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 2 – February 2019 Website: www.osiaazdavinci.org VICE-PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Dear Brothers and Sisters of the Leonardo Da Vinci Lodge #2992, What a great start for the new year! We enjoyed a wonderful La Befana lunch on January 13 followed by an Leonardo DaVinci Lodge #2992 awesome Super Bowl Party on February 3. Thanks again to George and Gayle Bruno for hosting and doing an Executive Officers: outstanding job as usual! And, congratulations to our Super Bowl square winners - Chuck Artino and Dawn President Nick Battaglia Vice President Al Carfora Maisano. Immediate Past President Antoinette Trifiro Our February 17 General Meeting (2:00PM at Ironworks) is Recording Secretary. Antoinette Trifiro Financial Secretary Alma Dipede the most important of the year. We will be holding Treasurer Joe Quagliata elections for Board Officers and Council Representatives Orator Marie Chiaramonte for the next fiscal year. Please do your best to attend and Meetings: cast your vote and participate in the installation of the new Board following the election. REMEMBER: YOU CAN ONLY Executive Council Denny’s Restaurant VOTE IF YOU ATTEND THE MEETING! 5161 Thunderbird Road Glendale, AZ 85306 On a personal note I'd like to express my thanks to you all 1st Tuesday of each month 6 PM Dinner. 7PM Meeting. for allowing me to step in as your Interim President these General Meeting last few months. It was a great honor to serve and I hope I Ironworks Restaurant didn't screw things up too badly! (at Bell Air Golf Course) 17233 N. 45th Avenue See you on February 17! Glendale, AZ 85308 2nd Thursday of each month 6 PM Dinner. 7 PM Meeting. Fraternally, Contact: Al Nick Battaglia. [email protected] Al Carfora Newsletter: Vice-President Editor Shirley Gotelli Co-Editor Antoinette Trifiro Page !2 NOTIZIE DaVINCI February 2019 LEONARDO DAVINCI LODGE #2992 hold THE DATE SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2019 VETERANS fundraisEr GALA ARIZONA BROADWAY THEATRE ENCORE ROOM 7701 W. ParadisE LanE, PEoria Contact Paula - Text or call 623 703 0634 . honoring our heritage, celebrating our culture . Page !3 NOTIZIE DaVINCI February 2019 Italians of Note: An on-going series occasionally appearing in Notizie DaVinci. Upcoming Events At A Glance Just in time for Valentine’s Day . Feb. General Mtg. Feb. 17 Domenico Ghirardelli Officer Elections In 1817, Domenico Ghirardelli was born in Rapallo, Italy, to an "exotic Feb. 17 foods importer" and his wife. Domenico received his first education in the March Counsel chocolate trade when he was apprenticed to a local candy maker as a Mar. 5 child. By the time he was 20, Ghirardelli sailed to Uruguay with his wife to March General Mtg. work in a chocolate and coffee business. A year later, Ghirardelli moved Mar. 17 to Lima, Peru, and opened a confectionery store. In 1847, nine years Sicily DVD Screening later, James Lick (Ghirardelli's neighbor) moved to San Francisco, Mar. 30 California with 600 pounds of Ghirardelli's chocolate. Ghirardelli Veteran’s Fundraiser remained and continued to operate his store in Peru. Apr. 27 In 1849, Ghirardelli received news of the gold strike at Sutter’s Mill and sailed to California. After doing some prospecting, Ghirardelli opened a general store in Stockton, California, offering supplies and confections to Happy Birthday, Members !! fellow miners. Ghirardelli's tent-based store was one of the first shops set up in the area. Several months later, Ghirardelli opened a second store February 11 on the corner of Broadway and Battery in San Francisco, which became, Judith Militello in 1850, his first establishment in that city. Domingo Ghirardelli (he had February 16 changed his first name) had a general store in Hornitos, California, Concetta Newman between 1856 and 1859 where he perfected his chocolate recipes. The remains of the store can still be seen in town. February 19 Sal Pitruzzello A fire on May 3, 1851destroyed Ghirardelli's San Francisco business, and a February 22 few days later, his Stockton store also burned down. However, in Cathy Corbin- Mannino September of the same year, Ghirardelli used his remaining assets to February 24 open the Cairo Coffee House in San Francisco. This business venture Lorenzo Tinnirello proved unsuccessful, and Ghirardelli opened a new store, named "Ghiardelli & Girard", on the corner of Washington