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Waterbury CT Chapter of Unico National's monthly newsletter. Unico National is the largest Italian American Service Organization. Waterbury is the birthplace of Unico National in 1922
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LETTER FROM PRESIDENT FRANK TRAVISANO
Special points of interest:
Tuesday, June 23rd—End of Year Celebration & Installation of Officers
Charities—Local & National
Dues Reminder
Chapter Updates
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This month I am finishing my third year as President of our Chapter in the last five. The experience has been rewarding as well as challenging. During my first two years as President I initiated the revision of our By-Laws & the Scholarship eligibility rules. This past year we sponsored our first bus trip in years, our first Memorial Mass, as well as experiencing about a 10% growth in membership.
This coming year we will be setting some new parameters for our contributions to local charities as well as sponsoring another bus trip (maybe more!). You will hear more about these in the coming months.
Dues payments for the 2015-2016 UNICO year are coming in at a very good pace. What I find interesting is the number of members who have already sent in their dues but whom I have never seen at a meeting. Your loyalty to UNICO is greatly appreciated, but why not attend a meeting sometime if you have a chance? We would love to see you & who knows, you might wind up having a great time!
Elsewhere in this Newsletter you will read about our next meeting on June 23 at which time we will swear in our officers for the coming year as well as award the designated local charities our donations for the year. It will be an abbreviated meeting. Please join us for an evening of fun & food.
Lastly, I would like to mention that the Mayor for the Day Committee is gearing up for Columbus Day which is less than four months away. Letters will be going out soon to local Italian organizations requesting nominations for Italian Mayor for the Day for 2015. They must be in by August 1st to be eligible. Any member can nominate someone also. The committee members are as follows: Chairman Tom Buzzelli, Dawn Maiorano, Peter Petrarca & Bill Summa, all of whom are holdovers from last year & two new appointees, Bill DeMaida & Clare George.
As you can see the work of our Chapter will continue during the summer months.
I hope to see you all at Vasi's on June 23rd for our last meeting until September. President Travisano passing out
cupcakes to children at The Gathering!
La Dolce Vita
www.waterburyunico.com
www.facebook.com/waterburyunico
Newsletter June 2015
A NOTE FROM OUR FINANCIAL SECRETARY DIANNE MINARDO
The dues billing for FY 15-16 has been sent & a number of
you have already remitted payment. For your convenience, I
will be accepting payment at the meeting on the 23rd at
Vasi’s. If you haven’t paid yet or are unable to attend the
meeting, you can send in your payment to our PO Box.
For those of you that aren’t aware, our Waterbury Chapter
does NOT keep the entire dues we collect. Annually, we
must pay the National UNICO a per capita (assessment) of
$65 for each regular member & $12 for youth members. In addition, each Chapter in CT District
I pays $600 annually to their District Governor to cover part of his/her costs to attend National/
Regional meetings.
Therefore, your prompt remittance of payment is appreciated. Also, if for some reason you are
not renewing your membership, please let me know ASAP so that I can adjust our invoice &
remove the per capita assessment we receive from National.
CHARITIES—LOCAL & NATIONAL The Local Charities Committee, chaired by Guy Russo, met & submitted for Board
Approval the following Charities to receive donations from the Waterbury Chapter:
SAFE HAVEN OF GREATER WATERBURY,
LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF GREATER WATERBURY,
CAROLYN'S PLACE
THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER WATERBURY.
These non-profits will all receive $300 & a representative from each has been invited to attend the June
23rd event at Vasi’s for a formal check presentation. Also, donations were previously made in the
amount of $135 to St. Vincent de Paul Society, $90 to VNA of Watertown and we received an
anonymous donation of $100 that we sent to the Republican-American Campership Fund.
On a national level, we committed the following to UNICO National Charities:
$100—COOLEY’S ANEMIA $200—JIMMY V CANCER RESEARCH
$150—MENTAL HEALTH $100- SCHOLARSHIP
These checks will be presented at the National Convention. We have already sent in $250 to Italian
Studies.
