Febbraio 2016 - Giuseppe Verdi Lodge #2457

Va Pensiero . . .
Giuseppe Verdi Lodge No. 2457 ~ Order Sons of Italy in America
1806B Newport Gap Pike, Wilmington, DE 19808
Website: www.Giuseppeverdilodge2457.org
Facebook: GV Lodge OSIA 2457 Wilmington Delaware
Anno 23 ~ Issue 97
Febbraio 2016
2016 LODGE EVENTS
Contact Pinuccia to reserve for all events at 302-998-6191
Mail payments for to:
Pinuccia Scalora, 4602 Laura Drive, Wilm. DE 19804-4104
GENERAL MEETING: February 8th at 6:30 p.m.
Please join us for our next general meeting as we have some exciting new things planned!
Our bar will be open from 6:30 to 7:10 p.m. while a light dinner is served. The general
meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. After the meeting the bar will re-open with appetizers &
desserts being served. Please bring an appetizer and/or dessert to share. See page 5 for
all of the exciting details!
MIXED BOCCE & SOCIAL ACTIVITIES: Wednesday nights from 7 p.m. on for mixed
social fun with special drink offerings, food, and fun activities. Open to couples too!
Contact Tony Ciotola if you want to help or add to the fun.
ITALIAN CLASS: Saturdays ~ 10 to 11 a.m. A craft demonstration will be led by Kathy
Pelosi for all who are interested from 11 a.m. ~ noon.
BALLO di CARNEVALE with Costume Judging, Italian & Popular Music. Saturday,
February 6th ~ 6 p.m. at the Mendenhall Inn. $55 per person, children $20. 6–7 p.m.
open Bar with wine, beer, soda, water, & antipasto. Dinner is a choice
of Prime Rib, Stuffed Chicken, or Salmon Stuffed with Crab Meat
followed by dancing and music by the ever popular Fulvio. Come in
costume if you wish.
WINE COMPETITION & SCHOLARSHIPk BENEFIT
Saturday, March 12th ~ 6 p.m.
EASTER BUNNY BREAKFAST for Kids & Adults
Saturday, March 19th ~ 10 a.m.
RABBIT NIGHT, has been moved to April 2nd at the club.
DUE TO THE INCLEMENT WEATHER
TOMBOLA (BINGO) NIGHT HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO
Wednesday, February 3rd ~ 6:30p.m. Free admission.
Games of Poker, Belize Dice, Black Jack and
Wheel of Fortune will be played.
Submitted by Donna Marie
Carnevale is the last celebration before lent begins on Ash Wednesday.
Lent has historically been the time before Easter when many
Catholics deprive themselves of something they enjoy. The thought
is to party until you drop and spend the period of Lent recovering.
HISTORY
Celebrations are held all over Italy from Venice and Milan down to the villages and towns of Sicily. The celebration of
Carnevale is the Italian version of Mardi Gras in New Orleans with oranges instead of beads. Many of the biggest celebrations
are on Martedi Grasso or Fat Tuesday.
Carnevale was first celebrated in Venice in 1094 and has been officially
sanctioned in that city since 1296. During the Middle Ages and the
Renaissance Carnevale celebrations were popular throughout Europe.
Today for two weeks public areas around Venice become the showcase for
actors, acrobats and musicians with residents and visitors alike wearing
elaborate masks and elegant costumes.
In Rome, Carnevale gained popularity in the 17th century. Until the 1880’s
Carnevale was celebrated with a rider less horse race down the Via del
Corso. After numerous accidents it was decided this was too dangerous and
the city began celebrating in more traditional ways. One of the largest
in Italy is in Viareggio a city on the Ligurean Sea. celebrations
Carnevale in Viareggio is well-known in Italy with parades being held for the
5 weekends before lent. Viareggio has elaborately decorated floats and people wearing Paper Mache masks that lampoon
politicians and famous people.
In Ivrea, a small town in Piemonte, Carnevale has been around since the 1600’s. The celebrations begin with a masked ball
followed later in the week by the Battaglia delle Arance where people throw 400 tons of oranges. The throwing of the oranges
is an enactment of an uprising by the people against those in power. After all the oranges are thrown the various combatants
sit down to a feast of codfish and polenta.
FUN FACT
Carnevale in Italy was traditionally a period when roles were reversed – men and women, nobility and commoners. Today the
period of Carnevale is a time when people put their daily lives on hold to laugh at themselves, their leaders and their world.
