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Volume 3 Issue 3
MARCH 2016
CONTENTS:
February General Meeting 2-3-4
Valentines Day Dance 5-6
Events 7- 8-9-10
I am an Italian American 11
ITALY IN THE NEWS 12
BUON COMPLEANNO 13
RAVIOLI & MEATBALL DAY 14
ITALIAN AMERICAN NEWS 15
March 2016 from the Desk of Our Lodge President:
Dear Fellow Members,
A full year has gone by since I took office and I must say it was an
unforgettable year.
I want to thank Vice President Bob Donato for attending with me
the many Presidents meetings and Parade meetings over the past
year. I also want to thank him for his courage and honesty.
I am so very proud of him.
To our Newsletter and Membership Chairwoman and Principal
Trustee, Angela Donato, thank you for your tireless efforts in all
that you do. The newsletter is fabulous! Your support of me and
this lodge is unmatched and I treasure you.
I want to thank Luisa Potenza, our Culture Chairwoman and Head
Arbitrator, you went above and beyond with the Night of Song and
Comedy, it was a huge success. Most of all, I want to thank you for
your honesty, integrity, and steadfastness in the face of such trying
times. You are the bomb!
To Dotty Curto, thank you for chairing the auction and yard sale,
you give so much of yourself to this lodge.
I appreciate you so much!
To Madeline Brewster our Chaplin, thank you for your prayers,
and thank you for your humor. You are a HOOT! Thank you also for
all your help with the Night of Song and Comedy.
Madeline and Carlo Matteucci, thank you for your guidance,
support, integrity and friendship. Thank you for standing by and
standing up for our lodge, myself and Bob.
To the rest of my officers, out-going and incoming, thank you for
all of the time and effort it takes to volunteer in the positions you
held. It takes a lot to volunteer one’s time
and I appreciated your efforts.
To the rest of the members, who show up at monthly meetings
and contribute in a positive way, you have made the work more
enjoyable. We’ve supported other lodges going to their social
nights, (we are the dancing queens, and the gentlemen too!), going
out to movies and dinner, and for sharing your family stories and
traditions, and being part of our culture committee.
Thank you one and all!
Margaret Ripa Maier, President Lodge #2442
NEWSLETTER EDITOR; ANGELA DONATO 631-589-5517 [email protected]
LODGE # 2442 NEWSLETTER
SUNDAY MARCH 13TH DAYLIGHT
SAVINGS TIME TURN THE CLOCK
FORWARD
[ T Y P E T H E C O M P A N Y N A M E ]
VERNAL EQUINOX
SUNDAY
MARCH 20, 2016
Marking the gradual
return to warmer days in
the
Northern Hemisphere.
BUONA PASQUA A TUTTI
MARCH 27
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OUR FEBRUARY MEETING WAS A BUSY ONE
WE INSTALLED 5 NEW MEMBERS
MARIA MATTACE, LORETTA GIANFORTUNE, FRANCINE GUILIFOYLE, LAURA & LARRY FILIPPINO
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CONDUCTING THE BUSINESS OF THE LODGE
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY GRACE FICARRA
CULTURE CHAIRLADY LUISA POTENZA, held us captive with a hilarious &
informative presentation about ITALIANS, LANGUAGE & HAND GESTURES.
FIFTY-FIFTY WINNER
CARLO MATTEUCCI WITH
BROTHER PETE FICARRA
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REMEMBER: MARCH 7th
IS OUR INSTALLATION CEREMONY
FOR NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS
PLEASE SHOW YOUR SUPPORT AND JOIN US
FOR A LOVELY EVENING.
DESSERT BAR TO FOLLOW THE CEREMONY
EVENTS
1. Who is the founder of Microscopic anatomy?
2. Born in Pesaro on February 29, 1792, I am known for writing the musical score that became the best known operatic music of all time as the theme to the Television show “The Lone Ranger”. Who am I?
3. A Harvey Wallbanger drink consists of which Italian Liquor?
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CULTURAL AFTERNOON AT THE
CONNETQUOT LIBRARY
SEVERAL MEMBERS OF OUR LODGE WENT TO THE LIBRARY
TO HEAR JIM ALTAMORE SING
FRANK SINATRA AND OTHER STANDARDS.
PICTURED: IN FRONT: JIM ALTAMORE, LINDA JOHNSON,
MARSHA GREENSPAN, VINNY DEROSA, MADELINE BREWSTER,
RAE FLAHERTY
IN BACK ROW: DOTTIE CURTO & STEPHANIE STALTER
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DOTTIE CURTO; 289-7470
110 EAST WOODSIDE AVE PATCHOGUE
HAVE ITEMS TO DONATE ??? CAN’T DELIVER THEM !!!
WE WILL PICK THEM UP….
