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Per Sempre Ladies ...
February 2014
Newsletter for Per Sempre Ladies Lodge #2344A, Order Sons of Italy in America, Lynbrook, New York 11563
Mini
Fund
raiser
for
Message from President
Elaine D’Arrigo Mendez ...
Next Meeting, Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Greis Park Recreation Center
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55 Wilbur St., Lynbrook, 7:30 pm
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We will be having pizza, salad, dessert and ice cream at our
February meeting to celebrate Valentines Day and to raise
funds for Alzheimer’s. A $5.00 admission fee will be charged.
Please make every effort to attend!
It seems like the new year has gotten off to a bit of a rocky start! Due to inclement weather we
had to cancel our general membership meeting. I am sorry that we were unable to meet in
January so that we could all exchange good wishes for the New Year, but the frigid weather and
dangerous road conditions made it impossible. I hope that everyone has been keeping warm and
safe during the onslaught of the “polar vortex”!
So much for global warming…it seems more
like the Ice Age to me.
On January 31st I attended the Winter Charity Ball at the Chateau Briand. It was a beautiful
affair honoring six outstanding individuals. The Special Honoree for the evening was the newly
elected National President of the Order, Anthony J. Baratta of Chicago, Illinois. He was recognized for his dedication and service to the Order. It was a pleasure meeting our new National
President. An honoree you may recognize is News 12 Long Island reporter Antoinette Biordi. She
is an Emmy Award winning reporter and an Italian-American woman of distinction. Also recognized were the Iavarone brothers, Pat, John and Joseph. They are successful businessmen whose
company Iavarone Brothers is one of the largest specialty food companies in the New York area.
Aside from their success in the business world, they are dedicated to giving back to their community through philanthropy. Some of beneficiaries of their charitable works have been schools,
libraries, scholarship recipients and numerous charitable organizations. Additionally, USMC Cpl.
Manuel Ocia Jimenez received a Special Courage and Patriotism Award. He was severely wounded while serving in Afghanistan and has been working with “Team Hope for the Warriors”.
I
was very happy to represent our Lodge at this wonderful event.
Hopefully, February will be kinder to us and we will be able to meet on February 18th at Gries
Park. We will be holding a mini-fundraiser for Alzheimer’s Disease. We are planning to have a
light supper and raffles. I look forward to seeing everyone!
I wish you all a very happy
Valentine’s Day. It’s such a nice day to let all those close to you know that you care.
Also, scholarship applications for a member’s child or grandchild graduating high school and
entering college are available. See Theresa Palmese if you have a child you would like to submit
for a scholarship.
continued on page 2 ...
Per Sempre Ladies Lodge #2344A ~ page 2
LODGE OFFICERS
President
Elaine D’Arrigo Mendez
198-10 32nd Road, Bayside 11358
[email protected]
718-353-8249
Vice President
Rosemarie Stathes
Immediate Past President
Mildred Mancusi
Orator
Gloria Stingone
Recording Secretary
Caterina Alexander
Financial Secretary
Theresa Palmese
Treasurer
Sue DeLuca
Principal Trustee
Susan Barnek
Trustees
Antoinette DiVella
Anna Metzger
Libby Ostrander
Mistress of Ceremonies
Pat Chiarovano
Sentinel
Vera D’Arrigo
PAST P RESIDENTS
Diane Como
Nancy Quinn
State Past President &
National 5th Vice President
Carol DiTrapani
Anita Rosato
Theresa Palmese
Louise Corsello
Eleanor Jobbagy
New York State Deputy
Joan Rondinelli
NYOSIA First Lady
Founder
Lucy Codella
Lodge Deputy
Mary Naccarato
Newspaper Editor
Nancy DiFiore Quinn
[email protected]
516-593-4036
visit us on: www.nysosia.org/PerSempreLadies
Presidents Message continued ...
The council and I have been planning the new calendar of events and
look forward to spending the coming year enjoying each other’s
company while working to support the charities that depend on people like us to help them help others.
Please remember that if you have a happy event in your life we
would love to know about it and share in your joy. Or if you know of
a sister who is ill, having an operation or has suffered a loss we
would also like to know about it so that we can offer our support.
Please contact our Sunshine Chairperson Vera D’Arrigo and let her
know.
Elaine
“A heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you
are loved by others”.
Frank Morgan
Election of 4 Convention Delegates
Trustee & Mistress of Ceremony
The lodge Nominating Committee met on February 4th and will
be announcing the candidates for six 2014 Convention
Delegates (two are automatic), one Trustee and one Mistress of
Ceremony.
If you did not appear before the Nominating Committee and
want to run for one of thos positions, you must be present at
the February 18th meeting. Also, all members running for
office or voting must have paid their 2014 dues!!
DUES ARE DUE!
