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Get Well wishes to all members who
may be in ill health. We hope you have a
speedy recovery
Tickets have been selling briskly. Our goal was to sell 200 of them, and we are going to be close to reaching that num-ber, which repre-sents the largest profit we could make for our Lodge on this event. The first drawing for weekly prizes will be on Fri-day, May 9, and the Italian Buffet dinner is going to be on Friday, July 11. Re-member that we are giving away $1,000 in cash prizes!
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COUNCIL MEETING Thursday May 11th 7:00 pm
ASSEMBLY MEETING Thursday May 25th 7:00 P.M.
Official
Newsletter Geneva Lodge 2397
OSIA 31 Prospect Ave.
Geneva, N.Y. 14456 315-781-2242
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May 2017 maggio Editor: Tony DiCostanzo
Dear Brothers, Sisters & Friends of Geneva Lodge,
President’s Message
Lodge News
210 Dinner
The lodge 210 Club drawings began on March 17th and have continued through the month of April with two happy winners each week.
This years 210 Club will conclude on Sat. May 20th with a great hot buffet dinner for all ticket holders. Also, the remaining $500 in drawings will be drawn that evening.
Lodge Scholarships
The Geneva Lodge local scholarship recipients will be selected this month as the application deadline was closed on April 30th.
The recipients will be notified as soon as the selections are made and will re-ceived their awards upon verification of enrollment.
Thanks go out to all the students who applied. They are all most deserving.
Well, the first two months have been busy and exciting for me and the council. We’ve made some changes on our own and others by a vote from the assembly. With a new board come different concepts and objectives. Our goals continue to be for the advancement of our lodge.
Nancy Gregory and Joe Cirencione organized the 9th Annual Lodge Awards Dinner and Presen-tations. Together with a committee of assistants they sold tickets, collected money, purchased trophies, set up, decorated and presided over the occasion. I’m so indebted to them for all they’ve done and continue to do.
Behind the scenes we have a kitchen staff led by Tony DiCostanzo. He coordinates with the organizers and the bar manager Deb Rivera in order for everything to flow smoothly. Tony is also responsible for combining all the ads and creating the program. Ken, Barb and Tom, our office staff worked diligently managing the finan-cial end of the affair and are preparing the final report. A tremendous amount of planning went into this wonderful night.
We honored seven deserving recipients. They’re Father Thomas Mull, Sam Cosentino, Sandy Schading, Mary Jane Melito, Sully Ciancaglini and posthumously Kay Perry and Dominick Davoli. Thank you for commitment to our beloved organization.
Sincerely, Palma
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E-mail……………[email protected]
Celebrating Italian Americans: Cinema and Theatre;
Saluting Italian American Actors and Directors
Italian Heritage & Culture Committee of New York 2017 Poster
(see page 5 for details)
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Grand Lodge $100 Raffle
Geneva Lodge has received an allotment of 20 Grand Lodge $100 Raffle tickets and we are getting down to the last couple of weeks to sell ALL of the tickets we have on hand.
There were a total of 1000 tickets printed, each with a three digit number from 000 - 999. There is a total of $34,500 in cash prizes with a Grand Prize of $20,000. There are an additional eleven prizes ranging from $5000 to $500. The drawings will take place on Sat. June 3rd at the Grand Convention. Call the lodge at 315-781-2242 if you’d like a ticket. We will split tickets also in $20 increments.
1st Prize - $20,000
2nd Prize - $5000
3rd Prize - (2) @ $2000
4th Prize - (3) @ $1000
5th Prize - (5) @ $500
We will have tickets avail-able until May 23rd. Buy your own or get a couple of friends to go in on one. Ya never know …… and the odds are good!
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New Members Two new members were
initiated at the April assem-bly meeting. We welcome: Patricia Telerico and
Patrick McDonald
Weekly 50/50 Drawing The weekly 50/50 drawing
is up to over $400. Don’t be AWOL if your number is
drawn. If you are at the lodge don’t forget to enter
the weekly drawing by stop-ping in the bar area. Need NOT be present to win.
Summer Bocce The lodge has held a sum-mer bocce league on Tues. evening for the past several
summers and would like to continue that activity for our
members and friends who enjoy it. There will be a
meeting for all who are in-terested in playing on Tues.
May 23rd at 6:30 pm in the bar. If there is enough inter-est, play will begin the sec-
ond Tues. in June. This will be an OPEN league where
anyone can play - both members and non-members.
Kids age 12 and older are welcome. Call Tony Di-Costanzo at 315-789-9346 if
you have any questions.
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From The President’s Desk
Friday night dinners have ended successfully due to the efforts of our kitchen workers. I appreciate all the volun-teered hours, it certainly aids in reducing of overhead. We’re up in profits from last year. Tony and all kitchen staff, thank you for your continuous commitment to the success of our lodge.
We are taking estimates for an upgrade in our bar security cameras. The safety of our bartenders, members and pa-trons is of the upmost importance.
The new furnace is installed and again we are warm. This was done through the efforts of Ken Gregory, our treasurer, Tom Quartaro, building and grounds and Michael Os-bourne, a member.
