Agonal Rhythm - Sons of Italy

Official
Newsletter
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Lodge News
Nominations
Please take
time to consider holding
an officer position in 2011. A
nominating
committee has
been appointed
and is listed on
page 2. The
nominations
report will be
read at the Jan.
6th assembly
meeting. Further nominations will be
taken off of the
floor.
Early Bird
The Early Bird
Dinner will be
held on Sat.
Jan. 8th for all
you “birds”
New
Officers
who have
paid
their 2011 dues
Congratulations
on or before
to Tom Zeoli,
Dec. 27th.
elected as our
All members
new VP in Noare asked to
vember.
pay their 2011
dues as soon as
possible.
gennaio 2011
Editor: Tony DiCostanzo
President’s Message
Brothers,
G
. reetings everyone!
January is here and has
brought old man winter
along with it. The New
Year has also arrived.
Let us all have a great 2011 throughout the
whole year.
We closed out 2010 and started the new
year by having a great New Years Eve
Party at the lodge. Thank you to IPP Jamie
Kaim for chairing that event. There was
good food, great music, and lots of “cheer”
into the wee hours of Jan. 1st.
Geneva Lodge 2397
OSIA
31 Prospect Ave.
Geneva, N.Y. 14456
315-781-2242
email
btman55@
yahoo.com
ASSEMBLY
MEETING
Thursday
January 6th
7:30 P.M.
COUNCIL
MEETING
THURSDAY
January 20th
7:30 P.M.
Best Wishes to all
members who may
be in ill health.
We hope you have
a speedy recovery.
The Geneva Lodge 2397
Home Corp.
presents
I want to thank all of our members for
your support during 2010. Many helped by
donating their time and talents. Others
Phrase of
the Month
helpedItalian
by attending
events
and fundraisers. Whatever the size of your contribution
“Tutto il mondo e’ paese.”
to the
success of our lodge, I thank you.
We have many events on the calendar in
January, and all of 2011, for both our
“The
world is a
members
andwhole
the community.
Our Early
Bird Dinnerbrotherhood.”
is on Jan. 8th and I hope to
see a big turnout. The 33 Point Pool Party
is on Jan. 23rd.
Agonal Rhythm
Sat. Jan. 29th at 9:00 pm
at the Geneva Lodge
Come hear one of Geneva’s
favorite rock and dance bands
I want to say thank you to Bro. Joe Bruno
for editing our newsletter during the past
two years. It is a big task and time consuming. Nice job Joe!
Ciao for now and Buon Capodanno to all,
Prez BT
Robert “BT” Taddario
Presale $4.00
At the Door $5.00
Drink specials all night
and pizza served
La Gazzetta
State and National
OSIA News
NYSOSIA scholarship applications for 2011 are now available. You can download an
application on the Grand
Lodge website at
www.nysosia.org or call our
lodge office at 315-781-2242
to obtain a copy. The application deadline is March 31,
2011.
National OSIA has announced
the opening of their 2011 National Leadership Grant
competition. Our Geneva
Lodge will have applications
available as of Dec. 1st. You
can read all about these scholarship awards on the national
website at www.osia.org. The
application deadline is Feb. 28,
2011. Call our lodge office for
more details and to get an application.
The Geneva Lodge 2397 local
lodge scholarship applications
will be available starting on
Jan. 10, 2011. You may stop at
the lodge to pick one up or call
to have it mailed to you. All
children or grandchildren of
our members are eligible to
apply for these awards. The
application deadline is March
31, 2011.
page 2
From the Editor
You may have noticed a change in
editors of La Gazzetta on page one. Bro.
Joe Bruno, who has been our editor for
the past two years, has resigned from
that assignment due to an increasing
work load in his many private enterprises. The lodge is very grateful to Joe
for his service as editor and the many
other aspects of the lodge he has participated in since becoming a member.
As the former editor I have agreed to
take over the newsletter once again. I
invite any member who would like to
contribute an article or other information pertinent to our lodge to contact me.
I will try to accommodate your submissions as space allows. Like everything
else involving our lodge, this is YOUR
newsletter. I’m just the facilitator. Let
me know how we can make it better.
Tony DiCostanzo
To all of
our OSIA
Brothers
and Sisters
From the
President’s Desk
Over 150 members, children, and guests were on
hand to enjoy our annual
Breakfast with Santa on
Dec. 11th. Each child received a gift from Santa,
courtesy of Rich and Debi
Bixby, owners of the
Bixby Home Adult Care
Facility, located in Interlaken, NY.
Many thanks go out to
Sam Cosentino and his
committee, our kitchen
staff, and the Guererri family for all they did to make
this event possible.
Lodge members and guests
were treated to another
great holiday concert on
Dec. 5th, performed by the
Southern Tier All Star Jazz
Band. As always with the
STASJB, the music was
terrific and the dancers had
a great time. Fans of the
STASJB can catch them
again on April 3rd at the
Ramada Inn in Geneva.