Your yearly dues for 2014 are due! Please
bring your check to the November meeting and give it to Membership Chairperson
Gloria Stingone. Dues are $40 per year
and checks should be made payable to
Per Sempre Ladies Lodge #2344A. Please
don’t let your membership lapse. We are
only as strong as all our members together. $3.33 per month
is a small amount to pay for helping to preserve our shared
Italian heritage!
Per Sempre Ladies Lodge #2344A ~ page 3
GOOD & WELFARE
Get well prayers to Brother Ralph Rosato. Continued get well prayers to Sister Madeline Panzarella.
Get well wishes to Sister Cathy DeCurtis who recently had hip surgery. Get well wishes to Sister Arlene
Oliveri on her recent knee surgery. Get well wishes to Sister Marie Camuti Russo who resides in Florida.
Good luck and prayers to Sister Joann Hewlett who is waiting for a transplant and hoping to be back to
us by October!
Also, we missed Sister Cathy DeCurtis’ birthday on October 31st ... so Happy Belated Birthday to you!
Congratulations to Sister Caterina Alexander on her engagement to Brother Joseph Stasolla! We are all
so happy for you both. Engagement congratulations also to Sister Christina Stathes (daughter of Sister
Rosemarie Stathes) on her engagement to Rino Rodriquez. Congratulations to Sister Linda Macolino on
her son Michael’s engagement to Tammi.
Sincere sympathy to First Lady Joan Rondinelli and the entire Rondinelli family on the passing of Joan’s dad, Benny
Maiorana.
Our hearts are broken at the passing of Brother Frank Alberti of the Per Sempre Lodge #2344. Our sypmathy to
Sister Fran Alberti and the entire Alberti family on the loss of our beloved Frankie.
On behalf of the Quinn/Scherer family, let me take this opportunity to thank everyone for your sympathy
on the passing of John’s sister, Maureen Scherer. Maureen was a sweet and wonderful woman and will
be sorely missed.
Nancy
I must extend my sincere aplogies to the Metzger family. In last months’ newsletter, I reported
that Sister Maria Metzger’s mom had passed away ... when in fact, it was Sister Anna Metzger’s
mom who passed away. Here is the corrected information:
Sincere sympathy to Sister Anna Metger and family on the loss of her Mom Rose Laserrera.
2014 PER SEMPRE LADIES LODGE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING CALENDAR
OF EVENTS
Date
February 18
March 18
April 15
May 20
June 17
July 15
August 19
September 16
October 21
November 18
December 9
Place
Greis Park
Greis Park
Greis Park
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Meeting Information
Alzheimer’s Month
Celebrating St. Patrick & St. Joseph / Cooley’s Anemia Month
Pajama Party for Autism
Scholarship Awards Night
Night at the Races
Indoor BBQ
Beach Blanket Bingo
Psychic Night
Italian Heritage Night
Vendor Night
Member Christmas Party with Entertainment
Special Events
November 13
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Verdi’s, Westbury
Jani’s, Franklin Sq.
Annual Fashion Show
Chinese Auction
Per Sempre Ladies Lodge #2344A ~ page 4
ITALIAN HERITAGE & CULTURE CORNER
Marche
Le Marche, The Marches in English, is mostly an agricultural
region and is surprisingly very green. Le Marche is situated
in the centre-north of Italy on the Adriatic coast.
The main capital of Le Marche is Ancona, a city with the feel
of a ubiquitous busy mediteranean Port. it is also one of
Italy’s principal ferry ports with boats to Croatia, Greece and
Turkey.
The food culture of Marche has been greatly influenced by
other regions and invading peoples throughout its long history, but many farmers cling to local tradition, governing
their crops by ancient lunar methods. On the coast, fish and
seafood dishes abound. In the hills, chicken and pork are the
primary proteins. Creamy sauces made from chicken giblets
are used liberally in Marche cooking. Pork recipes rely on
generous chunks instead of the traditional thin prosciutto
style servings. Since pork is so readily available, there are
many type of sausages made in Marche. A hearty favorite
local smoked sausage is ciauscolo, crafted with half pork
and half pork fat, and well seasoned with salt, pepper,
orange peel and fennel seed. Olives grow well in Marche,
and are served both on their own and stuffed with savory
meat fillings. Grapes, grains, mushrooms and a wide variety
of vegetables are found throughout the region, and the
tables are graced with simple country Italian cooking at its
best
The people of Le Marche have made themselves known and
remembered both in Italy and all over the world. A land of
saints such as Maria Goretti who was born in Corinaldo in
1890, who came from a humble family forced to emigrate to
Agro pontino. It was in Nettuno (a town near Rome) that
Maria, just 12 years old, was raped and killed by a young
boy. Her sacrifice was recognized by the Church who in
1950 made her a saint.
It was also a lady from Le Marche who revolutionized the
children’s education system, pedagogics specialist Maria
Montessori, who was born in Chiaravalle in 1870. She supported how children should be protagonist of growth.
