ANNUAL NEWSLETTER 2015 SIATISTA ASSOCIATION - USA Chartered 1923 in Bradford, Pa President: Constantine J. Ditsious
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[email protected] Perpetuating the ideals, values, beliefs and loves of our ancestors and parents is perhaps the most moving tribute we can offer – a truly honorable way to immortalize them President’s Corner Dear Members, Friends and Family, WE WANT YOU! It is that time of year again … Our 93rd annual Siatista Association - USA Convention will take place July 18th and 19th. This year’s Convention is pivotal. We are experiencing a lack of participation that threatens the future of this wonderful event and indeed the Association itself. As you will see in more detail later in this newsletter, the Association loses money on the Convention every year and that attendance is critically low. It is only through greater attendance – your attendance – that the Convention will continue. We must face this predicament, and so at this year’s Convention we need to make critical decisions to help prolong or curtail the Convention and the existence of Siatista Association - USA. Therefore, your participation at our gathering and at our annual meeting is crucial. I invite you to join us as we gather again in Dunkirk, NY. Please take this opportunity to partake in a wonderful weekend of fellowship, fun, and heritage. Our membership meeting on Sunday is most important. As always, there will be Bingo and the hot dog roast, followed by dinner and dancing under the tent.