IN THIS EDITION / IN QUESTA EDIZIONE
PAGINA 1: UPCOMING EVENTS
PAGINA 3: ITALIAN HAPPENINGS IN OUR AREA / DID
YOU KNOW / POLENTA NIGHT, A TREAT FOR ALL!
PAGINA 4: GENERAL MEETING NOTES / NEWS
TALK RADIO / NEW MEMBER INSTALLATION
PAGINA 5: GENERAL MEETING NEWS / POLENTA NIGHT
LA MIA PIAZZA PRESENTS ITALIAN FILM SERIES
PAGINA 6: VALENTINES DAY COOKIES / LODGE
OFFICERS & STAFF
PAGINE 7 & 8: BUSINESS ADS
OSIA Prince of Piedmont Lodge 475 Upcoming Events
603 North Lincoln Street, Wilmington, DE 19805
FRIENDS OF ITALIAN
CULTURE
February 21st: Anthony Poppiti
speaks on Women in Roman
Culture.
March 20th: Anthony Riccio of
Westchester, a historian & author,
will discuss his book, Italian
Women in the Work Force.
April 24th: Delphi Opera returns,
Eve Edwards and her colleagues
will perform a concert of favorite
arias. Following intermission we
will enjoy the Pagliacci opera.
For more information contact
Terri Tavani 302-384-8075
901 N. DuPont St.,
Wilm., DE 19806
Founded in 1968 by
Rev. Robert
Balducelli
President
Ciro Poppit,
Vice President
Ron Marcozzi
Treasurer
Lorenzo Pelosi
Board Members
Lina Brown
Kay Gaglione
Henry Gambacorta
James Gambacorta
Kathy Pelosi
Terri Tavani
Anthony Albence
Rita Carnevale
Ann Gilmour
Anthony Poppiti
Sunday, February 7 - Super Bowl Party - $15 per person
PIEDMONT LODGE CELEBRATES 100 YEARS
On April 16th, 2016 the Piedmont Lodge will celebrate its
100th anniversary at the Chase Center on the Riverfront.
The celebration includes an open top shelf bar, appetizers,
and multiple dining stations as well as top flight
entertainment. National OSIA officials and members from
all Delaware Lodges are expected to be in attendance.
The price for the event is $100.00 per person. The Lodge
has purchased an ad of congratulations to be placed in the
event program book. We hope to put together several
tables to show our support. Those interested in attending
should contact Josephine Scalora or Giovanni Maiorano.
Through the Sons of Italy Foundation (SIF) with hundreds of thousands of
family members located in all fifty states and the District of Columbia, the
Order Sons of Italy in America (OSIA) has awarded nearly $59 million
in scholarships to date. In past years, the SIF has offered 10 to 12 merit-based scholarships (National Leadership Grants),
ranging from $4,000 to $25,000, in a nationwide competition. U.S. citizens of Italian descent (at least one Italian or ItalianAmerican grandparent) enrolled in an under-graduate or graduate program at a four-year, accredited academic institution
for the 2016 fall term. Previous SIF scholarship winners are not eligible.
GO TO: https://www.osia.org/students/scholarships.php for all of the information and requirements.
POLENTA NIGHT- A SPECIAL TREAT FOR ALL!
The club hosted its annual Polenta Night to the delight of over 90 people who enjoyed a
delightful Italian tradition. Dinner began with an antipasto of meats and cheese followed
by a garden salad with olives, tomatoes, and peppers in an Italian dressing. The main
courses included both soft and layered polenta with a special meat sauce, freshly
browned sweet sausage, sautéed long hot peppers, and pasta with a special meat and
sausage sauce. A wide selection of sweets was provided by members along with coffee
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eligible. Processing fees for incomplete or late applications will not be refunded.
GIUSEPPE VERDI LODGE GENERAL MEETING
January 11, 2016
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER: 7:30pm
ROLL CALL PRESENT: Giovanni Maiorano, Maria Sacco,
Josephine Scalora, Phyllis Rabolt, Lorenzo Pelosi, Michele
Malvestuto, Vince Colasante, Anthony Ciotola,
Paula
Maiorano. ABSENT: Ruggero Scavina, Antonio Pesce,
Roberto DiMichele. (ABOUT 30 ATTENDEES)
PRAYER, PLEDGE, MISSION STATEMENT
Reading of December minutes. Motion to accept, passed.
