[email protected] AUGUST 2017 VOLUME 4 ISSUE 8 Editor Angela Donato P.O. BOX 173 BLUE POINT NY 11715 From the desk of President Bob Donato, TABLE OF CONTENTS Dear Lodge Brothers & Sisters, July general meeting 1-3 Hope this Newsletter finds you well, and enjoying another great Long Island Summer. LODGE EVENTS 4 Angela and I attended the Meet and Greet Brunch for newly OSIA EVENTS 5 elected New York State OSIA President Robert Ferrito. He is a good man, he will be working to increase membership using BUON COMPLEANNO 6 creative ways to attract new members for the future of the order. Please read his letter on page 5. LODGE FAMILY DAYS 7 Thank you Jeanne Garcia and Angela for organizing the Gift FUN WITH FRIENDS Card Fundraiser, and also those of you who collected donations. 8 August looks busy. Please read the Newsletter for upcoming SUMMERTIME FUN 9-10 events, also the Thank You Letters for our Donations to St. Jude Children’s Hospital and The Independence Fund. SICILY 11-12 Join us September 17th at Hofstra for their annual Italian DONATIONS 13 Festival. We had a great time last year. SUMMER POEM 14 A Lodge is only as good as its members, thank you for being the great members that you are. BUSINESSES 16 Ciao, President Bob Donato 50/50 WINNER Ginny Fields Thank you Grace Ficarra, Luisa Potenza, Phyllis Auer & Madeline Brewster for taking care of our Dessert Table this evening. Our Lodge is very fortunate to have ladies that volunteer to help wherever and whenever they are needed. JULY MEETING celebrating National Ice Cream Month STATE DEPUTY, JOE FRANZONE, CONGRATULATING US FOR BEING SUCH A UNIFIED LODGE, WORKING TOGETHER AND ACCOMPLISHING SO MUCH. Guest Speaker from Almost Home Animal Rescue TABLE OF DONATIONS If you have any items to donate to the rescue, we will gladly accept them and deliver them to ALMOST HOME for you. Bring them to the MONTHLY MEETINGS. WE ALL LOVED THIS ADORABLE SENIOR RESCUE DOG ALMOST HOME IS IN NEED OF PERMANENT LOVING HOMES FOR SWEET DOGS LIKE THIS LITTLE GIRL ROSIE. OR, YOU CAN FOSTER A DOG OR CAT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, TO NURTURE AND GIVE THEM LOVE UNTIL A HOME IS FOUND FOR THEM. THEY ALSO NEED DOG WALKERS LIKE NICOLE. THESE WONDERFUL CREATURES NEED US TO CARE FOR THEM AND HAVING A PET IS GOOD FOR US TOO. Anyone can attend these events: COLUMBUS LODGE FEAST & FESTIVAL SEPT. 24th Broadway, Massapequa 11:00 a.m. THE STREET IS CLOSED OFF TO CARS. Tony Vincenzo 516.851.8531 BRING OUT YOUR INNER DAVINCI, PERHAPS YOU ARE AN ASPIRING BOTTICELLI OR MICHAELANGELO….. I promise you will have fun trying… MARCONI LODGE-ISLIP- OKTOBERFEST OCT. 19th MY SKETCHBOOK STUDIO 6:30 pm $20. Per person 10 LAKELAND AVE PATCHOGUE I think it would be nice to CONTACT Lodge Sister get a table together from LYNN: 363-5043 our Lodge, give me a call: ANGELA 631-589-5517 BRING A FRIEND Our Lodge State Deputy, Joe Franzone, this is his Lodge. Contact Jean Simeone 631,581.7520 OSIA EVENT NASSAU COLLISEUM: Italia Vera: The Ultimate Italian Lifestyle Festival will land at the Coliseum for one day only on Sept. 9, but with two sessions: one at 12:30 p.m. and one at 5:30 p.m. The event will transform the Coliseum into a slice of Italy, featuring food and wine tastings, luxury automobiles, cutting-edge Italian fashion and more. Food and wine will come from noted brands, including Eataly, Rossopomodoro, Esca, Marcelli Formaggi and Grana Padano. Italian chefs Dave Pasternack, Cesare Casella, Billy Gallagher, and Emmy Award-winning television host Lidia Bastianich will be at the event. Tickets go on sale on Friday, April 7 at 10 a.m. You can get general admission tickets for an early-bird price of $59 until April 21, after which the price goes up to $79. Tickets for people under 21 are $9. RAOUL BOVA Aug 14, 1971 Rome, Italy. Raoul Bova is an Italian TONY BENNETT -Anthony Dominick Benedetto- Aug 03, 1926- Astoria, actor. Bova was born in Rome to a father from Roccella Ionica in Queens. Calabria and a mother from Acerra in Campania. At the age of 16, Bova became a local champion in the 100 meter backstroke. At the age of 21 American singer of traditional pop standards, big band, show tunes, and he joined the Italian Army