“Every
charitable act
is a stepping
stone toward
heaven”
Henry Ward Beecher
Page 2 Waterbury Ch ap ter o f UN I CO N at i o nal
UPDATES & KUDOS
Effective immediately, it is the responsibility of the Chairperson of any event/committee for photos, etc at their
events. These photos along with the proper text (names & article) will be sent to [email protected] for
review by Vice-President Gelada who will then submit them to the appropriate media outlets. A detailed instruction
sheet will be given to each Chairperson in September outlining the requirements of from ComUNICO & local
newspapers.
Congratulations to Dante Paolino on graduation from UCONN School of Dentistry & to Zachary Keith for receiving
his Bachelor’s Degree from UCONN!!
WANTED: A Newsletter Editor for 2015-2016. Newsletters are sent monthly from August to June. It’s a simple yet
taxing job that requires creativity, MS Word/Publisher skills, the ability to write/develop articles & availability to
attend the Board Meeting. Training is provided. It’s a great way to learn about Chapter happenings & to keep info
flowing!
Nominations for Italian Mayor for the Day are due by August 1st. Candidates should be of Italian-American descent &
have had some type of impact on the Waterbury area community. There is no age or sex requirement & the candidate
does NOT need to be a member of UNICO. Send a brief typed bio & photo (if available) to Tom Buzzelli—38 Old
New England Road—Wolcott, CT 06716. Questions? Need more info? Contact him at [email protected].
We raised $522.50 from our Duck Day Raffle Sales with one of our ticket sales a winner!!!
Chairperson Bob Rinaldi extends his thanks to everyone who sold & purchased tickets. He commented
on how easy a fundraiser this is to operate & remarked that if every member sold only 4 tickets we
could easily raise over $1,000.
CT-I is in need of a District Governor. If you are a former Chapter President & care to serve in
this capacity, please contact Francine Nido at [email protected].
Input is being sought as to how & where our Dinner Meetings are being held this upcoming year.
It’s been over 4 years since we changed locations and President Travisano is seeking input from the
membership to see if a change is needed. No ideas will be discounted. Current suggestions include finding a new
restaurant to hold meetings, varying restaurants monthly, holding dinner meetings every other month, incorporating
“field trips” & more guest speakers, not changing anything at all & changing the agenda around to only include action
items. Nothing has been decided upon & input from ALL MEMBERS is requested. Send your ideas to
Our Chapter served as a fine representation of our Italian heritage at The Gathering between the marching & the
booth. The sale of cookies gave us a profit of $249. We have already planned to sell cookies again next year with a few
minor tweeks & also sell Italian Flags of various sizes. Special thanks to everyone who helped bake, bag & sell the
cookies & to those that marched in the parade, rode on the bus & decorated the booth & bus.
We extend our best wishes to “our own” Francine Nido as she runs for her 3rd Term as National Membership &
Retention Director at the 93rd Annual Convention in Newport Beach, California.
“The more you
praise &
celebrate your
life, the more
there is in life to
celebrate.”
Oprah Winfrey
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Waterbury Chapter of UNICO National
PO Box 933—Waterbury, CT 06721
As a switch from our regular dinner meeting, we are holding an End of Year Celebration/Installation of
Officers for our Chapter on Tuesday, June 23rd at Vasi’s Restaurant on Watertown Avenue in
Waterbury. Cost per person is $25 which includes door prizes, dinner, dessert & complimentary glass of
wine. Doors open at 6:00pm for hors d’ouevres & cash bar. An abbreviated meeting begins promptly at
6:30pm & the buffet will be presented at 6:45pm. In attendance to swear in the Officers & Board of
Directors will be Tom Vaughan of Wethersfield, the current National 2nd Vice President.
The night has been planned for plenty of time for informal discussions, socialization, awards, laughter &
fun! Everyone is encouraged to attend. This is the perfect
opportunity to bring your family, friends & not-yet-members.
In order to provide an accurate count to the restaurant, please RSVP
to Francine at 203.510.0276 or [email protected].
Come celebrate the great work we engaged in this past year!!
END OF YEAR CELEBRATION– INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS
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Monthly Meeting Schedule (Sept-June) Board of Directors – 2nd Tuesday 6:45 pm - Our Lady of Lourdes Church Hall
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