COLUMBUS DINNER DANCE

Sister Eunice McCarthy,  Chairperson

COLUMBUS DAY PARADE

Brother Tony Palucci & Sister Jennifer Rubé, Co - Chairpersons

Get out those fancy clothes and brush off those dancing shoes it is time once again for the Christopher Columbus Dinner Dance to be held on October 18, 2008 at the Diplomat Banquet Center

Join us for an elegant evening of celebration and fun. Enjoy a delicious sit-down dinner, dance to live music by the Souvenirs and welcome OSIA NY State President Nancy DiFiore Quinn and First Gent John as our honored guests. 

We are looking for lodge members to help as hosts and hostesses for this event as well as volunteers to help make sure our members that don’t drive have a ride to the event. Tickets are $35 per person.  For more info, call Sister Susan at 334-6641.

SUPER COLOSSAL 50/50 RAFFLE

Sister Susan Berta, Chairperson

SOUVENIR AD BOOK

Board of Directors, Chairpersons

Each year at this time we run the Super Colossal 50/50 raffle selling tickets at $10 each.  We will draw the winner at the Christopher Columbus Dinner Dance. The winner need not be present to win.  Since we began this special raffle several years ago we have given out prize money of $440, $330 and $340.  Not bad for a $10 chance!! 

Watch for more raffle tickets to be mailed to you with the invitation to the Christopher Columbus Dinner Dance.  Remember you can't win it if you’re not in it!!

We need all of our members to help us with this major fund raising project.  Ask the butcher, the hairdresser, the manicurist, the tailor, the accountant....any of the merchants you frequent!  Maybe a son, a daughter, a grandchild, a niece or nephew have a business they would like to promote to those who attend our event. 

Support the ad book by placing your name on our members-only page.  Just send your name as you wish it to appear in the book along with $10 to Susan Berta, 10 Debran Drive, Henrietta New York 14467 or contact Sister Susan at 334-6641 if you need an ad form or have any questions.

CHRISTMAS SHOPPING

www.SonsOfItalyRochester.com

Sister Jennifer Rubé, Chairperson

Please keep the lodge in mind when you do your Christmas shopping this year.  All the Italian Christmas ornaments and other items that we had for sale at the Italian Festivals this summer are now available year-round in our lodge website’s online gift shop.

We also have golf shirts, sweatshirts and baseball caps available with the lodge name embroidered on them.  All are available in black or white and the golf shirts are also available in purple, which is the official color of OSIA.

Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery and order early for Christmas!

The lodge website is getting hits from all over the world!  In the past month we have had people looking at it from Italy, Russia, Brazil and over a dozen US states.  If you have not looked at it recently, please check it out and leave us a note in the guestbook so we know you’ve stopped by.

If you have pictures taken at any lodge events and can email them to us to use online, please send them to information@sonsofitalyrochester.com or send photos to President Joe and we will scan them for the site.

2008 AWARD WINNERS

FESTA ITALIANA 2008

Sister Jennifer Rubé, Chairperson

Woman of the Year

Honorable Gail Donofrio

Entertainers of the Year

Silvano Deritis & Joanne Iacchetta  

of the music group Souvenir

Family of the Year

The DiNolfo Family

Cheryl, Vincent & children 

Life Time Achievement

Olindo & Filomena DiFrancesco

This year’s festival was a great success for the lodge.  With lots of help from our membership we had two exciting weekends.  Between the festival in Geneva and the festival here in Rochester, we raised almost $600 for the lodge scholarship fund.

We’ve already decided that we’d like to do next year’s festival at the IACC in Rochester and will be looking for volunteers again.  Please plan to join us and help to raise money for a very worthy cause.

The lodge members wish to welcome Brother Henry DiNardo back to Rochester as he permanently moves back from Florida.  Brother Henry will make his residence at the Legacy at Willow Pond.  Give him a call to say hello.  Brother Henry we look forward to seeing you at our meetings and upcoming events!!

Italian Carousel with Joe Capogreco, the 40 year-old radio program heard every Sunday on WROC 950 AM is taking a hiatus this Fall to make way for NFL Buffalo Bills 2008 pre-game programming.

On the weeks during the NFL season when the Buffalo Bills are not playing on Sunday (9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 11/16, 12/7, & 12/21), they will be on the air LIVE at their new time 8:00 am until 10:00 am. Archives of previous programs will still be available online at www.italiancarousel.net.

Some of our members have noted that even in Italy they are not hearing traditional Italian music and Italian visitors to Rochester are very impressed with Carosello Italiano so tune in Sunday mornings for a taste of Italy in Rochester.

We proudly announce that we are bringing back the "Papa Tony" Turkey raffle.  This fundraiser was not held last year, but by "popular demand" we are ready to party.  We ask that you and your guests join us Wednesday November 12th at the St. Cecelia Church Community Center.

Starting at 5pm  for social hour, roast beef/chicken dinner served at 6pm.  There will be a Turkey Raffle, and 50/50 also will be a part of the evening fun.  We need to raise monies for the club, and hopefully we can put together at least 50 people to enjoy this evening.  Pat Gambacurto, will perform an accordion/singing and fun show for us at 7pm.   I know you will enjoy her tremendously.

The next general assembly meeting will be held on Thursday September 11th, 2008 at the Casa Italiana located on the Nazareth College Campus at 4245 East Avenue.  The college is located about half a mile from the Village of Pittsford on Route 96/East Avenue.  Enter the campus at the entrance with the traffic light (South Campus Drive). Turn immediately into Parking Lot A on the right as you enter the campus.  On the right you will note the Casa Hispana building and then the Casa Italiana building.  Take the lower walk to the right of the building which leads directly to the meeting room. 

The meeting will begin at 7:00PM sharp and everyone is welcome. 

Please Note: the meeting room is handicapped accessible.

September 11, 2008

General Assembly Meeting 7:00PM - Casa Italiana

October 2, 2008

Board Meeting 7:00PM – Bill Gray’s

October 9, 2008

General Assembly Meeting 7:00PM - Casa Italiana

October 11, 2008

Columbus Day Parade 11:30AM – Tony Palucci, Chairperson

October 18, 2008

Columbus Day Dinner Dance 6:00PM Diplomat Banquet Center

November 6, 2008

Board Meeting 7:00PM – Bill Gray’s

November 12, 2008

Turkey Raffle Dinner 5PM – St Cecelia Community Ctr

December 14, 2008

Lodge Christmas Party TBA – Vazanna’s, Chairpersons