(March-June 2015). - NYPD Columbia Association

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COLUMBIA News
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In Civil Service, Inc. and the National Coalition of
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VOL.49, NO. 2
March– June
2015
SINCE 1932
ONLINE ISSUE
Our President’s
Message….
First and foremost, I would like to apologize for the tardiness of this newsletter. We have so much going on in such a short period of time and I wanted to be sure we were able to get the information out to our
members. So I hope you enjoy this double issue. It is filled with many events, photos, and information.
Our Texas Hold’em Tournament was a tremendous success. The hall was filled to capacity and there
were lots of prizes for the winners. Thank you to all of the players who participated and congratulations to all
of our winners. A special thank you to Queens Trustee Mike Mongelli who coordinates this event every year.
Great job Mike by you and your committee.
This year’s A nnual Dinner Dance was held on May 8th at El Caribe in Brooklyn. Our Man-of-the Year
was Inspector Joseph Gallucci of the Counter Terrorism Bureau. Inspector Gallucci has always been a
staunch supporter of this organization and is a well-deserved recipient of this award. Our three Medal of V alor winners were Andrew Dossi (46th Pct), Marc Fontana (70th Pct), and Tony Cuoco (75th Pct). These officers
exhibited courage under some difficult circumstances and were truly deserving of the honor they received.
Our Entrepreneur A ward was bestowed upon Robert Catalano. Robert was truly honored to receive this award
and made a generous donation to our scholarship fund. Thank you Robert for your generosity and support of
this organization. Our Italian-American Achievement Award was given to Vic DiBitetto. Vic is very proud of
his Italian ancestry and was humbled that our organization honored him. He is truly a class act. A very special
thank you goes out to 1st Vice-President Manny Rossi and his committee as well as Sal Ferrante, Steve
Salazer, and Dyanne Marzano of the Journal Committee. You guys did a tremendous job.
Friday, June 12 is our A nnual Golf Outing at Pelham/Split Rock Golf Course. If you haven’t signed
up to play, please contact Dyanne Marzano or Anthony Cesarano. Our Fishing Trip is on Friday, June 26 out
in Freeport. Contact John Passarella and Chris Pizzo for more information. Flyers for both of these events can
be found in this newsletter and online at www.nypdcolumbia.org.
The event every cigar aficionado has been waiting for has finally been scheduled. Our Fifteenth A nniversary Cigar Event will take place on Friday, July 31 at the exclusive, members-only Grand Havana Room.
Tickets for this event will sell out quickly so don’t wait. No tickets will be sold at the door, so be sure to get
your tickets in advance. Don’t get left out!
As you can see, we have quite a few things going on here at Columbia. I want to take this opportunity
to thank the entire Board of Officers for all of the hard work they do to make this organization successful. I
also want to thank our members for being part of this tremendous fraternal organization. Please take the time
to promote our organization and to help recruit new members. I look forward to seeing you at one of our
many upcoming events.
Richard Angeletti
President.
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Columbia Association
Board of Officers
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Hello Columbia,
We are well into 2015 now, we still
have some great events coming up. Please
March—June 2015
wwwnypdcolumbia.org
Executive Board
President
1st Vice President
2nd Vice President
Richard Angeletti
Emanuel Rossi
Kendra Damante
Executive Secretary
Louis J. Balsamo
(718) 845-2201
Treasurer
Anthony Burgio
(212) 741-4851
Recording Secretary
Christopher J. Pizzo
(516) 318-3545
Corresponding Sec
Anthony Quagliariello
(646) 210-9170
Sergeant At Arms
Salvatore Ferrante
(718) 637-4151
Editor
Andrew Carraro
(718) 869-9988
Public Relations
John DelGaudio
(917) 757-1456
check our website for future events. In July
(718) 822-5815
(845) 902-0175
(718) 972-7871
Financial Secretaries
we will be having our 15th annual Cigar
Manhattan
R.J. Coleman
(212) 477-9790
Brooklyn
Michael Spezio
(646) 634-7223
Night. This event will be above and beyond
Queens
Dyanne Marzano
(718) 279-5200
Bronx
Steven Berger
(718) 548-1250
any of our prior years. The Grand Havana
Staten Island
John Peruffo
(718) 815-8608
Retiree's
Nat Infurna
(516) 747-1389
of this event. Our 2015 annual dinner
Manhattan
Anthony Cucuzza
(347) 672-5024
Michael Alfieri
(917) 575-0009
dance was acknowledged as one of our
Manhattan
better if not best of all time. Thank you to
Room is ultra-exclusive venue, so get your
tickets fast we anticipate a complete sellout
Trustees
Manhattan
Sebastiano Bonanno
(646)210-9418
Brooklyn
Raplph Cilento
(646) 773-0712
Brooklyn
Alessio Bono
(347) 538-9161
Brooklyn
John Passarella
(516) 512-7015
Queens
Stephen Salazer
(718) 533-2011
cess. Columbus Day is right around the
Queens
Michael Mongelli
(516) 732-7961
Bronx
Richard Citarella
(718) 292-6161
corner. I call out to all our membership, we
Bronx
Anthony Lombardo
(917) 843-4049
as an organization show our support for
Citywide
Louis Corrente
(718) 670-9721
all who attended and made it such a suc-
Staten Island
our Italian heritage this day. Come out and
Directors & Advisors
march up 5th avenue with us. Don’t forget
Life Member Rep
Phil Rapaci Sr.