ANGELA & BOB 631-589-5517
NAT IERARDI 631-697-8332
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THIS WILL BE THE BEST ONE YET
St. John’s Greek Orthodox Church
Montauk Hwy Blue Point
NEW LARGER VENUE NEW FLOOR PLAN NEW LAYOUT OF RAFFLE GIFTS
more room than ever Totally handicapped accessible
$12.00 per person- purchased in advance (includes free sheet bidding tickets)
$15.00 per person – cash- if purchased at door - provided there are seats available
LODGE BROTHERS & SISTERS
Help make this auction a success; donate items, make baskets,
get donations from merchants.
(let the merchants know their name will be featured in our Newsletter,
encouraging our members to support them.)
Checks payable to: Sgt. Basilone Lodge #2442 P.O. box 173 Blue Point NY 11715
Put a note on check and envelope: AUCTION.
All seats will be assigned beforehand, if you wish to BE SEATED with friends, each person must place a note in
envelope indicating other friends names. Thank you
Dottie 289-7470 [email protected] Angela 589-5517 [email protected]
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I AM AN ITALIAN-AMERICAN
By ANGELO BIANCHI ESQ.
I am an Italian-American. My roots are deep in an ancient soil, drenched by the Mediterranean
sun, and watered by pure streams from snow-capped mountains.
I am enriched by thousands of years of culture.
My hands are those of the mason, the artist, the man of the soil.
My thoughts have been recorded in the annals of Rome, the poetry of Virgil, the creations of
Dante and the philosophy of Benedetto Croce.
I am an Italian-American, and from my ancient world, I first spanned the seas to the New World, I
am Cristoforo Columbo.
I am Giovanni Caboto known in American history as John Cabot,
discoverer of the mainland of North America.
I am Amerigo Vespucci, who gave my name to the New World, America.
First to sail on the Great Lakes in 1679, founder of the territory that became the
State of Illinois, colonizer of Louisiana and Arkansas, I am Enrico Tonti.
I am Filippo Mazzei, friend of Thomas Jefferson, and my thesis on the
equality of man was written in the Bill of Rights.
I am William Paca, signer of the Declaration of Independence. I am an Italian-American. I financed
the Northwest Expedition of George Rogers Clark and accompanied him through the lands that
became Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan, I am Colonel Francesco Vigo.
I mapped the Pacific from Mexico to Alaska to the Philippines, I am Alessandro Malaspina.
I am Giocomo Beltrani, discover of the source of the Mississippi River in 1823.
I created the dome of the United States Capitol. They called me the
Michelangelo of America, I am Constantino Brumidi.
In 1904, I founded in San Francisco the Bank of Italy now known as the Bank of America, the largest
financial institution in the world. I am A.P. Giannnini.
I am Enrico Fermi, father of nuclear science in America.
First enlisted man to win the Medal of Honor in WWII, I am John Basilone of New Jersey. I am an
Italian-American, I am the million strong who served in America’s armies and the tens of thousands
whose names are enshrined in military cemeteries from Gaudalcanal to the Rhine.
I am the steel maker in Pittsburgh, the grower in the Imperial Valley, California, the textile designer
in Manhattan, the movie maker in Hollywood, the homemaker and the breadwinner.
I am an American without stint or reservation, loving this land as only one who understands history,
its agonies and its triumphs, can love it and serve it. I will not be told my contribution is any less,
nor my role not as worthy as any other American.
I will stand in support of the nation’s freedom and promise against all foes.
My heritage has dedicated me to this nation.
I am proud of my full heritage and I shall remain worthy of it.
I am an Italian-American
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ITALIAN SMOKERS NOW FACE FINES OF UP TO $600.
ROME
SMOKERS IN ITALY MAY HAVE TO PAY 500 EUROS IF THEY
LIGHT UP IN A CAR WITH A CHILD O R PREGNANT WOMAN
OR IF THEY TOSS CIGARETTE BUTTS IN THE STREET.
NEW HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS HAVE GONE INTO
EFFECT. THE NEW LAWS SPECIFICALLY TARGET PEDIATRIC
HOSPITALS AND OTHER MEDICAL CENTERS CATERING TO
PREGNANT WOMEN AND NEWBORNS.
THEY ARE DOING MUCH OF THIS TO DISSUADE YOUNGER
PEOPLE FROM STARTING TO SMOKE. THE SEPARATE LAW
ABOUT THROWING CIGARETTE BUTTS IN THE STREET IS
PART OF AN ANTI-LITTER REGULATION THAT ALSO
TARGETS SPITTING OUT GUM AND THROWING RECEIPTS
INTO THE STREET.
PIERGIORGIO BENVENUTI , PRESIDENT OF ECOITALIA
SOLIDALE, SAID ABOUT 11 MILLION CIGARETTES ARE
SMOKED BY PEOPLE IN ROME EVERYDAY AND HALF OF THEM
GET TOSSED AND SQUISHED BETWEEN THE COBBLESTONES.
