L 'Unione Italiana Celebrating 100 Years In Our Building

May/June 2018 volume 20, issue 3 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome New Members...4 Thank You Volunteers... 16 Thank You Trust Supporters...4 Festa Photos... 17-18 1731 East 7th Avenue Italian Sunday Dinner... 5 Thank You Festa Sponsors... 20 Tampa, 33605 EJ Salcines: 100 Year Article...6-10 Wines of Italy Photos... 22-23 (813) 248-3316 100 Year Celebration Info... 11 Krewe Of Italia Update... 25-27 www.italian-club.org General Consul Visit... 11 CRUSH Happy Hour... 28-29 Course Of Action Gala... 12 From The LAX... 30 Club Office Hours Memorial Day Ceremony/ Mass... 13 Mother's Day Tea... 31 Monday-Friday Milestones... 14-15 Campo Italiano... 32 9:00am-5:00pm Festa Scholarship... 16 Cemetery News... 34 Cemetery Hours Open Daily 8:00am-3:00pm (Located at 26th St. & 24th Ave) MISSION STATEMENT The mission of L?Unione Italiana is to preserve and honor the culture, traditions and heritage of the Italian MAY 2018 Community and to maintain the May 4th Cuatro De Mayo Fiesta @ CRUSH Happy Hour historical facility as a functioning memorial to the May 4th Casino Italiano (http:// italianinvitational.com) working class immigrants. We May 11th Guest Chef Night @ CRUSH Happy Hour will support this mission through the dues and May 12th LAX Presents: Mother's Day Themes N Tea contributions provided by the May 18th May Birthday Celebration @ CRUSH Happy Hour members, their families, May 25th No CRUSH Happy Hour This Week friends, and government. In return we will add value to the May 27th Memorial Day Ceremony & Mass @ IC Cemetery membership by providing social activities, fellowship, JUNE 2018 Italian arts and culture; these June 1st No CRUSH Happy Hour This Week activities will provide for growth and stability in the June 4th-8th LAX Presents: Campo Italiano membership, creating a safe June 8th Guest Chef Night @ CRUSH Happy Hour and comfortable environment for both members and June 15th Special Guest Entertainer @ CRUSH Happy Hour employees. As the oldest June 22nd Special Guest Entertainer @ CRUSH Happy Hour historical leader and the voice June 24th Italian Sunday Dinner @ The Italian Club of the Italian community, we will operate in an environment June 29th June Birthday Celebration @ CRUSH Happy Hour characterized by the highest ethical standards and provide LOOKING AHEAD open and honest September 100 Year Events (details pending)*** communication with the members and the community. October 13th 100 Year Black Tie Gala (details pending)*** December 31st Italian Club New Years Eve Gala NEWSLETTER STAFF Editor, Barbara Denti Pool ***Note: Event details (dates/ times/ specifics) relating to our 100 Year Staff Writer(s), Gilda F. Capitano Celebrations are still being finalized. We will be sharing more Design/ Production, information via email, postal mail, and in the July/ August Newsletter. Mark Stanish, Jr.

