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Tickets have been selling briskly. Our goal was to sell 200 of them, and we are going to be close to reaching that num-ber, which repre-sents the largest profit we could make for our Lodge on this event. The first drawing for weekly prizes will be on Fri-day, May 9, and the Italian Buffet dinner is going to be on Friday, July 11. Re-member that we are giving away $1,000 in cash prizes!
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ASSEMBLY MEETING
Wednesday August 13th
7:00 P.M.
COUNCIL MEETING
Wednesday August 27th
7:00 P.M.
Official
Newsletter
Geneva Lodge 2397 OSIA
31 Prospect Ave. Geneva, N.Y. 14456
315-781-2242 email
mcutillo1@ rochester.rr.com
http://www.osia2397.com
August 2014 agosto Editor: Tony DiCostanzo
Our condolences to the
family of brother
Paul Williams
on his passing.
May he rest in peace.
Brothers,
President’s Message
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Lodge News
210 Club
Wrap Up
210 Club -- Over
125 folks came out
for the dinner to
celebrate the end of
the 210 Club, which
was super to see.
We sold 200 tickets,
(12 the night of the
dinner,) so we met
our 200 tickets
goal! So thank you
to all our sellers and
congratulations to
all our winners.
Here is the com-
plete list: $200
Grand Prize, Vinnie
Severino; $100,
Nancy Long; $50,
Jim DeVaney, John
Gregoria and Jillian
Blauvelt; $25, Tony
Anastasi, Tom
Myers, Sharon
Cummings, Jim
Modera, Mike Mo-
rabito, Alan Brig-
nall, Jan Cutillo,
Cindy Woodhams,
Dan Long, Debby
Reed, Steve Venuti,
Mike Osborne,
Duane Lynn, Joe
Ostroski, Vinne
Carnovale, Yolanda
Nicoletti, Mary
Chelenza, Tom
Marsh, Chuck
Perrin, Chip Guer-
erri, Darlene Page,
Steve Hurlburt. A
50/50 also raised
$320, so the winner
-- Judy Ralston --
claimed $160.
This is really a strange message to
write, because I am writing it
BEFORE our Italian Festival, and
you will be reading it AFTER the
Festival. So, what can I say, other
than I HOPE IT WENT GREAT! Seriously,
though, an awful lot of members put in an awful
lot of work. We had great cooperation from the
GAIL Lodge as well, and I really expect that it
WILL BE/WAS one fantastic celebration. And
remember, if you volunteered in any capacity dur-
ing the festival, please join us in our Festival
Workers Appreciation Dinner on Friday, Aug. 8 as
our guest.
With one major production behind us in the festi-
val, we can start looking forward to another one
ahead and that is the celebration of Italian Culture
and Heritage Month in October. Your Lodge will
be at the forefront of celebrating our incredible
heritage with a number of events throughout the
month, including Italian language lessons by Pro-
fessor Sebastiano Lucci, our Columbus Day Din-
ner Dance on Oct 11, Italian Night at the Smith
Opera House on Oct 18 and other events. Be on
the lookout for them and plan on celebrating along
with us.
August will see the conclusion of our outdoor
Summer Bocce League season and the organiza-
tional Captain‘s Meeting for our indoor Winter
Bocce League (already?!?!) In September, look for
startup of various football-related activities and the
return of our Italian Open Golf Tournament.
Again, your Council continues to work feverishly
for the good of our Lodge and the Order. Please
support our events and let us know how you think
we are doing and what events you’d like to see us
pursue.
Con affetto e gratitudine,
Mike Cutillo
Thank you to all of our
members who volunteered
their time and effort to make
our Italian Festival a success .
Thank you to all of the
advertisers - T-shirts,
Newspaper, Stage Sponsors,
and all others for supporting
us.
Thank you to our members,
your families, and all of the
Geneva and local community
for coming out in large
numbers to help us celebrate
our Italian Heritage
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Geneva, NY 14456
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State and National
OSIA News
*************************
National OSIA $100 Raffle
National Fund Raising Chairperson
and National 5th Vice President,
Nancy DiFiore Quinn has announced
that National OSIA will be holding a
$100 raffle which will be drawn on
Saturday, August 23, 2014 at an Ex-
ecutive Session at the Sheraton Hotel
& Towers, Chicago.
Grand Prize - $25,000
2nd Prize - $2,500
3rd Prize (five) - $1000 each
Anyone interested in purchasing a
ticket should contact District VIII
State Trustee Tony DiCostanzo at
315-789-9346 -ASAP.