ALL OF THIS SHOULD LEAD TO DECREASING THE SMOKING
RATE AND TO HAVING A CLEANER CITY.
ITALY IN THE NEWS
I am RECOMMENDING: THE DOCUMENTARY, MY ITALIAN SECRET; THE FORGOTTEN HEROES.
What it’s about:
Under the shadow of the Nazi Crusade to exterminate European Jews, cycling champ,
Gino Bartali, and an army of his compatriots went to perilous
lengths to save thousands of Italian Jews.
It's a terrific documentary, much of the story is told by people
who lived through it as children...Very touching, Very enlightening.
I found it on NETFLIX...
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TO ALL OF OUR LODGE BROTHERS
AND SISTERS CELEBRATING THEIR
BIRTHDAY IN MARCH
BUON COMPLEANNO…
AUGURI A TUTTI
1. Marcello Malpighi March 10, 1628 Bologna, Italy Biologist
Marcello Malpighi was an Italian biologist and physician,
who is referred to as the
"Father of microscopical anatomy, histology, physiology and
embryology".
Malpighi's name bears to several physiological features related to the biological
excretory system, such as the Malpighian corpuscles and Malpighian
pyramids of the kidneys and the Malpighian tubule system of insects.
The splenic lymphoid nodules are often called the
"Malpighian bodies of the spleen" or Malpighian corpuscles.
The botanical family Malpighiaceae is also named after him.
He was the first person to see capillaries in animals.
He discovered the link between arteries and veins.
Malpighi was the earliest person to observe red blood cells under a microscope.
His treatise De polypo cordis was important for
understanding blood composition, as well as how blood clots.
JOSEPH BARBERA MARCH 24, 1911 DELANCEY ST
LITTLE ITALY NY
His Parents were Italian Immigrants,
Vincent Barbera & Francesca Calvacca, born in Sciacca,
Agrigento, Sicily, Italy. Joseph grew up speaking Italian.
CARTOON ARTIST, BEST KNOWN AS HALF
THE HANNA-BARBERA TEAM.
Together they brought us, Tom & Jerry, the Flintstones,
The Smurfs, Huckleberry Hound and Scooby doo,
to name a few.
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JO
RAVIOLI DAY
The origin behind the ravioli is unknown or unspecified. National Ravioli Day began in
Italy. The foremost mention of Ravioli happens in the early 14th century with a set of
manuscripts that includes recipes of the Tuscany merchant Francesco di Marco Datini.
In this same line English documents of 1390 has origins mentioned about ravioli. King
Richard II’s master cook book “ The Fome of Curry” mentions about ravioli as referring
them as “Raulioles”. During the 16th century Ravioli took the current shape. After the introduction of
tomatoes from the New World, sauce was served with ravioli.
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GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO
IS LEADING A TRADE TRIP TO ITALY,
A COUNTRY HE SAYS HAS A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH
NEW YORK STATE AND THIS NATION.
GOVERNOR CUOMO MADE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AT A
RECEPTION AT THE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM FOR
VISITING ITALIAN PRESIDENT SERGIO MATTARELLA.
CUOMO TOLD MATTARELLA THAT HE SHOULD
FEEL AT HOME IN NEW YORK WHICH IS HOME
TO 3 MILLION ITALIAN AMERICANS.
HE SAID IT WAS AN HONOR AND A SPECIAL TREAT TO MEET
THE ITALIAN PRESIDENT BECAUSE OF HIS FAMILY’S TIES TO THE
COUNTRY AND BECAUSE OF THE MANY
CONTRIBUTIONS OF ITALIAN-AMERICANS.
CUOMO SAYS HIS TRIP WILL STRENGTHEN TIES
BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES.
HOW TO FACT CHECK ON THE INTERNET:
WHEN A STORY ON SOCIAL MEDIA SEEMS
TOO GOOD OR TOO BAD TO BE
TRUE, CHECK IT OUT:
www.snopes.com
ITALIAN AMERICAN IN THE NEWS
STARBUCKS IS OPENING IN MILAN IN 2017. CEO, HOWARD SCHULTZ, STARTED THE COMPANY AFTER A
TRIP TO ITALY IN THE EIGHTIES. HE DECIDED TO BRING THE ESPRESSO DRINKS
TO THE USA AND THE CONCEPT TOOK OFF.
COFFEE IS A DEEP PART OF THE ITALIAN CULTURE,
STARBUCKS IS OPENING IN ITALY WITH “HUMILITY AND RESPECT.”
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MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER
A coloro che mi hanno aiutato con questa newsletter,
Grazie
To those who helped me with this newsletter,
Thank you
Sister Angela Donato, Editor
ITALIAN TRIVIA ANSWERS:
1. Marcello Malpighi- Isn’t he fascinating?
We owe so much to our ancestors.
2. Gioachinno Rossini with his WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE
3. GALLIANO