and Kearny Streets in San Francisco. Soon afterward, Ghirardelli was making enough money to send for his family, who were still living in Peru. He changed the Be sure to check out the company's name to "D. Ghirardelli & Co." and, in 1852, imported DaVinci website at 200 pounds of cocoa beans. The company was incorporated in 1852 www.osiaazdavinci.org and has been in continuous operation since. The next year, in 1853, the View our Facebook page business relocated to the corner of Jackson and Mason Streets. By 1855, at a larger manufacturing facility was needed, and so the factory was Sons of Italy – Leonardo moved to the corner of Greenwich and Powell Streets, while the office DaVinci Lodge remained at the previous location. During this time, the company sold OSIA@2992 liquor, but dropped their line of alcoholic products sometime after 1871. By 1866, the company was importing 1000 pounds of cocoa seeds a year. By that time, the company not only sold chocolate, but also coffee and spices to the United States, China, Japan, and Mexico. In 1885, the company imported 450,000 pounds of cocoa seeds. In 1892, Ghirardelli retired as head of the company and was replaced by his three sons. Two years later, on 17 January 1894 Ghirardelli died at the age of 77 in Rapallo, Italy. (Continued Page 4) . honoring our heritage, celebrating our culture . Page !4 NOTIZIE DaVINCI February 2019 Domenico Ghirardelli, continued from Page 3 to control every aspect of its chocolate manufacturing process, rejecting up to 40% of the By 1900, Ghirardelli's company was selling only cocoa seeds shipped in order to select what the chocolate and mustard, having sold its coffee and company calls the "highest quality" seeds. The spices businesses. Further expansion over the years company then roasts the cocoa seeds in-house by into different buildings allowed the company to removing the outer shell on the seed and roasting expand into new markets and grow financially. In the inside of the seed, or the nibs. The chocolate is 1965, San Francisco declared Ghirardelli Square then ground and refined until the particles are (where many of the Ghirardelli buildings were 19 micrometers in size. constructed) an official city landmark. Two years later, production facilities moved to San Leandro, Ghirardelli produces several flavors of chocolate. California. The chocolate is sold in bar form or in miniature squares. Ghirardelli also sells food service items, like In 1963, Ghirardelli Chocolate Company was chocolate beverages and flavored sauces, to other bought by the Golden Grain Macaroni Company, retailers. maker of Rice-A-Roni. Later, in 1986, Quaker Oats — From Wikipedia bought Golden Grain, and thus Ghirardelli. In 1992, Quaker Oats sold the Ghirardelli Chocolate division to a private investment group. John J. Anton, from that group, became the president and CEO of the Domenico Ghirardelli 1817 - 1894 newly independent Ghirardelli Chocolate Company. Lindt and Sprüngli, from Switzerland, acquired Ghirardelli Chocolate Company in 1998 as a wholly owned subsidiary of its holding company. According to their own website, Ghirardelli is one of the few chocolate companies in the United States ELECTION OF OFFICERS In time for Sunday’s Election of Officers, here’s a peek at the candidates. Nominations are still open, if you’d like to nominate someone, or even yourself! President: Marie Chiaramonte Trustees (5): Al Carfora Vice-President: Jim Bolduc Chuck Artino Marie Chiaramonte JimBolduc Cathy Quagliata Gerry Cargango Recording Secretary: Dawn Maisano Jeff Carfango Rose Vizcarrondo Shirley Gotelli Financial Secretary: George Bruno Dawn Maisano Treasurer: Paula Pitruzzello Frank Maisano Orator: Donna Finocchio Anthony Morelli Master/Mistress Paula Pitruzzello of Ceremony: John Gotelli Cathy Quagliata Shirley Gotelli Rose Vizcarrondo Guard: Al Carfora . honoring our heritage, celebrating our culture . Page !5 NOTIZIE DaVINCI February 2019 . honoring our heritage, celebrating our culture . Page !6 NOTIZIE DaVINCI February 2019 ADVERTISING Ad Size Rate * Member Rate* Business Card $40 $30 1/4 Page $60 $50 1/2 Page $80 $70 Full Page $100 $90 * Per year PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR AD TO [email protected] NO LATER THAN THE 3RD DAY OF THE MONTH FOR PUBLICATION IN THAT MONTH’S ISSUE. FOR FURTHER INQUIRY, PLEASE CONTACT E-MAIL ADDRESSES, BELOW. 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