MARCH 2016 Issue

General Membership
MARCH 2016 Issue
Meeting
A message from the President
Dear Brother and Sisters:
One year has passed and I am beginning the
second year of my term as president. I
want to thank each of you for your
continued support to the lodge and its
members. I continually get excited
when former members are able to come
to our meetings, FND or our events. If
there is someone that has not been seen,
please take the time to invite them back. It
is wonderful to welcome our members new
and old. We have completed the yearly activities
and events calendar. The lodge is getting ready for another
busy year. Planning meetings for the festivals and Columbus
Day celebrations has begun. For our March meeting (3-9-16),
we will have our initiation ceremony for all new members and
install our newly elected Mistress of Ceremony and Trustee. So
if you have not been initiated into the lodge and received your
membership pin, please join us so we can officially welcome
you in the lodge.
2016 Event Calendar
March 6 – St. Leo Ravioli
Dinner
March 8 – Cruise Information
meeting
March 20 – Palm Sunday
Breakfast
April 17 – Bingo
April 24 – Taste of Italy
Scholarship Dinner
May 15 – Bingo
June 4&5 – St. Anthony Festival
June 19 - Bingo
June 25 – Joey & Gina’s Wedding
July 17 – Bingo
July 17 - Grand Lodge Scholarship
Recipient Nite at Ripkin’s
Stadium
August 20 & 21 St. Gabriel’s Festival
August 28 – Grand Lodge Crab
Feast
September 11 – Grand lodge
memorial mass 11:30 mass
September 18 - Bingo
September 25 – Crab Feast
October 16 - Bingo
October 22 – Grand Lodge Gala
October 23 – Sock Hop
November 20 - Bingo
December 9, Children’s
Christmas Party
December 12 – Grand Lodge
Christmas Party
December 18 – Bingo
December 31 -New Year’s Eve
Celebration
It is with great sadness that we have lost our dear members
and wish to send our prayers to the families of Mary Portera,
Frank Terzigni, Fernando (Nando) Posterli and Shirley
Ciarapica. These brothers and sisters of the lodge had such a
huge impact on the membership and committed years of
service to which we are eternally grateful.
Please remember our Council meeting remains on the first
Tuesday of the month and our membership meeting is on the
second Wednesday of the month. Look forward to seeing you
there!!
Fraternally,
Ali Tinelli Sliwka
Lodge President
410-299-1526 | [email protected]
Come and join us for the General Membership Meeting
on Wednesday, March 9th. Have a FREE DINNER,
drinks with your friends, and join in the camaraderie.
There is a guaranteed $50 attendance prize and 50/50
raffle at every meeting.
Council Meeting is March 1st.
Cosa C’è Per Cena Venerdì Sera?
What’s for Dinner Friday Night
March 2016
4th
Oven roasted salmon
11th
Mussels butter & garlic
18th
Vegetable lasagna
25th
Closed
*Note: Menu is subject to change at any time without notice.
Along with our delicious specials we offer the
following Italian favorites every Friday night:
Pasta with two meatballs $11
Pasta Marinara $8
Meatball Sub $6
Caesar Salad with Chicken $9
Small Pasta $3
Whole Pizza: Cheese $8 - Pepperoni $9
Pizza by the Slice: Cheese $1.25 - Pepperoni $1.50
Salad – Large $4 / Small $2
Extra Meatball $1.50
Cannoli $3
Cake/Pie (regular/no sugar added) $2
Coffee- Free
Rent the Lodge for all your special occasions…
Birthdays, bereavements,
anniversaries, family reunions or any
other special event.
Lodge members pay ONLY $300 for
the hall rental
We also offer catering.
Please contact Ali Sliwka
410-299-1526 [email protected]
Do you have email?
If you do please consider receiving the
La Notizia via email and help the lodge
save money. Also, for all change of
addresses or change of email
addresses please contact Nancy
Barberi Wolfe at [email protected].
La Famiglia Scholarship Applications Are Now Available
This year, two $6,000 scholarships to successful applicants will be awarded.
Every member should encourage eligible family members to apply! This is
our investment in the future of our Italian-American youth and our ItalianAmerican heritage!
Please come and try your luck at Bingo Sunday April 17th.
Doors open at 12 noon, the full game package is $10.