and performed his military duty in the jazz. He is also a painter, having created works under the name Anthony Bersaglieri corps. He enrolled in the ISEF, the Italian Institute of Physical Benedetto that are on permanent public display in several institutions. Education, but dropped out to pursue a career in acting. He studied at the school of Beatrice Bracco in Rome and also studied acting with Children: Antonia Bennett (Daughter) · Joanna Bennett (Daughter) · Danny Bennett (Son) · Dae Bennett (Son) Michael Margotta. MOVIES: The Choice (2015). All Roads Lead to Rome available on Netflix, SARA JESSICA PARKER. He has collaborated on many songs with Lady GaGa. (2016) Task Force 45 - Fuoco Amico” (2016) LODGE SISTER STEPHANIE STALTERS FAMILY CELEBRATING THE 4th ANGELA, CAROLINE, JIM PRESIDENT BOB PETE VICE PRESIDENT; GRACE President Bob & I visited the Yonkers area. We stopped at the Summer time and the livin’ is easy…. Hudson River Museum. Part of the Museum is the TREVOR MANSION. Really beautifully restored. LODGE SISTER DOTTIE CURTO and her grandkids, AVA & JIMMY went crabbing when they were visiting. Yummy, blue claw crabs… My Grandparents on my mother’s side are from Castelvetrano. Last names Messina & Gucciardo. There is also a village, Messina, I wonder if my Grandmas family lived there at one time, and traveled across Italy to Castelvetrano. Do you have ancestors from Sicily? ...Angela Most restaurants are open evenings, and many serve lunch too. In Sicily the luncheon hour starts around 1:00 PM, and dinner is usually served from around 8:00. Many restaurants are closed Mondays, and trattorias, less formal restaurants which don't always serve evening meals, are usually closed Sundays. Pizzerias usually serve dinner but not lunch. RESERVATIONS are always advised, and for RESTAURANTS IN THE COUNTRY they're required. To clarify a few often misused Italian terms describing various kinds of eateries you'll encounter in Sicily: • Ristorante - a rather formal restaurant; expect uniformed waiters and a good but pricey menu. • Trattoria - a less formal restaurant, though a trattoria meal can cost as much as one in a ristorante. • Osteria - a small restaurant, in theory less formal than a trattoria and less expensive, offering a limited menu. • Pizzeria - a restaurant specialized in a wide selection of pizzas; typically open only in evenings, some pizzerias serve pasta. • Polleria - a stand or small shop that serves chicken on a skewer, usually as a take-away food. • Rosticceria - a stand that sells arancine (rice balls), french fries and other fried "street food." • Gelateria - an ice cream parlor, which also serves various drinks. • - a pastry shop, which may also serve ice cream. These are the lovely thank you letters we received. Lodge Brother Larry Filippino, recommended The Independence Fund, this is a new charity for us. Last year, St Judes was recommended by Lodge Sister Luisa Potenza, and we donated to them again this year. MY SUMMER POEM- ANGELA FERRAGOSTO or Assumption Day, is an Italian national holiday celebrated on August 15. FREE SENIOR I.D. PROGRAM – Presented by the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department- CONNETQUOT LIBRARY THURSDAY AUGUST 17th 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 760 Ocean Ave Bohemia Recently, it has been brought to my attention that we are a lodge not only of members, but of friends. As we go through the trials, tribulations, ups and downs of our lives, we are intertwined inside & outside of “Lodge Functions”. Whether at a meeting or a movie, dinner, chat on the phone and FaceBook or see each other through difficult times, we know that we are here for one another. We are very lucky to have such a compatible group. Often Bob & I are asked, “How is your Lodge doing?” Our reply is, “we are doing great!” Thank you, for making this possible and for being the NICE PEOPLE YOU ARE, IT DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED…Angela thank you for contributing to this Newsletter, helping to make it better and better. Sincerely, Editor Angela Grazie per aver contribuito a questa Newsletter, contribuendo a renderlo migliore e meglio. Cordiali saluti, Editor Angela .