Meeting Days Have Been
Switched To Wednesdays
At our June Council meeting, the
council voted to recommend moving
our two monthly meetings to
Wednesday evenings instead of our
traditional Thursday dates. This is
being tried to see if the change in
days can increase attendance at meet-
ings.
In August our assembly meeting
will be held on Wed. Aug. 13th and
the council be meet on Wed. Aug.
27th. Please mark your calendars
accordingly.
I can’t tell you how incredibly
proud I am for everyone step-
ping up to make the Musselman
Pasta Dinner the overwhelming
success that it was. The positive
vibes from that one event will go
a long way toward putting your
Lodge in very good standing in
the community. Thank you.
Membership Committee Chair-
man Paul D’Amico and Council
member Steve Venuti continue
to work very hard on bolstering
the rolls of our Lodge’s mem-
bership. I am hopeful that we
picked up some potential new
members at the Festival. Thanks
again, guys.
Geneva Lodge member Avis
“Fuzzy” Marino has been ap-
pointed as Deputy to GAIL
Lodge 2397A. Steve Muzzi has
agreed to act as District VIII
Liaison to the CSJ (Commission
of Social Justice). Congratula-
tions to both of these members
for stepping up to fill these im-
portant state appointed positions.
Lodge Trustees -- Tom Quar-
taro, Dick Goldstone, Frank
Guererri, Shawn Corcoran and
Bill Long -- along with Financial
Secretary Paul D’Amico and
Treasurer Fuzzy Marino held an
internal audit on July 19 that
went very well. Office Manager
Tony Cannuli was on hand to
explain procedures while open-
ing the books to the Lodge’s
various accounts for all to see
and ask questions about. It was a
very productive meeting and
gave a number of Council mem-
bers a better idea of how our
finances operate and are con-
trolled.
From the
President’s Desk
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Festival Workers Appreciation Dinner
If you volunteered for the Festival in any capacity,
you are invited to join us in an Italian Buffet dinner at
the Lodge on Friday August 8th to celebrate the suc-
cess of the Festival. We also are going to invite a
number of our sponsors for the dinner, so please plan
on coming and letting us say thank you to all volun-
teers. Family members are invited, too, for a small
cost of $5 per dinner. We will have some prizes to
draw for and some raffles and will just have a lot of
fun.
Bingo Workers Dinner
Arranged by Bingo Chairman Sully Ciancaglini, eve-
ryone who has worked Bingo for us was invited to this
dinner, along with family members. It was an enjoy-
able evening with about 60 people on hand who were
served either a steak or chicken dinner. Thanks again
to Brother Tony DiCostanzo and his kitchen staff,
headed by Richard Evangelista for a terrific meal.
Remember how important Bingo is to our lodge. If
you would be able to volunteer for just one Sunday a
month -- a few hours per Sunday -- please get in touch
with President Cutillo or Chairman Ciancaglini.
Winter Bocce League
Bocce Chairman Jamie Kaim has scheduled a
Captain’s Meeting for the Winter Indoor Men’s Bocce
League on Tuesday, Aug. 26 at 7 p.m. If you are a
captain, please plan on attending. Other league players
or anyone interested in learning more about the league
is invited to attend, also. The league will begin play
on the night of
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Musselman Ziti Dinner
Wrap up
As you know, your Lodge pro-
vided the main pasta dinner for
the Musselman participants on the
evening of Saturday, July 12. We
served over 300 that evening, and
the reviews were staggeringly
good. So many participants --
who were mostly from out of state
-- thanked us profusely for pro-
viding such a tasty meal and hos-
pitality. Smiles abounded, which
was nice to see, and organizer Jeff
Henderson has already notified us
that the Musselman would like to
use our services again in 2015, a
real plum for your Lodge. We had
plenty of help that day with over
20 volunteers on hand. Brother
DiCostanzo organized the kitchen
staff, we had a great parking crew
outdoors making sure things were
organized, we had greeters at the
door and smiling faces dishing out
the food. It really was a well-run
and fun event. Thanks to all who
helped.
Photos from the 2014 Festival
Culture and Heritage
Committee
The Culture and Heritage Com-
mittee would like to compile a
family history of our members.
We are looking for a family tree,
a brief family history, and pic-
tures. More information about this
project will be sent to the mem-
bers in September. We would like
to display them during Culture
and Heritage Month in October.
Photos from the Musselman Dinner
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Bar 50/50 Drawing The weekly 50/50 drawing has topped $150 and is climbing. Stop in once a week to enter, have a cocktail, and say hello. It cost $1.00 per wk. to play and prizes have reached as high as $250.
