Get Well wishes to all members who

may be in ill health. We hope you have a

speedy recovery

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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COUNCIL MEETING Thursday

Feb. 8th 7:00 pm

ASSEMBLY MEETING Thursday Feb. 22nd 7:00 P.M.

Official

Newsletter Geneva Lodge 2397

OSDIA 31 Prospect Ave.

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

email pevans01@

rochester.rr.com

http://www.osia2397.com

February 2018 febbraio Editor: Tony DiCostanzo

Dear brothers, sisters, and friends:

President’s Message

Lodge News

New Members Initiated

At our January assem-bly meeting five new members were initiat-ed into the Order. We welcome: Mike Sculli, Rossana Shanklin, Jim DeVa-ney, Betsy Pronti, and Bob Paliotti. Congratulations!

Condolences

Our condolences go out to the families of some recently de-ceased brothers and sisters of the Geneva Lodge. During the month of January our lodge lost brother Pe-ter Zeoli and sister Vicenzina Carnavale. On Feb. 1st we lost sister Andrea “DeeDee” Augustine.

These members will be missed and we of-fer our prayers and sympathy to their families. May they all rest in peace.

Feb. 1, 2018 - 2:03 am

As I sit here and hold the hand of my friend, our sister, I want to share my thoughts with all of you. Life is more fragile than we actual-ly realize. At any time, someone we know or love can be taken from our sight. The circle of life is a short one but few of us actually know that our last day is close.

February is the month that we celebrate love; so do something special. Forgive a person who has trespassed against you if only in your heart. Make that visit you’ve been putting off for a while. Lis-ten to your body when it tells you to see a doctor. Say hello to those you’d normally walk by. Listen to an individual that needs to be heard. Share a meal, a kind word, a small note or just a smile with someone out of your normal group. Take your neighbors trash to the curb while you’re taking yours. Take a CPR class – you never know when you might need to use it. Compliment a stranger. Buy car wash certificates to keep in your car to use throughout the year. Each time you go, give the attendant two tickets, one for you, and one for the car behind you. Bring baked goods to your local police or fire station to say thank you. Pay for the person’s groceries ahead of you or a stranger’s meal.

Hug your children, significant other, family members and friends. Most of all say “I love you” to them. Life is short and it’s never too late to live a better one. Your heart will be lighter and your journey more peaceful.

With peace and love to all of you as we enter the month of February that ‘s symbol is the heart.

Palma

Home: 315-651-4423 Cell: 315-254-5527 Email: pevans01@rochester.rr.com

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Sons of Italy Friday Night Dinners Starting on Feb. 16th

Join us each Friday during February and March for great meals

Fish Dinners Fried, Broiled, or Shrimp

- Steaks and Grilled

Chicken

Fish Dinners - $10.00 Fish Sandwich Dinner - $7.00

Steak Dinner 10 oz. $11.00 / 12 oz. - $13.00

Hamburger w/fries - $5.50 Cheeseburger w/fries - $6.00

Hotdog w/fries - $5.50

All dinners include potato, coleslaw, salad, roll, ice cream, & coffee

(tax included) For takeouts add $.50

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Grand Lodge Scholarships

The 2018 Grand Lodge Scholar-ship applications are now availa-ble for all children and grandchil-dren of eligible members. You can find both the Scholarship Ap-plication and the Grant Applica-tion 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.

Geneva Lodge 2397 Scholarships

The applications for the Geneva

Lodge 2397 Scholarships is now

available. All high school seniors

who are the children, grandchil-

dren, or a close relative of our

members are eligible to apply.

Applicants or members can obtain

an application from our lodge

office or you can download the

cover letter and application on our

lodge website Home page at:

www.osia2397.com.

Deadline to apply is April 30th.

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Bingo Worker’s Appreciation Dinner The first Bingo Worker’s Appreciation Dinner of 2018

will be held on Friday Feb. 9th starting at 7:00 pm. All

who have helped on a regu-lar basis at our weekly bingo games are invited to attend.

210 Club for 2018 The lodge annual 210 Club

for 2018 will begin drawings on March 9th. Tickets are now on sale from any lodge

officer, our lodge office or at our bar. This is a major

fundraiser for the lodge so please consider buying a

ticket or two.

There are 27 drawings over ten weeks totaling $1000. See the ad in this newsletter

on pg. 4 for all the details.

Free Photo Presenta-tion on Carnival in Venice, Italy Alessandra Bottacin, a pro-fessor from Italy who is

teaching at Hobart & Wm. Smith Colleges will be nar-

rating a free photo presenta-tion at the lodge on Tues.

