Leonardo DaVinci Lodge #2992 Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America NOTIZIE DaVINCI - VIEWS AND NEWS HONORING OUR HERITAGE - SHARING OUR CULTURE Volume 3, Issue 3/4 – March/April 2019 Website: www.osiaazdavinci.org PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Leonardo DaVinci Lodge #2992 BUONA PASQUA! Happy Easter from your Leonardo DaVinci Family! Executive Officers: Ciao Fratelli e Sorelle, President Marie Chiaramonte Auguro a tutti una Buona Santa Pasqua. I wish you and your family Vice President Jim Bolduc a very Happy Blessed Easter. Immediate Past President Nick Battaglia Our first General Meeting with the newly elected Past President Antoinette Trifiro Board went very well. I was pleased that we had Recording Secretary. Dawn Maisano such great participation during our discussions on Financial Secretary George Bruno “New Business”. Great ideas were given, and the Treasurer Paula Pitruzzello Orator Cathy Quagliata Board will discuss them all. Thank you for your Meetings: suggestions and participation…it was great! Executive Council We had several guests as well as 3 new membership applications, Denny’s Restaurant which were approved. We initiated 5 new members. Welcome to 5161 Thunderbird Road Leonardo DaVinci: Palma and Bill Lohmeyer, David and Fran Wallin, Glendale, AZ 85306 and Mamie La Spisa. 1st Tuesday of each month 6 PM Dinner. 7PM Meeting. Our guest speaker this month was Pastor Joe Eriques who spoke to General Meeting us about Heart for the City. A nonprofit organization that helps inner Ironworks Restaurant city kids. They also have a coffee shop called Java Grounds (at Bell Air Golf Course) 17233 N. 45th Avenue located at 83rd and Deer Valley and all the proceeds goes to Glendale, AZ 85308 help with programs for the children. A worthwhile organization. 2nd Sunday of each month 2 PM We continue to strive not only to do things for our members, but also for our Community. I cannot thank our members and friends Contact: Marie Chiaramonte enough for the valiant efforts to sell raffle tickets, and event tickets [email protected] to help accomplish our goal of $4,000.00 for our Veterans Fundraiser Gala on April 27, 2019. We are doing great, but still have a way to Newsletter: go. Your continued efforts are invaluable in making this goal a Editor Shirley Gotelli reality. We have only 14 meal tickets sold for the Gala --- please Co-Editor Dawn Maisano consider purchasing your ticket by April 7. Antoinette Trifiro If you have not attended our meetings lately, please come and join us and enjoy the in-house-activities and let us know how you like our new format. I look forward to seeing you at our next meeting on Sunday, April 7th at 2:00 p.m. Fraternally, Marie Chiaramonte, President Page !2 NOTIZIE DaVINCI March/April 2019 Items of Note From Your Lodge Upcoming Events At A Glance •Pastor Joe Eriquez spoke at the March meeting about his non- profit organization called Heart For The City. They work with at- Sicily DVD Screening Mar. 30 risk youths to help raise up a new generation. Not just through sports, or education, or mentoring, or job training—but, a April Council Mtg. Apr. 5 program that breaks down the walls in all of these dimensions. He's based in the West Valley and owns Java Grounds coffee April General Mtg. Apr. 7 shops in Peoria on 83rd & Deer Valley and their new location at the Peoria City Hall, where kids work and learn on the job Veteran’s Fundraiser Apr. 27 training. How can we help? We can help donate $5-$7 gifts at Christmas, where he collects over 1,000 small gifts for the children. •Soldiers Best Friend Gala will be on April 27 at AZ Broadway Happy Birthday, Members !! Theater. Gift basket items need to be brought to the next general meeting on April 7th. Also, any raffle ticket money for March 1 Nick Battaglia the event, please bring to the meeting. March 30 Patricia Ann Schmidt •Newly Initiated members at the March Meeting were Palma & (Valentino) Bill Lohmeyer, Francine & David Wallin, and Mamie La Spisa April 2 Shirley Gotelli April 3 Gayle Bruno •Events going on around the West Valley or close by: April 4 Julianne Stauffer April 5 Marie Pansera •April 4: Ventana Lakes Italian Club Spring Fling. 6 PM. $20 April 7 Evelyn Cardone Admission. Includes dinner catered by Portofino: Chicken April 19 Raymond Vivola Parmigiana, pasta, salad bread, dessert, coffee, tea & BYOB. entertainment by Pizzazz Duo. Deadline for reservations: March 31. Call Jan Galluzzo at 602-695-2650. Be sure to check out the •April 6: Dog Days of Glendale - Celebrate our four-legged DaVinci website at friends at Murphy Park, Downtown Glendale. Vendors, dogs for www.osiaazdavinci.org adoption, food and activities. 