The barbecue and temperature outsidewere smoking at Italian AmbassadorFerdinando Salleo’s residence onAlbemarle Street for the annualfundraising benefit for Children’sHearing and Speech Center which seeksto raise awareness for children with avariety of communication disorders.This year’s event netted $47,000 and isearmarked for the following programs:universal newborn hearing screening,cochlear implants, and new augmentativeand alternative communications.