November, 2013 - The Little Italy Lodge

November 2013 Issue
President’s Message
Dear Brother and Sisters:
October was the month all
about Italian-American! Every
year the U.S. President signs an
executive order designating the
month of October as National
Italian-American Heritage
Month. Coinciding with the
festivities surrounding Columbus
Day, the proclamation is in
recognition of the many
achievements, contributions, and successes of
Americans of Italian descent as well as Italians in
America. Over 5.4 million Italians immigrated to
the United States between 1820 and 1992. Today
there are over 26 million Americans of Italian
descent in the United States, making us the fifth
largest ethnic group. The country was even
named after an Italian, the explorer and
geographer Amerigo Vespucci. So, we are in
great company!
In recognition of all the great ItalianAmericans who have gone before us, the Little
Italy Lodge joined the Italian-American
community in celebrating Columbus Day on
Sunday October 6, 2013 with the great Parade.
Our Columbus Day Float was designed through
the great imagination of fellow lodge member,
Krissy Bilotto. This is Krissy’s second year
representing the Lodge with her hard work.
Krissy, along with the assistance of fellow
members, worked many hours to brining her
creation to life. And what a wonderful
representation this float was of the Little Italy
Lodge. I am so thankful that our Lodge has loyal
and hard working members willing to take the
lead to make our Lodge flourish! Christopher
Columbus opted to ride on the Little Italy Float!
And I must say, our float was the best. Not to
mention the Little Italy Lodge won 1st place! But
you can be the judge!
October was also a busy month for us with
the Ways and Means Committee continuing to
support our fellowship efforts, with Friday Night
Dinners, Bingo, Crab Feast (end of September)
and the Sock Hop. We continue to celebrate
friendship and fraternity through these events. I
encourage all members to join in these
fellowship events by attending or offering your
services to volunteer!
Fraternally,
Sal Spinnato, President
General Membership Meeting
November 12th
Come and join us for the General
Membership Meeting on November 12th.
Have a free lite dinner, drinks with your
friends, and join in the camaraderie.
There is a guaranteed $50 attendance
prize and 50/50 raffle at every meeting.
October 8th’s attendance winner was
Frank Voso and the 50/50 winner was
Marge Mogavero. The Council Meeting is
November 5th .
Cosa C’è Per Cena Venerdì Sera?
What’s for Dinner Friday Night?
November:
1st Shrimp Scampi
8th Chicken Piccata
15th Broccoli Rabe w/ Sausage & Farfalle
Pasta
22nd Linguini with red/ white clam sauce
29th Closed for Thanksgiving
Friday Night Dinner 50/50 Winners
September 20th Bob Taylor
27th Mary Lou Bertazon
October
4th Lorena Clary
11th Joyce Blake
18th Christopher Vitale
25th Chas Schmidt
November 10th Veterans Day
Celebration
Ti Senti Fortunato? Are you feeling lucky?
Please come and try your luck at Bingo on
November 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.
National OSIA Scholarships
The Sons of Italy Foundation of
the Order of Sons of Italy in America
provides scholarships in increments of
$5,000 to $25,000 annually to students of
Italian heritage. SIF offers these awards
for undergraduate as well as graduate
studies in approved four year academic
institutions.
The 2014 competition will initiate
its program in November of this year.
For information regarding these awards,
contact www.osia.org/sif and click on
"Students".
Lodge Travel Calendar …
Viaggiare con Sue
The lodge will host the following trips. Please
contact Sue Spinnato-Walmsley at 443-6913046 or John Kutz at 410-952-2794. All
deposits are non-refundable.
November 9th, The Philadelphia
Premium Outlets /Shady Maple
Smorgasbord cost $65.00, don't wait too
long only a few seats are left.
December 3rd & 4th: New York, New
York....SOLD OUT!!!!
Coming in 2014:
May: Italian Festival in Philadelphia, PA
September: Italian Festival in
Wildwood, NJ
Buon Viaggio e Buon Divertimento!
Celebrate with us from 1pm to 5pm hot buffet
beer wine & soda. No charge for veterans that
are members of the lodge. Please be honest as
we will check on membership. A charge of
$25.00 to all non vets or non members. Veterans
should bring in medals, citations, pictures or
anything they want to display, as there will be a
wall of honor for such exhibits.
November 24th Jersey Boys
Contact Bob and Theresa Taylor for more
information at 410-803-9190.
New Years Eve Celebration at
the Little Italy Lodge
Come and celebrate New Year’s Eve with us on
December 31, 2013 from 8 PM– 1 AM. We will be
serving Appetizers, Hot Buffet, Desserts,
Beer/Wine /Soda and have a Champagne Toast.
Music by Rich Thompson
Tickets are:
$35.00 purchased prior to 12/1/2013
$40.00 purchased on/after 12/1/2013
RSVP Christina Barbieri 410-290-0242
[email protected]
Deepest condolences to the families of:
Barbara Goodman upon
the death of her stepfather and son-in law;
Dawn Bintz upon the
death of her husband;
Mario Pompa upon the
death of his wife; Tony
Montcalmo upon the
death of his sister;
Grace Otterbein upon
the death of her sister and to the family of
Felice Serafini on his death.
Condoglianze
Pray for the return of good health to:
Barbara Goodman, Joyce and Ray Cossentino,
Frank Cossentino and Catherine Ayres.
Rent the Lodge for all your special
occasions…
Birthdays, bereavements, anniversaries,
family reunions or any special event.
We also offer catering.