2 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT... Ciao A Tutti Italian Club Members, Let me start by thanking all of our members, friends, families, neighbors & sponsors for the hard work and support of Festa Italiana this year. An event like this, that spans 4 full days, takes an army of dedicated volunteers. These volunteers often work behind the scenes, or in the weeks leading up the events, baking cookies, gathering event staff, preparing areas, and so on. - and they often go unrecognized. I want thank you, all of you, for your work in support of the Club - whether at Sal Guagliardo Festa or at any other event. We have a very dedicated group of volun- Board President teers who are always ready, willing, and able to help. Without the sup- Board Of Directors port of volunteers, we wouldnt be able to host many of the events we do. For that, I say "Grazie!" Sal Guagliardo (President), Grace Ippolito (Vice-President), After 20 years of Festa Italiana, our committee recognized the Townsend Belt (Secretary), need for the future sustainability and continued growth of our event. Jay Anthony(Treasurer), Growth requires changes, and there?ll always be areas of improvement Kathy Perez-Dutton, Don Bodie, that accompany change. Please know that we appreciate and hear your Rick Califano, Dennis Costantino comments and feedback about this year?s Festa, and that we will be Jr., Sharon Mangione, Michelle Cardamone, Vince Sinardi, Jamie working diligently to ensure that Festa Italiana 2019 will exceed expec- Granell, Gianna tations. Thank you for your continued support! Tagliarini-Caravella, Sam Manna, The Club has been quite busy over the past couple months, Doug Dallio, and Louis Minardi, Gilda Capitano hosting dozens of events and weddings, and the schedule is not going to stop. We are working hard to show the community what we are ADVISORY BOARD made of, how beautiful our building is, and how strong we are as a Joseph Capitano, Jr. membership. Please remember that members receive a 25% discount Joe Capitano, Sr. on room rentals for events held in the building, whether the event is personal or business related. If you are part of an organization or business looking for space, we would welcome the opportunity. If you have an event in mind, please contact Mark Stanish @ [email protected] to obtain more information. In the coming months, we have several events planned that our members may enjoy. CRUSH Happy Hour has an incredible line up of special guest chefs and entertainers that are very new and unique. The Ladies Auxiliary will host their Annual Mother's Day Theme's N Tea on Saturday, May 12th, which will undoubtedly be a beautiful, sold out event! To close out the month of May, our Cemetery will be hosting a Memorial Day Ceremony & Mass on Sunday, May 27th @ 11:00am. As we head into the month of June, I'd like to remind everyone that the ladies Auxiliary will be hosting Campo Italiano June 4th through the 8th. This summer camp has a focus on Italian culture, traditions, heritage and more. The Club is also going to be hosting "Sunday Dinner" for our members on June 24th. This event will include a delicious homemade dinner buffet, along with drink specials and great camaraderie. This is a perfect event to invite the whole family! Lastly, I'd like to remind everyone that we are working hard on events that will commemorate our 100 Year Celebration. Our committee is working to develop events that not only honor the building, but also bring old traditions to life again, celebrate our rich heritage, and bring the com- munity into the building in new and exciting ways. We have quite a bit in store for you, and we will be communicating everything to you once we have it finalized. Cordialmente, Sal Guagliardo, President

3 Grazie! Supporters Of The "Benvenuto" CULTURAL TRUST TO OUR NEW CLUB MEMBERS DAVINCI ($500 Donation) Christian & Michele Schach & Family Steve & Chris Antinori James Azzarelli Patrick & Cindy Cimino Joseph & Cathe Golf Eugene & Celeste Greco John Montesanno & Cindy Bailey Bennie Lazzara Louis P. DiStefano, Sr. & Family Joseph C. & Jennifer S. Mantione Anthony & Deb Indorato Darryl S. Shaw Nick & Alessandra Cacciatore Gianfranco Nudo BENEFACTOR ($300 Donation) Laurie Rodriguez & Bill Person Dr. Sebastian "Buster" Castellano, Sam C. & Lynn Sharon Adolfi-Callahan Colucci, Deanne L. Cornette, Sal Guagliardo Jr., John Scotelli Jeffrey Lemen, Joseph Nuccio Anthony & Ana Valenti, III & Family Deanne Cornette (Cornette Consulting, LLC) Randy Aldieri PATRON ($200 Donation) Jay P. Anthony, Pat Antinori, Joseph V. Belluccia, We once again have had a successful two months Townsend J. Belt, Marc A. Betts, Francis "Buzz" & of increasing our Membership for our Club. Festa Susan Bruno, Rose Campisi, John Angelo Italiana provided a great opportunity to share Caporice, Angeles Ferlita, Michael Garcia, information about our Club and our membership Edward Giunta, Richard S. Giunta, Mary and Terry opportunities. We signed up 10 new Greco-Smith, John & Marcy Green, A J. Grimaldi memberships at this year's Festa. II, Oscar Dennis Hernandez Jr., Chantal R. Hevia, Paul & Margaret Lombardi, Vincent Pardo, We'd like to thank the volunteers who manned Anthony J. Pedicini