Sal Dimiceli is a

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businessman from

Lake Geneva, Wisconsin Lake Geneva is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located in Walworth County and situated on Geneva Lake, it is home to an estimated 8,105 people as of 2019, up from 7,651 at the 2010 census. It is located about 40 miles southwest of Milwa ...

who writes a

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on charity for th
Lake Geneva Regional News
Dimiceli's column, "The Time is Now to Help," has been likened to "a '

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' for the down and out", but is perhaps more akin to the

Percy Ross Percy Ross (November 22, 1916 – November 14, 2001) was an American multi-millionaire. He arrived in St. Louis Park, Minnesota around 1946–1947. He was associated with Ross and Ross Auctioneers. In 1959 he purchased a company called Poly-Tech, ...

column, ''Thanks a Million''. The column features letters from people in economic distress; Dimiceli selects families to visit, stocks their refrigerator, pays off their outstanding utility bills, and then provides the family with some financial counseling to help them avoid such difficulties in the future. Dimiceli's work has been featured in national media, and he was named a "

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