Feb. 13th at 7:00 pm. All are invited to attend.

The main subject of the presentation will be the Car-

nival of Venice and also photos from the islands of

Murano and Burano.

Light snacks will be provid-ed.

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Geneva Lodge Awards Dinner 2018

The Geneva Lodge is planning to host our annual Awards Dinner on Sat. April 21st. 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 nominations will be finalized on or before Feb. 25, 2018

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Dinner Party with “CC and the Roadrunners”

On February 10th the lodge will host a dinner and dance with music provided by CC and the Roadrun-ners. A buffet dinner will be served from 6:30pm until 8:00pm. The band will play from 8:00pm -11:00pm

Tickets are on sale at the lodge bar or office. You may also purchase them from the president or a council member. Dinner includes rigatoni with sauce and meatballs, chicken, sausage with onions/peppers, tossed salad, rolls & butter.

Coffee with a cannoli or cream puffs is dessert.

Ticket prices:

Dinner tickets are advance sale only:

$25.00 for a couple

$15.00 for one

$ 5:00 for an entertainment ticket only

Several raffles will be held. Need not be present to win.

Nominations for the 2018 - 2019 Term

The following lodge members were nominated for office at the January assembly meeting for the term March 2018 to March 2019. There were no other nominations from the floor and the Rec. Sec. cast one ballot for the slate as named.

President Palma Fratto-Evans Vice Pres. (open) Imm. Past Pres. Sam Cosentino Recording Sec. Tony DiCostanzo Orator (open) Financial Sec. Ken Gregory Treasurer Barb Rose

Trustees Tom Quartaro Steve Venuti Marie Bruno Nancy Gregory Eric Lewis

Masters of Phyllis Lowrey Ceremony Vincent Bonetti

Sentinel Sandra Schading

Elected Delegates: Tony DiCostanzo, Phyllis Lowrey, Patricia Certo, Kathy Cosentino, Barb Rose

Arbitration Committee: Jamie Kaim, Jr., Mike Cutillo, Sully Ciancaglini, Lisa Toole Petronio, Mike Osborne

Alt. Arb. Committee: John J. Greco, Gloria Ciancaglini, Bob Taddario, Tom DiCostanzo, Beth Clark

2018 NYS OSDIA Student Summit

The 2018 Student Summit sponsored by NYS OSDIA, in coop-eration with our local lodges, is scheduled for April 6 - 8th at the Radisson in Albany, NY. Students who attend will have the opportunity to learn about their Italian culture, state government, and get to network with their peers.

Students must be of Italian heritage, a resident of NYS and a high school junior or senior OR a college freshman or sopho-more. The students expenses are paid for except the cost of trav-eling to and from Albany. Call the lodge for more information.

Lodge Officer Positions Still Open

The lodge Nominating Committee was unable to fill two officer positions before their report was due in January. The following offices remain open:

Vice President ; Orator

In anyone has an interest in filling one of these offices, please call or email Tony DiCostanzo at 315-789-9346 or call President Palma Fratto-Evans at 315-254-5527

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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 - Palma Fratto-Evans Vice President - Joe Cirencione

IPP - Sam Cosentino Trustees Orator - Patricia Certo Tom Quartaro Rec. Sec. - Beth Clark Phyllis Lowrey Fin. Sec. - Barb Rose Mike Osborne Treasurer - Ken Gregory Nancy Gregory Masters of Eric Lewis Ceremony - Steve Venuti - Vince Bonetti Sentinel - Jeff Morabito State Deputy to Geneva Lodge - Tom Meleca District VIII State Trustee - Dr. Joe Rube’

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

Feb. 4 Super Bowl Party 4:00 pm Feb. 8 Council Mtg. 7:00 pm Feb. 9 Bingo Workers Dinner 7:00 pm Feb. 10 Dinner with CC & the Roadrunners 6:30 pm Feb. 13 Free Photo Presentation 7:00 pm Feb. 16 Fish Dinners 5:00 - 7:30 pm Feb. 22 Assembly Mtg. 7:00 pm Feb. 23 Fish Dinners 5:00 - 7:30 pm Mar. 2 Fish Dinners 5:00 - 7:30 pm Mar. 8 Assembly Mtg. 7:00 pm Mar. 9 Fish Dinners 5:00 - 7:30 pm Mar. 16 Fish Dinners 5:00 - 7:30 pm

Address Service Requested

President of New York State Grand Lodge

Robert Ferrito

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LIBERTY-EQUALITY-FRATERNITY

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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

John “Moon” Iannapollo † Al Liberio † Beverly Gregoria † John Greco 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