8am-12pm. View our Facebook page at • April 14: Ghost Light Theater presents The Glass Menagerie by Sons of Italy – Leonardo Tennessee Williams, www.ghostlightaz.com. DaVinci Lodge OSIA@2992 •April 15: West Valley Arts Public Bus Tour - Leaves from Surprise City Hall to Cowgirl Up! Exhibition at Desert Caballeros Western Museum in Wickenburg. 11am-3 pm (Bus ride is free; museum entrance $9.00) Contact Susan deJong for reservations at 623-214-7537. •April 26-29: Junk in the Trunk Vintage Market - More than 150 dealers of vintage, antique and handmade goods will showcase their treasures at West World in Scottsdale. Compiled by Dawn Maisano . honoring our heritage, celebrating our culture . Page !3 NOTIZIE DaVINCI March/April 2019 LEONARDO DAVINCI LODGE #2992 VETERANS FUNDRAISER GALA Soldier’s Best Friend (SBF) is a non-profit organization connecting soldiers suffering from PTSD and/or brain injuries with rescue dogs. The SBF organization is highly respected and dedicated to pairing and training service dogs with veterans at no cost to the veteran. Our goal is to raise $4,000 allowing one soldier the gift of a trained dog. Let's show one returning soldier with war-related injuries that we care! Saturday, April 27, 2019 6:00 -- 10:00 PM Arizona Broadway Theatre Encore Room 7701 W Paradise Ln, Peoria, AZ 85382 Cost $45/pp - RSVP to Paula, Text or Call 623 703-0634 Raffle Ticket: $10 1st Prize - Nespresso Coffee Machine 2nd Prize - Four Tickets Arizona Broadway Theatre 3rd Prize - Four Gift Cards Maggiano’s Italian Restaurant ! . honoring our heritage, celebrating our culture . Page !4 NOTIZIE DaVINCI March/April 2019 Italians of Note - An occasional article featuring Famous Italians throughout history. Rocky Marciano Rocco Francis Marchegiano (September 1, 1923 – pseudonym. The first suggestion was Rocky Mack, August 31, 1969), best known as Rocky Marciano, was which Marciano rejected. He decided to go with the more an American professional boxer who competed from Italian-sounding “Marciano". 1947 to 1955. He held the world heavyweight title from 1952 to 1956, and retired undefeated as champion. His In his professional career, Marciano faced various six title defenses were against Jersey Joe Walcott, opponents such as Ted Lowry, Phil Muscato, and Roland La Starza, Ezzard Charles (twice), Don Cockell Carmine Vingo. He also fought Joe Louis, Lee Savold, and Archie Moore. and Harry Matthews. He now had a shot at the World Title. Known for his relentless fighting style, formidable punching power, stamina, and exceptionally durable Marciano, 29, faced the World Heavyweight Champion, chin, Marciano has been included by boxing historians in 38-year-old Jersey Joe Walcott, in Philadelphia on lists of the greatest boxers of all time, and is currently September 23, 1952. Walcott dropped Marciano in the ranked by BoxRec as the eighth greatest heavyweight first round and steadily built a points lead. In the 13th, boxer in history. His knockout-to-win percentage of Walcott used his trademark feint to set up his right hand, 87.76% remains one of the highest in heavyweight but Marciano's "Suzie Q" landed first, a powerful right boxing history. hook causing Walcott to slump to his knees with his arm draped over the ropes. He lay motionless long after he Marciano was born and raised on the south side of had been counted out and Marciano became the new Brockton, Massachusetts, to Pierino Marchegiano and World Heavyweight Champion. His first defense came a Pasqualina Picciuto. Both of his parents were immigrants year later – a rematch against Walcott, 39, who this time from Italy. His father was from Ripa Teatina, Abruzzo, was knocked out in the first round. while his mother was from San Bartolomeo in Galdo, Campania. Rocky had two brothers, Louis (aka Sonny) Next, it was Roland La Starza's turn to challenge and Peter, and three sisters, Alice, Concetta and Marciano. After building a small lead on the judges' Elizabeth. scorecards all the way through the middle rounds, Marciano won the rematch by a technical knockout in the In his youth he worked out on homemade weightlifting 11th round. equipment (later in his life, Marciano was also a client of Charles Atlas) and used a stuffed mailbag that hung from Then came two consecutive bouts against former World a tree in his back yard as a heavy bag. Heavyweight Champion and light heavyweight legend Ezzard Charles, 33, who became the only man to ever In March 1943, Marciano was drafted into the United last 15 rounds against Marciano. Marciano won the first States Army for a term of two years. Stationed in fight on points and the second by an eighth-round Swansea, Wales, he helped ferry supplies across the knockout. Then, Marciano met British and European English Channel to Normandy. After the war ended, he Champion Don Cockell. Marciano knocked him out in the completed his service in March 1946 at Fort Lewis, ninth round.