Wednesday, February 10, 2010

David Silipigno-Working For The Well Being Of The At-Risk Children

David Silipigno is a renowned entrepreneur and philanthropist from Saratoga Springs. He did his studies from Shenendehowa High School and Albany University. He started working at a very young age and by the time he reached at his mid 20's, he had more than 600 employees working for him. He gives his credit of success to his staff as he believes that a person should always be grateful to those who have helped him in his journey to success.

His first business venture was National Financial Corp (NFC), and it was also among those few companies which introduced the concept of call centre towards business. David Silipigno is also the founder and/or consultant of five area businesses, Principal Commercial, First Guarantee Mortgage, Industry Partners Title, Saratoga Venture Capital and Saratoga Studios. He produced the movie 'The Skeptic" under the banner of Saratoga Studios. This movie was released on May 1, 2009 and was appreciated for its combination of horror and thriller.

David Silipigno is the owner of David B. Silipigno Foundation which works for the well being of at-risk children and provides them emotional and social support. It provides financial help on annual basis to various other organizations like the Arthritis Foundation, Saratoga Center for Family, Catholic Charities, Mental Health Foundation, and YMCA of Saratoga which are contributing constantly towards the upliftment of weaker section of society. He also wants to build an ongoing financial resource, as with its help, it would become easier to support more and more service programs that are dedicated to the betterment of the society.

He has been honored many times for his dedication and outstanding services to the community. He was awarded with the "The Spirit of Service" award on March 7, 2009 by John and Christine Colley who had previously chaired The Arthritis Foundation and was also honored by the Albany Academy for Girls. They named a new athletic facility after his name. To know more about David Silipigno and his foundation, browse through http://www.davidbsilipignofoundation.com

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