Another woman known all over the world but originally
from Ancona, is the actress Virna Lisi who worked with the
best directors and alongside brilliant actors such as Alain
Delon and Jack Lemmon. The great Raffaello was born in
Urbino and is celebrated everywhere as a painter of exceptional sensitivity capable of influencing new Italian art
courses of the Renaissance.
One of the most well known Marchigiani in the world today
is MotoGP motorcycle champion Valentino Rossi who hails
from Tavullia in the province of Pesaro. A charismatic personality and motorcycling genius he's a national hero in Italy
and has been a huge ambassador for the sport.
next month ... Molise
information on the regions of Italy have been taken from various websites off the internet.
A SPECIAL RECIPE FROM THE PROVINCE OF MARCHE
BRAISED ESCAROLE AND PANCETTA RECIPE
Serves 4
1 head of escarole
5-6 thin slices of pancetta or guanciale, prosciutto, speck
half a glass of white wine
2 cloves of garlic
couple of stems of thyme - leave in tact & no need to chop (it
makes it easier to remove)
Start by cleaning the escarole. Cut it into six wedges, leaving
the core intact. With a piece of kitchen twine, tie the wedges
into bundles to prevent them from separating.
In a pan, lightly brown 2 cloves of garlic in a few tablespoons
of olive oil. Raise the heat, add the escarole and a crack of
salt and pepper. Cook for a couple of minutes until the
greens begins to wilt. Then give everything a turn. Add in the
thyme sprigs and lay the slices of pancetta over the top. In
goes the white wine. Cover with parchment paper, lower the
heat and allow to braise on the stove top or in a 350/175
degree oven for 15-20 minutes or until the escarole is tender.
To serve, cut off the twine, remove the thyme and cloves of
garlic and discard (unless you love them).
STATE $100 RAFFLE TICKETS
It is the time again to take a
chance to win $20,000!!
Our lodge has $100 State Raffle Tickets
to sell and you can either purchase
one for yourself
or share a ticket with other sister members.
We will talk more about this at
our upcoming membership meetings!
The Per Sempre Lodge is planning a
Valentines Day Party at 8:00 pm on
February 15th - $65 pp - at the
Woodbury Country Club.
For further information
call 516-599-2945.
Per Sempre Ladies Lodge #2344A ~ page 5
Joann Montemarano Memorial Scholarship
February Birthdays
Louise Corsello
Carol DiTrapani
Libby Ostrander
Louise Ruggiero
Dr. Mary Scozzari
Kim Verdino
Applications for our lodge scholarship are now available. Applicant’s mother or grandmother must be a
member in good standing whose dues are current and
have been a member of the lodge for no less then one
year from the date scholarship application is submitted.
Also, the mother or grandmother must have attended
at least 5 membership meetings and 2 lodge fundraisers in the previous 12 months of the application deadline (unless a Emeritus Member). See Theresa Palmese
for scholarship applications. Please note that we will
be having our scholarship presentation this year in May
at Greis Park so all applications must be returned no
later then April 15, 2014.
2014 N EW Y ORK OSIA EVENTS
February 16
March 23
April 1
April 11
April 26
May 17
May 29
October 25
November 22
CSJ Brunch at Russo’s on the Bay
Cancer Research Fundraiser, Concert Performance with Giada Valente at Dix Hills Performing Arts
Cooley’s Anemia Dine Around at Verdi’s of Westbury.
32nd Annual Golden Lion Dinner at the Garden City Hotel
Plenary Session at Rockland Lodge #2176
Walk For Education & Culture, Eisenhower Park
108th Annual State Convention at the Villa Roma Resort & Conference Center
Plenary Session at St. Francis of Assisi Lodge #2629
Gift of Sight Luncheon at Immaculate Conception Shrine
22 Ways to say “I love you” in Italian
One thing to keep in mind ... the translations in English are not always literal, but correspond to the sense
... and vice versa.
Ti amo! (I love you!)
Ti voglio bene. (I love you a lot.)
Ti voglio molto bene. (I love you very much.)
Ti adoro. (I adore you.)
Sei importante per me. (You are important to me.)
Sei tutto per me. (You are everything to me.)
Sono innamorato / innamorata di te. (I'm in love
with you.)
Ti voglio. (I love you.))
Significhi tutto per me. (You mean everything to me.)
Sposami! (Marry me!)
Voglio sempre essere con te . (I always want to be
with you.)
Senza di te non posso più vivere. (I can't live without
you.)
Io sono tuo / tua. (I am yours)
Senza di te non sono niente. (Without you I am nothing.)
Sei il grande amore della mia vita. (You are the love
of my life.)
Senza di te la vita non ha più senso. (Without you
life has no meaning.)
Il mio cuore è solo tuo / tua. (My heart is yours.)
Hai conquistato il mio cuore. (You have won my
heart.)
Giorno e notte sogno solo di te. (Day and night I
dream only of you.)
Sei il sole della mia vita. (You are the sunshine of my
life.)
Sei tutto ciò che voglio. (You're everything I want.)
Con te voglio invecchiare. (I want to grow old with
you.)
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