I appreciate (and so do our Bingo Players) all you did to bring this to completion.
We are sending the following delegates to the convention, Sam Cosentino, Shawn Corcoran,
Phyllis Lowry, Tony DiCostanzo, Jamie Kaim Jr. and my-self. Every year we donate to several charities while there. The council will decide on an amount we can afford to give. Here is the list from the NYSOSIA written by them:
The Cooley's Anemia Foundation, Alzheimer's Association and the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism are the three major charities supported by the Order of Sons of Italy in America.
The Cooley's anemia Foundation is dedicated to serving children and young adults afflicted with the genetic blood disease Thalassemia. For further information on the Coo-ley's anemia Foundation (CAF), visit www.thalassemia.org. The Alzheimer's Association is the largest voluntary health organization committed to finding a cure for Alzheimer's and helping those affected by the disease. For further infor-mation on the Alzheimer's Association, visit www.alz.org. The Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism was established by NFL quarterback Doug Flutie and his wife, Laurie, in honor of their son, Doug, Jr. who was diagnosed with au-tism at the age of three. Their primary objective is to pro-vide families with a place to turn when they are in need of support and autism resources. For additional information on the Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism, vis-it www.dougflutiejrfoundation.org.
AHRC, Alzheimer’s Association, Arthritis Foundation,
Boys & Girls Towns of Italy, Bush/Clinton Katrina Fund,
Children’s Inn at NIH, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory,
Coaches for Cancer, Cooley’s Anemia Foundation, Dante
Foundation, Disaster Relief Efforts, Garibaldi Museum,
Gift of Sight, Hope for the Warriors,
Italian Genealogical Group, Italian Hospital Society, Lazio
Earthquake, National Bone Marrow Registry, National Law
Enforcement Officers’ Memorial Fund, Providence Rest
Foundation, September 11th Memorial (9/11 Memorial),
St. Francis Hospital, Special Olympics, Statue of Liberty
and Ellis Island American Immigration Wall of Honor
Foundation, World War II Memorial, Wounded Warrior
Project.
At the May 25th assembly we will choose 4 charities. Bal-lots with 8-10 from which to pick will be available. Lisa Petronio and Louise Lawson signed up for refreshments after the meeting.
Our April Festival meeting was poorly attended. I’m sched-uling another for Wednesday May 17th at 7:00pm. Please try to attend. We need fresh ideas. Maria Cohrs is again chairperson for the cookie booth. She needs bakers. Andrea Augustine will host the cake booth. Donate cakes and cook-ies brothers and sisters. Ask a friend or relative to bake. We will need people in the kitchen the week before the festival. Phyllis Lowry will be in charge of the eggplant concession. Booth chair people are looking for members/friends to work both days. The hours we’re open are approximately 4-10 Friday, August 11th and Saturday the 12th. You can sign up for as few or as many hours as you please. There’s sign-up sheets posted on the wall next to the kitchen.
The 210 weekly drawings have awarded wk. #4 to Jan Cutillo and Tony DiCostanzo, wk. #5 to Yolanda Nicolletti and Bob Rose, wk. #6 for C. Corcoran and Barb Lidestri, wk. #7 were Jim Modera and Bob Lindsay. All 8 winners received $25. Bill Evans received $50 on the extra 5th week drawing. Weeks 8 & 9 will both have two $25 winners. Week 10 we’ll see 4 at $25, 2 winning $50, 1 will be drawn for $100 and the last winner will receive $200. Thank you Joe Cirencione our 210 chairman.
Our new kitchen manager is being trained on how we oper-ate. Tony is easing him into the routine. Nicholas Legott Jr has come to us with a well of knowledge. He will supervise the kitchen and wait staff. Anyone wishing to volunteer to work in the kitchen or dining room please let him or I know. We’re not losing all our regulars. We want/need volunteers too. I am now scheduling all events; I’m availa-ble any time of the day or evening.
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cont. - President’s Desk
It has been suggested that a new cookbook be established. Let’s start by putting recipes in the newsletter. If you’d like to contribute, you may email, regular mail or drop them off to the office. You might see yours in next month’s newsletter. Let’s share our favorite recipes with each other.
Bingo Players have asked for changes in the menu. Start-ing this Sunday May 7th there will be additions made. The kitchen can use volunteers to run register, take counter orders and hand them out. This will free up the cook for preparation. Sully the bingo commissioner can always use substitutes on his teams. If you’re interested, let him or someone in the office know.
This past month we welcomed two more into the lodge they’re Sister Patricia Telerico and Brother Patrick McDonald. I look forward to seeing them both at future events and meetings.
Dr. Joe Rubé our District VIII Trustee recently encour-aged new members to get involved in the lodge. I want to go a step further. EVERYONE, please get involved. The Sons of Italy is the oldest national organization for men and women. In order to promote our culture and heritage we must stay active in our lodge. This takes members. Please, offer a few hours a week, a month or an event. There is something everyone can do.