(718) 758-4475
to pay your dues if you haven't already.
the President
Travel.
John Martini
718) 848- 1858
Until next time……...
Health
Dr. Brian Mignola
(718) 816-9056
Health
Dr. Joseph J. Ciuffo
(718) 541-8962
Special Assistant to
Phil Panzarella
Legal
Stuart Salles
Legal
James Moschella
(631) 965-7290
(212) 267-9090
(212) 233-3800
Spiritual
DC Msgr. Robert Romano
(646) 610-6472
Andrew Carraro
Spiritual
Msgr. David Cassato
(718) 259-9146
Editor
Anthony Cesarano
(646) 529-4310
Frank Ventura
(212) 610-6910
Past Presidents
Paul DiGiacomo
(212) 587-1000
Giovanni Porcelli
(718) 702-2200
Stephen P. Chiarini
(516) 887-5737
John Bucalo
631) 669- 9023
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Retired Desk
By
NAT
Infurna
Retired members
Financial secretary
MAR/APR ISSUE
MEMBERSHIP as of Apr.30,2015
Retired..............................387
Life..................................1052
Delinquent....................... 68
DELINQUENT MEMBERS:
Daniel Alfieri
James Antario
Vincent Aprea Sr.
Sal Bertocci
Bruce Bovino
Joseph Butta
Peter Calabrese
Joseph Calderera
Thomas Cannella
Sal Carcaterra
Cathleen Casella
Vincent Ciancio
Robert Concilio
Dom Conciatori
Dom Console
Robert Sena
Demetrois Skordas
Pat Testaverde
Lenny Torricelli
Thomas Ulrich
Guy Valastro
John Valenti
Joseph Weibel
Michael Cordaro
Robert Cotumaccio
Joseph Culbert
Vincent Damodio
Lou Delcastello
Dom Digennaro
Anthony Digregorio
Jack Dowd
Vincent Esposito
Charles Ferraro
Ray Foy
Michael Fratangelo
Thomas Fraumeni
Robert Gentile
Gerard Iucci
Phil Repaci Jr
Michael Rosano
Ed Roome
Lou Russell
Thomas Ruskin
Dan Sacco
Joseph Sanfilippo
Joellen Schmalix
Ted Selzter
Robert Jennings
Joseph Larusso
Michael Leto
Ignatius Licato
William Macbride
William Marchello
Keith Maresca
Ed Martello
Anthony Mastandria
Barbara Mcnulty
Michael Morra
John Moore
John Moran
Andrew Nolfo
Lawrence Nunziata
Richard Ornstein
John Paccione
Anthony Padula
Frank Parker
Jerome Parrino
John Picerno
Chris Porcu
Lisa Pues
NEW LIFE MEMBERS as of Dec.31,2015
William Clifford
Paul Galbo
STAY SAFE!!!!!!!!! Until the next time CIAO!!!!!!!!
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March -June 2015
Death Notice
It is with heavy heart and sadness, I announce the loss
of past President Anthony Cesarano’s father Nicola
Cesarano. Mr. Cesarano is photographed here with
Anthony's Mother Maria at their 50th wedding anniversary. Mr. Cesarano was always supporting his son
Anthony and this great organization. We all extend
our deepest sympathies to the Anthony and the
Cesarano family in this time of Loss.
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April General Meeting
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Annual Dinner Dance
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upcoming events
General Meetings
Events
June 23rd, 2015
Sept. 22nd, 2015
Oct. 12th 2015
Nov 24th, 2015
Annual Golf Outing
Friday June 12th
See Flyer Page 11
Annual Fishing Trip
Thursday June 26th
See Flyer Page 10
All meeting are held at the
Italian Charities of America
83-20 Queens Blvd
Elmhurst, NY
*October General Meeting is held Post Columbus Day Parade
15th Annual Cigar Night
Friday July 31st
See Flyer Page 12
Lake George Trip
Sunday August 16th to
Friday August 21st
See Flyer page 8
Columbia Association
Wreath Laying Ceremony
Sunday October 11th
Columbus Circle
Columbus Day Parade
Monday October 12th
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