When ACHA President and Founder, Albert Andy, visited the small Calabrian town of San Giovanni in Fiore in southern Italy he simply wanted to reconnect with family. What happened resulted not only in the beginning of Audia Caring Heritage Association but a commitment to help the people of the region. Southern Italy is rich in history and agriculture but is in need of modern medical equipment. Since making the commitment to assist in improving the quality of life for the residents of Calabria , ACHA has donated over $400,000 in medical equipment including, but not limited to, a GE Hi-Speed Scanner (CT scan), video laparoscope and other diagnostic equipment.

The Pennsylvania and West Virginia chapters of ACHA have joined forces to sponsor a Medical Educational Exchange between the hospital in San Giovanni in Fiore and several hospitals in Southwestern Pennsylvania and West Virginia .

The first phase of this project was to bring four doctors to American to observe new medical procedures that will enable them to better use the equipment purchased by ACHA. Doctors are several local hospitals and medical offices generously opened their doors to the doctors. The physicians who were instrumental in organizing the exchange were Dr. Michael Bonidie, Dr. James Pareso, Dr. Lisa Cibik, Dr. Jack Kraus, Dr. Gary Marano and the late Dr. Anthony DiBartolomeo.

Phase two of the exchange will be for ACHA to send American doctors to Italy along with medical students from West Virginia Medical University to study in the hospitals and provide an opportunity for Italian medical staff to learn need techniques. ACHA has plans to continue the exchange to include laboratory staff and nurses.

ACHA Pennsylvania chapter donated $5,000 to the residents of the East Liberty section of Pittsburgh by establishing a Multi-media Health and Wellness Library for senior citizens at the Vintage House. Dr. Michael Bonidie of Mt. Lebanon thanked the ACHA Trustees at a ribbon cutting ceremony and said, “Many of the elderly who are served by Vintage House have limited reading skills and find medical terminology difficult to understand. Offering videos will allow patients to view the information about how to care for their medical needs after the doctor's visit is over. Instead of a diabetic patient having to read the information telling how to test their blood sugar levels how to care for wounds they can see and hear the person on the video explain it to them.”

The need for improved dental health care prompted ACHA to fund projects at the Health Right Clinic in West Virginia and the Jock Yablonsky Centerville Clinic in Pennsylvania . These clinics will be able to double the number of dental patients due to ACHA funding.

Holiday Angels understand the importance happiness can add to a person's mental health, ACHA provides Christmas baskets to families in crisis through the Washington Women's Shelter and warm sweaters to patients at the Washington County Health Center . Thanks to the generosity of one ACHA supporter we also gave Steelers Football hat to many of the fans living at the health center.

Recently in 2007, ACHA donated dining room tables and chairs to the Washington City Mission's Avis Arbor Women and Children's Shelter so mothers and children would be able to sit and have dinner together and regain some sense of family. The organization also provided folding tables and chairs so theat all residents would be able to celebrate the holidays together. Cookware, window treatments and a vacuum cleaner also were dontated.