TREASURER’S REPORT Scholarship Fund: $5,870.40
Money Market Account:
$19,319.17 Operating Fund:
$4,248.36 Motion made to accept report, passed.
UPCOMING EVENTS: SATURDAY JANUARY 16TH
POLENTA NIGHT 6:00 at the Club $30.00 per person.
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 27TH BINGO/CASINO NIGHT
6:30 P.M. no charge, refreshments will be served.
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 6TH BALLO DI CARNEVALE 6
P.M. $55.00 PER PERSON, CHILDREN $20.00
SATURDAY, APRIL 2ND RABBIT NIGHT at the Club
NEW BUSINESS: In order to encourage a higher attendance at the
monthly meetings, we have proposed the following changes: 1.)
Meeting will start at 6:30, a light meal will be served. Bar will be
open from 6:30 to 7:10. 2.) After the meeting bar will be open,
desserts will be served. We will ask members to donate appetizer
and/or desserts. 3.) We will ask members to volunteer to cook a
meal for the monthly meetings. 4.) Any member can suggest a guest
speaker (limit speaking time to 20 minutes)
Saturday April 16th Prince of Piedmont Lodge will have their 100th
Anniversary Dinner at Chase Center 5:00 p.m. $100.00 per person,
please try to support our other organizations. Thank you card from
family of Elizabeth Capodanno’s family
GOOD OF THE ORDER: Joe Facciolo thanked all the members
for their toy contributions especially Gene Giuliani & Joe Falco for
their assistance in purchasing batteries for children’s toys.
Friends of Italian Culture will feature a guest speaker who will talk
about the founder of Planter’s Peanuts. Everyone is invited to
attend at 3 p.m. on January 17th at Padua Academy
Installation Ceremony Gayle DeAscanis, Nick Delia, Jay Brady
Closing Prayer
New Member Installation
President Giovanni Maiorano and Grand Lodge
President Joe Facciolo along with the lodge
officers presided over the installation of three
new members at the January General Meeting.
The new members were administered the oath
and accepted their lion pins. We welcome
Jay Brady, Gayle DeAscanis,
and NICK DELIA
as our newest brothers and sisters.
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meal will be followed by our meeting and include a speaker or event
featuring Italian culture or community issues. In February our meal
will be prepared by Paula Maiorano. Pete Giorgi, Joseph Giorgi, Jr.,
and Josephine Panariello, two brothers and a sister... a family affair,
will prepare our March meal. In April, Gloria and Alfonso Rogers will
prepare a meal for all attending, and last but not least for our May
General
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Please join us for this new experience.
LA MIA PIAZZA
presents
ITALIAN FILM SERIES
at
Sharpe Auditorium
February 28th at 2 p.m.
L’ultimo bacio
by Gabriele Muccino
James Grove High School
1703 School Lane, Wilmington
(Near Delcastle, H.S.)
April 10th at 2 p.m.
Pranzo di ferragosto
by Gianni Di Gregorio
Go To: http://www.lamiapiazza.org/ to order your tickets.
Clicking on the title of the movie will allow you to purchase your tickets online.
Ticket price - $15.00 (tax deductible) includes hors d'ouevres.
Each movie will be presented by Dr. Gabriella Finizio
Sponsored by: Delaware Commission on Italian Heritage and Culture, Delaware Italian
American Education Association, and Societa' da Vinci
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GIUSEPPE VERDI OFFICERS & STAFF
PRESIDENT: Giovanni Maiorano ~ 302-545-2684
VICE PRESIDENT: Anthony Ciotola ~ 302-235-2131
V.P. SOCIAL ACTIVITIES: Pinuccia ~ 302-998-6191
SECRETARY: Phyllis Rabolt ~ 516-429-0221
TREASURER: Maria Sacco ~ 302-239-9495
ORATOR: Vincent Colasante ~ 302-239-2152
FINANCIAL OFFICER: Roberto DiMichele ~ 302-598-2492
TRUSTEES: Paula Maiorano, Michele Malvestuto, Lorenzo Pelosi, Antonio Pesce, Ruggero Scavina
NEWSLETTER CREATOR: Donna Pesce ~ 302-220-0594
WEBSITE CREATOR: Kathleen Riddell
NEWSLETTER STAFF: Lina Brown, Flora Calabrese, Michele Malvestuto, Kathy Pelosi, Leo Vadala.
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