Get Well wishes to all members who may

be in ill health. We hope you have a

speedy recovery.

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COUNCIL MEETING

Thursday Feb. 6th 7:00 pm

ASSEMBLY MEETING

Thursday Feb. 27th 7:00 P.M.

Official

Newsletter Geneva Lodge 2397

OSDIA 31 Prospect Ave.

Geneva, N.Y. 14456 315-781-2242

email tonyd1953@gmail.com

http://www.osia2397.com

Dear Brothers, Sisters, and friends:

President’s Message

We enter the month of Feb-ruary with excited anticipation of all the different events that are on our lodge calendar. Feb-ruary may be the shortest month in number of days but we’ve managed to fill quite a few with parties, dinners, cul-ture and heritage events and a couple of meetings.

The Lenten season begins this month and we will kick off our annual series of Friday Fish Dinners on Friday Feb. 21st serving fish, shrimp, steaks and chicken. We’ll con-tinue the dinners each Friday and end in April on Good Friday.

The Bar Committee is throwing a Valen-tine’s Day Party in our lounge on Friday Feb. 14th. No charge to attend. Bring a dish to pass and there will be live music provided by the band Smooth Groovy. In addition, you may recall from the last newsletter that we are throwing a Super Bowl Party on Feb. 2nd starting at 4:00 pm. Stop in as it should be a fun time.

The lodge Culture & Heritage Committee has scheduled something a bit different for Feb., but is rooted deeply in Italian culture. On Wed. Feb. 12th the committee is hosting a evening of opera discussion and singing with Tomas Gonzalez and his son. Modern songs will also be included in the program.

At our January assembly meeting your new council members were nominated. As there were no contested positions for council, dele-gates or arbitration committee, one vote was cast for the slate as presented. They are listed here in this newsletter.

As always, thank you all for your contin-ued support and I hope to see you soon at your Geneva Lodge.

Fraternally,

Tony D.

Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America

Lodge News

New Members Initi-ated in January

At our January assem-bly meeting we had the pleasure of initiating 19 new members into OSDIA and our Geneva Lodge 2397. It was the largest group of mem-bers to be initiated at the same time in recent memory. We welcome each and every one of you and hope that you will become fully en-gaged in all that we do here at the lodge and in the community.

New members are:

Tonia Salamida-Long James Rusin, Jr. Robin Scherer Diana VanDonsel Robert Saglimbeni Donna Cemoni Carol Meiggs Steve Sabatini Melody Ponzi Joseph Nicosia Thomas Maloy Ralph Fratto, Jr. Sally Ann Fratto Jocelyn Cinamella Marie Jessica Gillotte John Pruett Tammy Brockway David Brockway James Kahn

Benvenuto!

February 2020 febbraio Editor: Tony DiCostanzo

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Fish Sandwich Dinner - $7.50 Hamburger w/fries - $5.50

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Queen of Hearts Our new Queen of Hearts game has begun and all are eligible to play. All of the rules of the game are posted in the bar. Each ticket is $1.00 and you can enter as many times as you’d like to each week. One winning ticket is drawn each Friday evening from those en-tered and one sealed card out of 52 is revealed. You win the prize shown. The money pot builds until the Queen card is drawn.

Super Bowl Party Our annual Super Bowl Party will be held on Sun. Feb. 2nd with the bar opening at 4:00 pm. Open bar drinks will begin at the discretion of the bar manager for those in the $50 pool, and no charge for food. All other attending may pay a $5.00 charge if you will be having dinner and drinks will be cash. Food will be served at 6:00 pm. The game kick-off is at 6:30 pm.

Roll the Dice To add a little fun to your time spent in our bar and lounge, we’ve added a roll of the dice game. You can only roll once each visit. You get two rolls for $1.00. You can win a free drink or, if lucky, cash prizes.

State & National OSDIA News

Grand Lodge Scholarships The 2020 Grand Lodge Schol-arship applications are now available for all children and grandchildren of eligible mem-bers. You can find both the Scholarship Application and the Grant Application on the Grand Lodge website - www.nysosia.org. Click on the Scholarship tab and on that page you can open the pdf file and print an application. You can also call our lodge to get one. Deadline to apply is March 31, 2020.

NELA Scholarships The National Education and Leadership Award scholarship applications are also now available from our National OSDIA. Deadline to apply for one of these awards is Feb. 28, 2020. Members can find all the information on the NELA program on the national web-site: www.osia.org. Go to the Programs tab, then Scholar-ships. You can also call our lodge office for help.

Geneva Lodge 2397 Scholarships Applications for the Geneva Lodge 2397 Scholarships are now available. All high school seniors who are children, grandchildren, or a close rela-tive of a member are eligible to apply. Application forms can be picked up at our lodge of-fice or you can download one on our website Homepage at www.osia2397.com. Deadline to apply is April 30th.

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Italian Opera Presentation at the Lodge

Please join us on Wed. Feb. 12th at 7:00 as our Culture & Heritage Committee and member Tomas Gonzalez, along with his son Joseph, present a discussion on the history of Italian opera and, of course, sing for us throughout the presentation. They will focus on Puccini and Verdi and some Neapolitan songs. It promises to be a night of beautiful music. Feel free to invite your family and friends to attend. No charge to attend.

