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February Newsletter

Message from the President
Theresa Di Stefano

Dear Mercer County Lodge Members,

Let me begin by apologizing to anyone who had a relative who sent in a scholarship application that was returned to them.  Apparently there was an issue with the post office closing our box and we were unaware of it.

Since this occurrence we have extended the deadline to resubmit all applications.  The scholarships will be awarded at a dinner in March.  The date, place and time will be sent to you after we have finalized everything.

A letter with the status of our lodge will follow in early March.  We need to contact the Grand Lodge for guidance and instructions.

Thank you for you support and understanding.

Theresa

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FEBRUARY General Meeting

TUESDAY February 16th- at 7:00 PM

Our February general meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at the Hamilton Elks Lodge 1580 Kuser Road, Hamilton, NJ. (The Elks Lodge is located behind Starbucks Coffee). 

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Scholarship Application Deadline Extended to February 12, 2010

Due to the unforeseen problem with the post office, the deadline to submit all scholarship applications has been extended to Friday, February 12, 2010.  Since this date is to close to our February general meeting where the awards were to be given we will now award these scholarships at a special dinner in March.   Steve Csogi and Loretta Serefine are the committee members who will be reviewing these applications and determining the winners.  Remember we will be awarding three $500 scholarships.

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CURRENT LODGE STATUS

As of the writing of this newsletter it is with disappointment that I share with you that no member of this lodge has expressed an interest in becoming President and forming a new Board.  As a result of this it will be necessary for me to contact the Grand Lodge and make them aware of the status of this lodge.  As I receive further information from the Grand Lodge I will pass it on to you.  Please be aware that the general meeting held on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 will be the last general meeting.  You will be receiving a letter under separate cover authorizing future details.

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"Ieri, Oggi e Domani"
(Translated - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow)

February Birthday Wishes go out to our fellow lodge members: Flo Brenna, Al Correnti, Sr., Steve Csogi, Lisa Haines, Joseph Maioriani, Michael Pascale, Cathy Russo and Gia Wortleman.   Happy Birthday!

Italian-American Festival Dinner Fundraiser
The monthly fundraising dinners will begin again on Thursday, February 25 at the Italian-American Heritage Center, 2421 Liberty St, Trenton, NJ.  Dinner begins at 5:30 and costs $14 for adults and $7 for children.  There will be live entertainment and a 50/50.  Come out and support the festival association and enjoy a delicious dinner.  If you have questions call the center at 609-631-7544.

Dorothea's House Princeton - Sunday, February 14, 5:00 PM
Elizabeth Pilliod, an authority on 16th century Florentine art, will offer the program on Bronzino, a court artist of the Medici family in Florence. Bronzino has been considered the consummate Mannerist painter by virtue of the elegant, glacial mystery of works. He is the currently the subject of an exhibition of drawings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Dr. Pilliodis a former fellow of I Tatti(the Harvard Center for Italian Renaissance Studies), the author of several books on Florentine art, a co-author of the Metropolitan Museum of Art catalogue and a lecturer at Rutgers University, Camden. She is currently completing a monograph on Pontormo.

ITALIAN-AMERICAN NIGHT AT TRENTON THUNDER
On June 2, 2010 at 7:05 pm the Trenton Thunder baseball team will be hosting an Italian-American night and will be playing the Portland Sea Dogs. Our lodge will not be selling these tickets, however, you can obtain tickets directly through the box office at the stadium or online.

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Remembering O.S. I.A.

In the past nine years of the Mercer County Lodges' existence there have been many good times.  Here are a few pictures to remember us by.

There are lots more pictures on the website under Past Events