Please contact Gina and Jeff @ 410-242-2485
A Request from the La Famiglia
Scholarship Fund
As 2013 nears the end and tax time is rapidly
approaching, there are many benefits that happen
when individuals and organizations choose to make
a donation to the La Famiglia Scholarship Fund.
The Fund has been providing scholarships to
students of Italian heritage as they pursue their goal
of obtaining an undergraduate college degree.
(Note- since its inception in 2001, the Fund has
awarded financial aid in the total amount of
$104,000, in 2014, we will award an
additional amount of $12,000). The initial benefit of
a donation is that the Fund is an approved 501/3/c
organization and the donation may be listed as a
charitable donation on both your federal and state
tax return if you itemize your deductions on your tax
return. The secondary benefit centers around the
fact that your donation will allow us to continue
providing these scholarships in the future years. Any
donation will be greatly appreciated by the Lodge's
Scholarship committee as well as the students
who receive these awards. If you would like to
know more about this request, please contact Jerry
Elliott at 410- 561-0199.
If you care to make a donation, please make checks
payable to the La Famiglia Scholarship Fund and
mail to:
Attn: Jerry Elliott
Little Italy Lodge OSIA #2286
905 E. Pratt Street
Baltimore, Md. 21202
Are you a new lodge member?
On January 14, 2014 at our General
Membership Meeting the Little Italy
Lodge will hold a swearing in
ceremony for all new members. The
ceremony will be conducted by some
of our Grand Lodge officers. Please
make an effort to attend. A free lite
dinner will follow.
MEMBERSHIP DUES REMINDERS
Renew Your Membership Now!
2014 Dues should be paid before January 1, 2014
Membership Renewal is $40 per member
(check made payable to: “Little Italy Lodge
#2286”)
Please send it to:
The Little Italy Lodge
904 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Attention: Nancy Barbieri Wolfe, Financial
Secretary/Membership Chair
Remember, if you have not paid your 2013 dues
($40), you must do so before paying 2014 dues.
After December 31, 2013, members with unpaid
2013 dues will need to apply for membership
reinstatement. Contact Nancy Wolfe for details at
[email protected] or leave a message for her
at the Lodge (410-685-3116).
The Vice Presidents Corner
………Grazie per tutti i complimenti regarding my B.O.L.O.s.
and Fig Pie recipe. Many of the membership have “Thank Me”
for writing the V.P. Corner and being informative on my articles.
Many articulated how delicious my Fig Pie was after using the
recipe published in the La Notizia.
Again “Thank You.” To continue with the Figs (until next
season) here’s another recipe I use
for a Fresh Fig Cake.
Fresh Fig Cake
2 cups of figs mashed
2 cups of sugar
¾ cups of shortening
4 eggs
2 cups +2 teaspoons of flour
1 tsp of cinnamon
1 tsp of allspice
1 tsp of baking soda
1 cup of chopped pecans (you can
also add raisins if you want).
Mix together sugar, figs, shortening and eggs. Beat well
and then add flour, cinnamon, allspice, baking soda and pecans.
Pour into a well greased and floured Bundt cake pan. Bake at 350
degrees for 45 minutes. Cool and placed a flat plate on top and
turn the Bundt cake over. Enjoy!
San Martino…Ogni Mosto Diventa Vino!
November 11th is the
feast of Saint
Martin. This feast
commemorates the day
that grape juice
becomes wine. Italians
break open their wine
barrels and taste the
fruits of their labor. To compliment their
new wine they gather together with friends
and roast chestnuts.
November Birthday List: Happy Birthday!
Lodge Members enjoying the Columbus Gala
4th Marco Minnie
7th Joseph Petrella, Lucy Pompa, Susan J.
Whittington
8th Christina Barbieri, Felice Serafini, Lee Imbriano
9th Susann Spinnato-Walmsley, Mary Cardegna,
Connie Collins
11th John Calzone
12th Elizabeth Weaver Concetta Castagna
13th Maureen Chandler, Jason Geigan,
Fred Petrella
14th Albert Blatterman, Francesca Legaluppi
15th Frank Cipolloni
16th Lee D. Barron, John Petti, Ronald Fazio
18th Rosemary Bongiorno
20th Victoria Iannantuono, Luciene E. Votta
23rd John Kutz
25th Dr. Anthony Boccuti, Joanna Gilberto
27th Ronald Fonte
29th Anna Marie Heyman
If we missed your birthday, we apologize. This list is
compiled from the information submitted on your initial
application. Please contact Sue Spinnato-Walmsley to
be added to the birthday list…[email protected]
Pictured above with our President Sal Spinnato are
Domenico Petrucci and his wife. Domenico is the
2013 recipient of the Ameritan Award!
Tanti Auguri Domenico!
November 4th is a day of Remembrance
for Italians…
This day marks the end of WWI for
Italy. It signifies the country becoming
whole as the cities of Trieste and
Trento came under Italian rule as
before they were under Austrian rule.
Finally war against Austria was won. In
remembrance of all those who lost their
lives a laurel wreath is placed at the
tomb of the unknown soldier in Rome by
the President. This monument is known
as “Altare della Patria”.
Little Italy Lodge
905 East Pratt St
Baltimore, Md 21202
November 13th is the feast day of Saint
Francis Xavier Cabrini patron saint of the
immigrants. Please keep
her in your prayers as she
strived to help many Italian
Americans who immigrated
to the U.S. Among her
most notable
accomplishments is
founding the Missionary Sisters of the
Sacred Heart.