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From the President’s Desk I would like to use this column this month to say than you to the members who served on the lodge Nominations Com-mittee to select officers, delegates and arbitration commission-ers for the next two years. It is another one of those thankless tasks we ask of our members, but it is an absolutely necessary one, and this committee of Mike Cutillo, Sam Cosentino, Ma-ria Cohrs, Dave Cook and Barb Mull did a great job. Your lodge officers for the term March 2020 to March 2022 are as follows: President Tony DiCostanzo Vice Pres. Mike Sculli IPP Palma Fratto-Evans Rec. Sec. Lisa Toole-Petronio Orator Liz Sculli Fin. Sec. Donna Fling Treasurer Phyllis Marino Trustees Marie Bruno Phyllis Lowrey Ann Osborne Pam DiCostanzo Rich Evangelista Masters of Eric Lewis Ceremony Jim Clark Sentinel Joe Ponzi Delegates Mike Sculli (elected) Liz Sculli Phyllis Lowrey Sharon Geraci Donna Fling Pam DiCostanzo Patricia Certo Arbitration Sandy Schading Committee Dan Chelenza Bob Taddario Sam Cosentino Jamie Kaim Alternates Mike Cutillo Joe Cirencione Please note: We have open spots for state delegate and alter-nate arbitration commissioners. Anyone wishing to fill a posi-tion should be present at our Feb. assembly meeting as we will call for nominations from the floor.

Tony D.

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Our heartfelt condolences go out to the family of brother Phil Beckley on the passing of his son-in-law, Bob “Bobbo” Principio. Please say a prayer for Bob, all of the family, and may he rest in eternal peace.

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Geneva Lodge Awards Dinner 2020

The Geneva Lodge is planning to host our annual Awards Din-ner on Sat. May 2nd. Please mark the date on your calendars. The following awards will go to selected members:

- The Amici Award – This award goes to a friend or friends of the Lodge who are not members, but have helped the Lodge in some significant way and helped foster a positive image of our Lodge and of Italian Americans. -The President’s Award – This award goes to the Immediate Past President of our Lodge. It is the only award not voted on by the members. -The Memorial Award - This is awarded in memory of one of our deceased members. The person must have been a member for a minimum of five years, been an officer of the lodge and/or chaired at least one lodge standing committee, event or function. -The Green, White, and Red Award – Named after the three colors of the Italian flag, and which represent hope, faith, and charity. This award goes to a relatively new member of our lodge who has five or less years of membership, yet has been active in that time to distinguish himself from other new members. -The Garibaldi Award – Named for the man who unified Italy, this award goes to a longtime member of our lodge who has helped found, unify, and/or advance our lodge. Nominees must be clearly recognized by other lodge members as having done extraordinary work in the name of the lodge. -The 2397 Award – This award goes to our Member of the Year. Nominees should have at least ten years of membership, held at least two offices, run or chaired at least two different events or functions, and still be active members. Nominees must have gone above and beyond the average member in service to our lodge and must be viewed in a positive way by the community at large.

Anyone wishing to nominate someone for an award should contact our lodge office as soon as possible as nom-inations will be finalized on or before March 1, 2020

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Geneva Lodge 2397 Order Sons & Daughters

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 - Tony DiCostanzo Vice President - Sharon Geraci

IPP - Palma Fratto-Evans Trustees Orator - Mike Sculli Marie Bruno Rec. Sec. - open position Vince Bonetti Fin. Sec. - Donna Fling Ann Osborne Treasurer - Phyllis Marino Rich Evangelista Mistresses of Pam DiCostanzo Ceremony - Liz Sculli - Phyllis Lowrey Sentinel - Sandy Schading State Deputy to Geneva Lodge - Jeremy DiFilipo District VIII State Trustee - Dr. Joe Rube’

Upcoming Lodge Events BINGO - Every Sunday @ 2:00 pm

Feb. 2 Super Bowl Party 4:00 pm Feb. 6 Council Meeting 7:00 pm Feb. 12 Opera Presentation 7:00 pm Feb. 14 Valentine’s Party 6:00 pm Feb. 21 Fish Dinners 5:00 pm Feb. 24 Shrine Club Dinner 6:00 pm Feb. 27 Assembly Meeting 7:00 pm Feb. 28 Fish Dinners 5:00 pm Note: Council Meeting is one week earlier this month on Feb. 6th

Address Service Requested

President of New York State Grand Lodge

Anthony Naccarato

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Gloria Ciancaglini Tony DiCostanzo Ramona Constantine Salvano “Sully” Ciancaglini Phyllis Lowrey Mary Jane Melito Mike Cutillo Dan Chelenza Carol Prete † Jill Kaim-Sutton Larry Cassell Jamie Kaim, Jr. Robert Taddario Cindy Durso-Woodhams Sam Cosentino

John “Moon” Iannapollo † Al Liberio † Beverly Gregoria † John Greco † Joan D’Amico † Vincentina Salone Joe Perry † Olga Pacil † Jeff Melito † Kay Perry † Humbert “Ham” Riccione † Adeline Moracco Joseph “Jocko” Petrus † Louis Ciancaglini † Ada Cassell John Gregoria

Past Presidents of Geneva Lodge 2397