Look for weekly bar specials and see Sam Cosentino if you’d like to suggest a future bar event.
QUICK SHOTS
Website You can now read La Gazzetta every month on our lodge website. Just go to the Home Page on our website: http://www.osia2397.com
Lodge Rentals and Parties for 2014 It’s never too early to plan for that birthday, anniversary, or gradua-tion party that may be coming up in 2015. We are now booking events for 2015. If you need to book a party, pavilion rental, or other type of event, please contact Tony DiCostanzo at the lodge. Call 315-781-2242 or 315-789-9346
Follow Geneva Lodge and OSIA
on Facebook:
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www.facebook.com/pages/Sons-
of-Italy-Geneva-Lodge-2397
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SICILY 2015 -- President Cutillo,
in conjunction with Globe Travel, has announced his seventh group trip to the Old Country. It will be in September 2015 and will be com-pletely on the beautiful and his-toric island of Sicily. The two-week trip will include sightseeing in Palermo, Agrigento, Taormina, exploring Mount Etna, a typical Sicilian cooking class in the heart of Sicily, wine tastings, a trip to a salt mine and Sicilian bakery, beach visits, a boat trip to a nearby island and much, much more.
The cost of the trip is approxi-mately $4,200 per person, which includes airfare, hotel accommo-dations, all sightseeing, some meals and more. It will definitely sell out. The last time we did a trip to Sicily -- in 2007 -- which in-cluded Calabria, the trip was so popular that we brought 80 peo-ple. This one will be limited to 45. There will be an informational meeting in August, but deposits are already being accepted. If you are interested -- or have any questions -- please get in touch with President Cutillo as soon as possible.
Summer Bocce League
The outdoor Summer Bocce League will conclude on Tuesday August 5th with a dinner for all participants and the final week of league play. It’s been a great summer of bocce and a lot of fun. Thanks go out to Chairman Jamie Kaim, Jr. for running the league.
Remember— the Winter League will begin on Sept. 9th if you’re interested.
Monday Night Football & Wings Night
It’s not too early to start thinking about football sea-son. It’s coming up right around the corner.
Mon. Sept. 8th will be the first Monday Night Football game of the season, and with it comes the return of Wings Night at the lodge. Brothers Dan Chelenza and Ed Madia will be serving up wings be-ginning at 7 pm each Monday. Only $8 per dozen for jumbo wings.
Visit the bar on Sundays also to catch your favorite team. We have the NFL package.
La Gazzetta
Geneva Lodge 2397
Order Sons of Italy in America
31 Prospect Avenue
Geneva, New York 14456
Non Profit Org.
U. S. POSTAGE
PAID
PERMIT NO. 51
Geneva, New York
Geneva Lodge 2397 - Officers President - Michael Cutillo
Vice President - Sam Cosentino IPP - Jamie J. Kaim, Jr. Trustees
Orator - John E.Yannotti Tom Quartaro
Rec. Sec. - Steve Muzzi Dick Goldstone
Fin. Sec. - Paul D’Amico Frank Guererri, Sr.
Treasurer - Avis Marino Shawn Corcoran
Masters of Bill Long
Ceremony - Steve Venuti
- Vince Bonetti
Sentinel - Dan Pufnock
Deputy to Geneva Lodge 2397 - Jill Kaim
District VIII Deputy (Acting) - Anthony DiCostanzo
District VIII Trustee - Anthony DiCostanzo
Past Presidents of Geneva Lodge 2397
John “Moon” Iannapollo † John Gregoria
Al Liberio Tony DiCostanzo
John Greco Salvano “Sully” Ciancaglini
Joe Perry † Mike Cutillo
Jeff Melito † Dan Chelenza
Humbert “Ham” Riccione † Larry Cassell
Joseph “Jocko” Petrus † Jamie Kaim, Jr.
Louis Ciancaglini † Robert Taddario
Upcoming Lodge Events
BINGO - Every Sunday @ 7:00 pm
Every Friday - Happy Hour
Aug. 1 Festival 4:00 pm
Aug. 2 Festival 4:00 pm
Aug. 5 Bocce Dinner 7:00 pm
Aug. 8 Festival Dinner 7:00 pm
Aug. 10 Sicily Trip Mtg 1:00-3:00 pm
Aug. 13 Assembly Mtg. 7:00 pm
Aug. 26 Winter Bocce Mtg 7:00 pm
Aug. 27 Council Mtg. 7:00 pm
Address Service Requested
President of New York State Grand Lodge
Joseph Rondinelli
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LIBERTY-EQUALITY-FRATERNITY
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