Celebrating Italian Americans: Cinema and Theatre; Saluting Italian American Actors and Directors
On the occasion of the 150th birth of Luigi Pirandello, master of the dramatic arts, whose philosophical writings are enacted on the stage and screen worldwide, the Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of New York, Inc. chooses its 2017 theme, Celebrating Italian Americans: Cinema and Theatre; Saluting Italian American Actors and Directors. Beginning with Rudolf Valentino's silent films in the 1920's and the ear-ly Italian ethnic theatre in immigrant communities across the United States in the late 1800's to the present day Oscar and Tony winners, the list of Italian Americans in the performing arts is too numerous to mention. During 2017, IHCC-NY, Inc. will highlight some of these accomplished performers and directors of cinema and theatre. During the year, and especially in October's Italian Heritage and Culture Month, there will be film and theatre presentations, symposiums, seminars, a student essay contest, proclamations and tributes to those Italian Americans who have brought us entertain-ment, thought provoking performances and emotional con-nections through their stellar portrayals. In addition, there will be a special recognition, the IHCC-NY's highest honor, the daVinci award, granted to an honoree this year for exem-plary work in the field of cinema and theatre. The IHCC-NY, Inc. is now in its 41st year of promoting, presenting and pre-serving Italian and Italian American culture and heritage in the Tri-State area. The committee of leaders in the Italian and Italian American community continues its year-round cele-bration of an annual theme, which is mirrored by others in their event programming throughout New York and in other cities in America. Joseph Sciame, president/chair of the IHCC-NY, Inc. recently stated: ''We are delighted to offer and sponsor a wide perspective of the talents of so many who need to be read about and known for their respective contri-butions to the cinema and theatre of this country. Italian Americans in cinema and theatre have been stellar'' The pub-lic's interest and support of the committee's educational mate-rials, including theme related posters, bookmarks and book-lets, which are then distributed free to educational and cultur-al institutions, is appreciated. This enables the committee's ongoing education of the general public about the merits of Italian and Italian American culture. For the underwriting of the IHCC-NY's educational materials, which will be noted in the committee's annual calendar of events, donations can be made by check to: IHCC-NY, Inc. and mailed to IHCC-NY, Inc. c/o Joan Migliori, Calandra Institute, 25 W. 43 St., 17th Floor, NY, NY 10036. For additional information, please call, 212-642-2094.
Annual Awards Dinner - April 29, 2017 - Geneva Lodge 2397
Sully Ciancaglini - 2397 Award Sam Cosentino -
President’s Award
President Palma Fratto-Evans
Mary Jane Melito - Garibaldi Award
State Trustee Joe Rube’
Fr. Tom Mull - Amici Award
Sandra Schading - Green, White and Red Award
Maria Cohrs And Margaret Davoli accept the Memorial
Award for Dominick “Mickey” Davoli -
awarded posthumously Catherine “Kay” Perry was also a recipient of a
Memorial Award which is awarded posthumously
More photos from the Awards Dinner
La Gazzetta
Geneva Lodge 2397 Order Sons of Italy in America
31 Prospect Avenue Geneva, New York 14456
Non Profit Org. U. S. POSTAGE
PAID PERMIT NO. 51
Geneva, New York
Geneva Lodge 2397 - Officers President - Palma Fratto-Evans Vice President - Joe Cirencione
IPP - Sam Cosentino Trustees Orator - Patricia Certo Tom Quartaro Rec. Sec. - Beth Clark Phyllis Lowrey Fin. Sec. - Barb Rose Helen Garlick Treasurer - Ken Gregory Nancy Gregory Masters of Eric Lewis Ceremony - Steve Venuti - Vince Bonetti Sentinel - Jeff Morabito Deputy to Geneva Lodge 2397 - Sandy Meleca District VIII Deputy - Tom Meleca District VIII Trustee - Dr. Joe Rube’
Upcoming Lodge Events
BINGO - Every Sunday @ 7:00 pm May 11 Council Mtg. 7:00 pm May 20 210 Club Dinner 7:00 pm May 25 Assembly Mtg. 7:00 pm June 1– 4 State Convention - Callicoon, NY June 8 Council Mtg. 7:00 pm June 22 Assembly Mtg. 7:00 pm
Address Service Requested
President of New York State Grand Lodge
Carolyn Reres
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LIBERTY-EQUALITY-FRATERNITY
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Gloria Ciancaglini Tony DiCostanzo Ramona Constantine Salvano “Sully” Ciancaglini Phyllis Lowrey Mary Jane Melito Mike Cutillo Dan Chelenza Carol Prete Jill Kaim-Sutton Larry Cassell Jamie Kaim, Jr. Robert Taddario Cindy Durso-Woodhams
John “Moon” Iannapollo † Al Liberio † Beverly Gregoria † John Greco Vincentina Salone Joe Perry † Olga Pacil † Jeff Melito † Kay Perry † Humbert “Ham” Riccione † Adeline Moracco Joseph “Jocko” Petrus † Louis Ciancaglini † Ada Cassell John Gregoria
Past Presidents of Geneva Lodge 2397
