September Newsletter
Message from the President
Theresa Di Stefano
Dear Mercer County Lodge Members,
Welcome back from our summer break. I hope everyone had an enjoyable summer. We now look forward to some of our fall festivities.
This newsletter features a new column titled -
"Ieri, Oggi e Domani". This section of the newsletter will list many of our member's birthdays, special occasions and general happenings.
The Mercer County Italian-American festival will be here before you know it. Please stop by the festival to support your Italian heritage and while there stop by our booth under the Market Tent and support our lodge.
Our lodge will be promoting a one-time free initial fee to all new members that join our lodge at the Italian-American Festival. See full details in the membership drive column of this newsletter.
We are going to give members the opportunity to speak their thoughts at an open microphone night which will be held at our November meeting. So get your thoughts and ideas ready so that we can all work together to make our lodge one of the best in New Jersey.
I look forward to seeing you at the meeting.
Ciao, e grazie
Theresa
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September General Meeting
TUESDAY - Sept 16th - Hamilton Elks
Our September meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 7:00 pm at the Hamilton Elks, 1580 Kuser Road, Hamilton, NJ. (The Elks Lodge is located behind Starbucks Coffee). Sandwiches and appetizers are available for a nominal fee. The bar is opened for anyone who would like to purchase a drink or soda. Come early and have something to eat and drink. The dining area is open from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Coffee and dessert will be served at the meeting.
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Scholarship Winner Receives High Praises
The 2008 scholarship was awarded to Justin Reggi of Steinert High School. Justin is the grandson of fellow member Tina Saracini. Justin received a check for $1,000 to be put toward his degree when he attends Northeastern University in Boston. Justin had also been awarded a scholarship from the Amici Della Lingua Lodge and has been commended on his excellent academic abilities. Congratulations Justin!
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Open Mic Night Scheduled for November General Meeting
At our November general meeting all lodge members will have the opportunity to take the microphone and voice their opinions, ideas, thoughts and concerns. This will also be an opportunity for anyone who would like to pose any questions to the Board or the audience.
Please plan on coming out and giving us your input to make our lodge a better organization and move forward with bigger and better plans.
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O.S.I.A. Announcements
"Ieri, Oggi e' Domani"
(Translated - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow)
September Birthday Wishes go out to our fellow lodge members: Joseph Auletta, Mickey Calderone, Frank Camera, Albert Correnti Jr., Sharon Kehoe, Patricia Rubino, Paula Sollami-Covello and Vincent Vicari
Retirements - Congratulations to Mary Lou Fava and Loretta Serefine on their recent retirements.
Regional Award - Frank J. Mancino, Regional Vice President of Gateway Funding was honored with the first ever "Affiliate of the Year" Award for 2007. This annual award is given to affiliates who demonstrate an ongoing working partnership with the Mercer County Association of Realtors. Congratulation Frank!
Italian-American Festival - The Mercer County Italian-American Festival will be held on September 26, 27 and 28 at the Mercer County Park in West Windsor, NJ. The hours of operations will be from 12:00 noon to 10:00 PM each day. Come out for a fun-filled day of food and entertainment.
The above facts and information is a new feature of the Order Sons of Italy Lodge. This column will be published each month in our newsletters. If you would like to share any of this information with us or have any pictures, please contact Liz Orlandi by phone at 609-324-2830 or by e-mail at osiamercer2799@aol.com. Also, if you belong to another non-profit organization and have upcoming events that you would like announced please share them with us so that we can include them in our upcoming newsletters. You will need to submit your listing two weeks prior to our general meeting. We will try to include all events and happenings if we have the space available.
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O.S.I.A. To Hold Craft and Gift Show in November
Our lodge is holding a craft and gift show at the Colonial Firehouse on Sunday,November 9th.
We are looking for baked good donations for our bake sale table. Anyone who would like to donate a baked good item for our table please contact Theresa at 609-575-4090. If you are a crafter, vendor or business owner and would like to participate in this show call Theresa for details.
We are in need of volunteers to help with cleaning up after the show ends. If you can help in any way please contact us at the phone number above.
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Volunteers Still Needed for Italian-American Festival
The Italian-American Festival is quickly approaching. It will be held on September 26, 27 and 28 at the Mercer County Park. Once again, the Order Sons of Italy, Mercer County Lodge will have a table displaying literature about our lodge. In addition; we will also be selling Italian novelties at our table. Once again, Liz Orlandi is the chairperson for this event. Liz is still in need of a few more volunteers to help with manning our booth. If you can give an hour or two to help relieve Liz during this three day event we would greatly appreciate it. Please contact Liz at 609-324-2830 to let her know when you can help.
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General Meeting Dates
Below is a list of the remaining 2008 general meeting dates. Please keep them handy.
September 16
October 21
November 18
No December Meeting
