati was the perfect sweet way to top off a fun visit with family in DC, and to launch into celebrating the first birthday of Shot@Life.

 

For more information about Dolci Gelati you can visit their website , follow Dolci Gelati on twitter and like them on facebook .
Better yet, go visit them in person!

Dolci Gelati is located at 7000 Carroll Avenue, Takoma Park, MD

Happy Birthday Shot@Life! #BirthdayBash

Happy Birthday Shot@Life! #BirthdayBash

Shot@Life’s #BirthdayBash starts today- a 3 day Social Media celebration of Shot@Life’s 1st year!  To celebrate along with us check out the Shot@Life Storify page, the Shot@Life Facebook page , and follow the celebration on Twitter @shotatlife #BirthdayBash!  This week as the world celebrates Global Immunization Week, the Global Vaccine Summit begins today in Abu Dhabi under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayes, the Crown prince of Abu Dhabi, and in partnership with the United nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and Bill gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda gates Foundation.  The Summit will endorse the critical role that vaccines and immunization play in saving lives, and protecting children for a life time.  In conjunction, the United Nations Foundation Shot@Life campaign celebrates its 1st birthday!  Shot@Life is a call to action for Americans towards a global cause, it educates and empowers Americans to advocate for and to donate towards vaccines. Immunization is one of the most cost-effective ways to save the lives of children in developing countries.  Shot@Life aims to decrease vaccine-preventable childhood deaths around the world, and to give every child a shot at a healthy life. I was thrilled to become a Shot@Life Champion this past year and to join this important initiative. Together we can save the lives of 1.5 million children a year, and see the erradication of deadly diseases such as Measles (WHO statistics show measles deaths dropped 71 % in the past decade)  and Polio (we are 99% there!) within our lifetimes.

A few ways that YOU can help to give all children a shot at a healthy life:

1. Global mom relay: http://www.unfoundation.org/globalmomrelay/ Every day from now until May 3rd there will be a new blog post in the Global Mom Relay, and each time you share it over email, FB, or Twitter, Shot@Life gets $5 from the Gates Foundation and Johnson & Johnson. It’s that easy!

2. Sign up for the free Charity Miles app on your mobile device. You select from a number of charities they doante to, and each mile you run, walk, or bike, gets sponsored and your charity gets a little money. Win/Win right?! For example, UN Foundation sponsors my dog walks/runs for Shot@Life, and every 4 miles = 1 polio vaccine!

3. Sign up to support vaccines for kids in developing nations! www.shotatlife.org

4. Follow Shot@Life on Facebook  or Twitter 

5. Donate to my Shot@Life TeamIMMUNITY donation page and help me reach my goal of providing 45 kids immunization against vaccine preventable diseases for life. Just $20 will provide a life worth of vaccines for one child.

6. WATCH The Global Vaccine Summit ONLINE in LIVE-TIME as it begins today in Abu Dhabi under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayes, the Crown prince of Abu Dhabi, and in partnership with the United nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and Bill gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda gates Foundation.  The Summit will endorse the critical role that vaccines and immunization play in saving lives, and protecting children for a life time.