Introduction

Gemma’s Angels, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to meeting the immediate needs of the poor or those experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of doing so.  Although we can assist persons in need as individuals, our main effort shall be to support organizations dedicated to helping the poor and those experiencing homelessness.

In Loving Memory of Gemma Rose Macchioni

Gemma Rose Macchioni April 21, 1923 - February 28, 2007

Our organization is dedicated to the memory of Gemma Rose Macchioni, our mother, grandmother and friend. Widowed at the age of 40 with five children, she struggled to provide for them while maintaining her dignity and generosity of spirit.

Barely a day went by when she wasn't feeding family, friends or neighbors. Her Italian cooking was legendary. Her pies were well known throughout town and were fed to many, from neighbors to even foreign diplomats.

In addition to her love of cooking and baking, her favorite hobby was crocheting. Just prior to her passing, she hand-crocheted over 100 pairs of slippers for the children of two orphanages in Makiivka, Donetsk, Ukraine, from where two of her grandchildren, Zane and Liana, were adopted.

She is sadly missed by her five children, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Our Board of Directors