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Thank you for your registration for the Private Live Virtual Tour of Siena, in support of Women's College Hospital Foundation. If you purchased a ticket, you will receive a Zoom event link via email on Friday, May 14, 2021, at the email address you provided during the registration. If you have any questions, please contact us at info@lifestylewithpurpose.org Healthy Wishes to You and Your Loved Ones. LIFESTYLE WITH PURPOSE.
Private Live Virtual Tour of Siena
PRIVATE LIVE VIRTUAL TOUR OF SIENA
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About this event
Join us on Saturday, May 15th for a private live virtual tour of Siena, Italy with Dr. Rocky Ruggiero, in support of Women's College Hospital Foundation.
We will be joined by:
Dr. Rocky Ruggiero Ph.D., Art History Professor, Italian Renaissance Expert and Founder of "Making Art and History Come to Life"
Ms. Sara Byrnell, Vice-President, Philanthropy & Partnerships, Women's College Hospital Foundation
Mr. Owen Tseng, Founder, Lifestyle With Purpose and President & CEO, Quintessentially Canada
Join us on Saturday, May 15th at 10:30am EDT, for a Private Live Virtual Tour of Siena in support of Women’s College Hospital. Sip on your morning caffè while Dr. Rocky Ruggiero takes us on a guided tour of one of Italy’s most picturesque towns, Siena.
Lifestyle with Purpose, in collaboration with Quintessentially Canada, is pleased to invite you for an authentic and inspiring encounter with Siena, with Dr. Rocky Ruggiero, an Art History Professor and Italian Renaissance Expert. This 90-minute experience will take place this coming Saturday, May 15th at 10:30am EDT.
Dr. Ruggiero and his onsite crew will take us on a curated journey of the medieval Tuscan city, commencing at the magnificent gothic Basilica di San Domenico, which houses Siena’s most cherished relic – the head of St. Catherine of Siena. Next, we will walk past the world’s oldest surviving bank founded in 1472 - Monte dei Paschi. We will then continue on to one of Italy’s most striking squares, Piazza del Campo; this UNESCO recognized fan-shaped Piazza, renowned worldwide for its beauty and architectural integrity, is also where the celebrated Palio horse race is held annually. Our private tour will conclude at Duomo di Siena; one of Italy's most majestic cathedrals, featuring an intricate façade of alternating dark green and white marble.
Net proceeds from this event will be benefiting Women’s College Hospital Foundation’s The Emily Stowe Society through the Lifestyle with Purpose Endowment Fund, an annual award that is dedicated to breaking down barriers to careers in the health sciences for women and individuals from underrepresented communities.
Event Access
The live virtual tour will be hosted using Zoom .
You will receive the Zoom access link via email on Friday, May 14th.
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Keynote Speaker
Dr. Rocky Ruggiero
About Dr. Rocky Ruggiero
Rocky Ruggiero has been a professor of Art and Architectural History since 1999. He received his BA from the College of the Holy Cross and a Master of Arts degree from Syracuse University, where he was awarded a prestigious Florence Fellowship in 1996. He furthered his art historical studies at the University of Exeter, UK, where he received a Ph.D. in Art History and Visual Culture. In addition to lecturing for various American universities in Florence, Italy, including Syracuse, Kent State, Vanderbilt, and Boston College, Rocky has starred in various TV documentaries concerning the Italian Renaissance. He recently appeared as an expert witness for NBC News, as well as in the History Channel’s “Engineering an Empire: Da Vinci’s World” and “Museum Secrets: the Uffizi Gallery”, and the recent NatGeo/NOVA PBS program on Brunelleschi’s dome entitled “Great Cathedral Mystery.”
After living in Florence, Italy for 20 years, Rocky and his family moved to East Greenwich, RI, and he now divides his time between the US and Italy. Rocky shares his knowledge and love of Italian art as an academic advisory board member of the non-profit group Friends of Florence and as a frequent collaborator and lecturer for the Friends of the Uffizi Gallery, both of which have provided funds for the restoration of numerous works of art throughout Florence.
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About The Emily Stowe Society
Named in honour of Dr. Emily Stowe, Canada’s first woman doctor and the founder of Women’s College Hospital, The Emily Stowe Society is dedicated to breaking down barriers to careers in health sciences for the brightest young minds in Canada.
With a special focus on encouraging women from diverse backgrounds to start their careers in research and the health sciences, and removing financial barriers for individuals from communities that are severely underrepresented, The Emily Stowe Society has a mission to engage, retain and advance emerging researchers at every stage of their careers.
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About Women’s College Hospital Foundation
Women’s College Hospital Foundation (WCHF) is dedicated to supporting Women's College Hospital as it revolutionizes healthcare. Working together with community members, patients, family members, staff, physicians and volunteers, WCHF raises, manages and invests funds to support the hospital’s current and future priority needs. Over the past decade, WCHF’s donor family of over 33,000 generous individuals, corporate partners and foundations has provided $115 million to change and save the lives of patients and their loved ones.