Please join us for a day of fun. Food will also be available
for purchase. Cake donations are appreciated.
March’s BINGO is cancelled due to the Palm Sunday
Breakfast
Take a Cruise with the Lodge on Royal Caribbean’s
Grandeur of the Seas to…
Charoltte Amalie, St. Thomas, St John’s, Antigua, Castries, St Lucia,
Basseterre, St Kitts, Nevis, Philipsburg and St. Maarten’s. Leaving
from the Port of Baltimore, January 23rd, 2017- February 4! Rates:
Balcony $2,544.25pp,
Oceanview $1,419.25pp
Large Oceanview $ 1,448.25pp,
Inside $1,208.25pp
Large Inside $1,245.25
Prices based on double occupancy.
Deposit $450pp (900 per cabin double occupancy) and includes
cabin, port charges, taxes, gratuities and travel protection. Contact
Sue Spinnato-Walmsley at [email protected] or at 443-6913046 to reserve your place.
Have Questions about the Upcoming Cruise?
Representatives from both the cruise line and the travel
agency, who are handling the arrangements for our cruise will
join us at the lodge on Tuesday March 8th, at 7pm. This is your
chance to come and ask your questions, and find out all about
this cruise. Please bring a friend, with you.
Criteria for application along with the necessary forms and this year’s essay
question are posted on the Little Italy Lodge website (www.littleitalylodgeosia.org) at the Scholarship tab. It is also available at the Lodge. See the
Scholarship Committee Chair, the Lodge President or any Council member.
Complete packages are due (postmarked) not later than May 1, 2016.
The "Taste of Italy" Dinner
And, mark your calendar for the La Famiglia Scholarship Fund- Raising
Dinner to be held on Sunday, April 24, 2016 (tickets are $60 for members,
$70 for non-members and $600 per table for all)! This is the primary
fundraiser for our Scholarship Program and we need you, our members, to
support this dinner if we are to continue the Program! Besides, we are
preparing for a great meal - and a few surprises. We hope to see you at this
“signature” Lodge event!
Please contact Committee Chair Tony Montcalmo (410-428-7939) or any
Committee or Council Member for more information and/or for tickets.
RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP NOW!
2016 DUES were due before January 1, 2016
If you have not already done so, payment should be sent, as soon as possible, to:
The Little Italy Lodge (#2286)
905 E. Pratt St.
Baltimore, MD 21202
Attn: Nancy Barbieri Wolfe
$40 for renewals, $65 for new members – along with a completed application
(Checks should be made payable to “The Little Italy Lodge (OSIA #2286)”)
(Please note: According to The Lodge By-Laws, “If dues are not paid by April 1st,
the member shall be stricken from the rolls of membership.”)
In addition, please remember that being added to our E-Mail
Notification List (for La Notizia delivery, event announcements and changes,
member death notices, etc.) saves our Lodge significant printing and mailing
expenses. To be added, just contact Nancy Barbieri Wolfe, Membership Chair at
[email protected] or leave a message at the Lodge (410.685.3116)
Knights of Columbus Premium Raffle & Dinner
Sponsored by St. Vincent Pallotti. Raffle tickets are $50 each. Only 200
Tickets will be sold. Cash Prizes:
1st ticket drawn receives $100
50th ticket drawn receives $150
100th ticket drawn receives $200
150th ticket drawn receives $350
200th ticket drawn receives $2,000
Each Ticket holder gets free admission to the St. Patricks Day Themed
Dinner and Drawing to be held at the Little Italy Lodge on Sunday March
13, 2016 from 1-4pm. For more information contact: Francis Blattermann
410-207-7075, Marco Minnie 410-218-6097, Walter Wits 410-869-3536 or
Tony Walmsley 443-943-7524.
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March 19 is NOT ONLY St.
Joseph’s Day but also Father’s
Day in Italy! Buon Onomastico a
tutti quelli che si chiamano
Giuseppe o Giuseppina.
Little Italy Lodge
905 East Pratt St
Baltimore, Md 21202
Please pray for the return of good health to:
Theresa Ferraro, Frank Cimino, Richard Heyman, Bill Hughes,
and Angela Kurek
The Lodge sends deepest
condolences to:
Dominic Ciarapica and family upon the
death of Dominic's wife, Shirley, who passed
away on February 9th.