Nominating Committee:
2011
Francis ―Chico‖ Moracco
Wilson ―Corky‖ DeYulio
Joe Laurenza
Tony Sabatine
Steve Knittle
Contact Chico Moracco
at 315-789-6779
La Gazzetta
page 3
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La Gazzetta
page 4
Italian Lessons – with John W. Yannotti
General Responses
Types of persons in Italian
Yes - Si
No - No
Man (il uomo ) - oo-o-mo
Greetings
Hello - Salve
Woman (la donna) - doo-na
Good morning - Buongiorno
Good evening - Buonasera
We all start off as (bambini) plural of bambino
Good Night - Buonanotte
Hi / Goodbye - Ciao
See you soon - A presto
We become (figli) - children,
pronounced fi-lee
Etiquette
Please - Per favore
Thank you - Grazie
And finally an ADULTO
Excuse me - Mi scusi
Ciao from Giovanni
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Learn the Italian National Anthem; meet your lodge officers;
find out what activities we have throughout the year;
view photos from recent lodge events; see upcoming events;
learn to make wine; find links to our State and National websites;
hear Italian music and view select videos
Send us your comments on what you’d like to see on our website.
La Gazzetta
QUICK SHOTS
Home Corp. News
Monday Fry Nights have
come to an end on Dec.
27th. We hope you have
enjoyed the wings and
other great fried foods
coming out of our kitchen.
Many thanks go out to
Jamie Kaim and Jill
Woodhams for keeping
this activity going over the
past four months.
Look for some other special events in our bar &
lounge in the coming
months.
Our 33 Point Pool Party
will take place on Sun.
Jan 23rd . Start time is
TBA. All pool participants
may attend. Food and
drink provided free of
charge to pool participants only.
*** LIVE BAND ***
Jan. 29th
9 pm - 1 am
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Club Rental
If you need to book the club for
any functions contact Jamie
Kaim. The winter 2011 dates are
filling up fast.
Call 781-2242 or 651-0904
BINGO
We are looking for a new members to help out once a month
with bingo. This is the
lodges’ largest fundraiser and
essential to keeping our Lodge
running. Show up any Sunday
afternoon by 2 pm if you can
help.
GAIL Lodge 210 Club
Our sisters of the GAIL Lodge
will be starting their annual 210
Club in January. Ten weeks at
$2.00 per/wk or $20 total will
buy you a ticket. Win cash prizes
each week ($1000 total) and get
a great dinner on the tenth
week. See Pres. Jill Woodhams,
Pam DiCostanzo, or any GAIL
officer to purchase a ticket. Let’s
show our support for our GAIL
sisters.
Agonal Rhythm
Come on out to see
these local rockers and
bring your dancing’
shoes
*Part of the proceeds
will go to charity
Lenten Fish Dinners
Easter comes a little later this
year. Fish dinners will start on
Fri. March 11th and run each
Friday through April 22nd.
Hope to see many of you there.
Website
You can now read La
Gazzetta every month on
our lodge website. Just go
to the Home Page on our
website: http://
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Super $6750
Bingo
You and your friends can
win some big cash prizes
at our annual Super
$6750 Bingo session on
Feb. 6th at 2:00 pm.
There will be three $1000
games during this bingo
session. Join us for bingo
and stay for the Super
Bowl Party afterwards out
in the bar.
Bingo Workers
Appreciation
Dinner
The lodge will hold our
first bingo workers dinner
of 2011 on Fri. Feb. 11th.
All workers, along with
one guest, are invited to
attend the dinner at 7:00
pm. This is our way of
saying “thank you” to all
volunteers who support
this important fundraiser.
La Gazzetta
Upcoming Lodge Events
BINGO - Every Sunday @ 2:00 pm
Every Friday - Happy Hour
Dec. 31
Jan. 8
Jan. 23
Jan. 29
Feb. 6
Feb. 6
Feb. 11
Feb. 12
New Years Eve Party
Early Bird Dinner
33 Pt. Pool Party
Band - ―Agonal Rhythm‖
Super $6750 Bingo
Super Bowl Party
Bingo Workers Appreciation
Dinner
Valentine’s Day Bash
President of New York State Grand Lodge
Salvatore Lanzilotta
———————————————————LIBERTY-EQUALITY-FRATERNITY
Geneva Lodge 2397 - Officers
President - Robert L. Taddario
Vice President - Thomas Zeoli
IPP
- Jamie J. Kaim, Jr.
Trustees
Orator
- John Gregoria
Avis Marino
Rec. Sec. - John W. Yannotti
Sam Cosentino Jr.
Fin. Sec. - Richard Goldstone
Paul Williams
Treasurer - Shawn Corcoran
Tom Quartaro
Masters of
Joseph R. Bruno
Ceremony - Tony Idoni
- Frank Guererri Sr.
Sentinel - Drew Davie
Deputy to Geneva Lodge 2397 - Carol Prete
District VIII Deputy
- Anthony DiCostanzo
District VIII Trustee
- Joseph Berta
Past Presidents of Geneva Lodge 2397
John “Moon” Iannapollo †
Louis Ciancaglini
Al Liberio
John Gregoria
John Greco
Tony DiCostanzo
Joe Perry
Salvano “Sully” Ciancaglini
Jeff Melito †
Mike Cutillo
Humbert “Ham” Riccione †
Dan Chelenza
Joseph “Jocko” Petrus †
Larry Cassell
Jamie J. Kaim Jr.
Address Service Requested
31 Prospect Avenue
Geneva, New York 14456
Geneva Lodge 2397
Order Sons of Italy in America
Non Profit Org.
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Geneva, New York