VOL. 69 JANUARY - FEBRUARY - MARCH 2021 PRESIDENT NACCARATO LEADS THE ORDER AS COVID-19 STILL LOOMING LARGE - THANKS LODGES FOR PERSEVERING AND AIDING MEMBERS AND COMMUNITIES - PRAISES POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND RESOURCEFULNESS AND PRAYS FOR THE ILL AND DEPARTED (SEE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE P. 3 AND LETTER P. 13) The Golden Lion Newspaper Gets QR Code! SEE BELOW Gift of Sight Pet Contest Winner Is Janet Molina’s Lily! See centerfold for all contestants After raising 4 amazing children, we became empty nesters but still had our golden retriever and bassett hound to take care of. But sadly, they passed and we became total empty nesters! At first, the house felt empty but after a while we began to enjoy the freedom of responsibility, but life had other plans for us. My mom could no longer live on her own so in December of 2009 she moved in with us. In January of 2010, our youngest daughter moved back home. Then in March, we came across this adorable puppy sitting in a car with the woman who owned and bred the parents of this little white ball of sweetness! My husband and I thought about it for a hot minute and said what the heck!! Lily brought so much love and joy into our all lives! Since then my mom passed on and our baby girl got married, but we still have our little Lily to love and fuss over every day! - This is our baby girl Lily! She's a Shih Tzu who is 10 years old!! Fondly, Janet Molina, Captain Kathy Mazza Lodge #2163A SCAN ME Ordine Figli d’Italia in America DEADLINE FOR THE NEXT ISSUE The Golden Lion Official Publication MAY 6, 2021 New York Grand Lodge All articles for publication must be typed, double spaced and saved and sent as Order Sons of Italy a document file. All photograph captions must be typed identifying lodge with in America full name and number; all persons should be identified. 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