"The purpose of this organization is to promote the heritage, culture and traditions of Italian-Americans through social, educational and recreational events. The organization shall also advance the educational development of Italian-American youth by generating and distributing funds for collegiate scholarships."
July Club Meeting
Our next meeting is Wednesday July 31st at 6:30 PM at the Solon Community Center.
The monthly meetings are back to stay! We will hold them the last Wednesday of every month (except November and December) moving forward. Put it on your calendar.
Please note some important changes in start time and location for the meeting. We are back at the Community Center!! We will start at 6:30.
Annual Dues
If you haven't paid your dues please bring your check for $100 to this month's meeting. Thank you!
The Club year began July 1 and that means that membership dues are due now. The cost is $100. To those of you that have paid, THANK YOU! We still have 24 members that have not paid. It would be nice to see that number drop.
Tim DiCarro: Man of the Year
A highlight of the Annual Dinner is the announcement of the Man of the Year Award. This year’s winner was Tim DiCarro. Tim has been an active member since he joined the Club in 2013. Tim has just been elected Secretary for the
upcoming year. Tim volunteers at every event, sometimes sets up, sometimes cooks, sometimes cleans up at club meetings, works sideboards at the reverse raffle and the dinner dance, works registration table at the golf outing, helps cook lunch and serve at the golf outing.
And he’s a great guy. The Club wants to thank Tim for all he does.
Sunshine Committee
Don DeRoia will now be the contact person for the Sunshine Committee. Usually we share bad news and we do want to hear from you if a Club member, or a family member, are going through a rough time. We also would like to share good news (eg. births, marriages).
This year's outing will be held on July 26th at Grantwood. There are only a few openings left. You must pay in advance. If you do not pay you are not guaranteed a spot. Please don't assume that if you played previously you automatically have a spot saved. Brett thinks we may sell out by next week's meeting. If you want to play please get your payment to Brett as soon as possible. Cost is $140/golfer or $560/foursome.
Steak and Stogie
We will have a steak and stogie night on June 5th at Havana;s Choice Cigars in Twinsburg. We smoke a cigar or two, tell some stories and enjoy an excellent steak dinner. Cost is $30. If you are interested talk to Jim D'Orazio at 440.821.3776 or email him at j.dorazio@csuohio.edu.
Election Season
We welcome the next year's officers and Trustees. Last month Brett Neff was reelected President. Sam Merolla was reelected as Vice President. Ron Carbone and Phil Zito were elected as Trustees. Congratulations to all!
Ron and Phil are replacing Mark Cancasi and Anthony D'Angelo on the Board. We'd like to thank Mark and Anthony for their hard work. They did a great job.
If you haven't paid your dues please bring your check for $100 to this month's meeting. Thank you!
Buon Compleanno!
Best wishes to the following members who celebrate birthdays in the month of June:
6/3 Ken Rufo
6/7 Al Giammaria
6/8 Carl Pannetti
6/8 Michael D’Orazio
6/13 Dennis Romanini
6/21 Phillip W. Zito
6/29 John Finley
6/30 Michael Cirino
Solon Times Prints Article Celebrating 50 Year Anniversary
Meet club member Jim D’Orazio. Jim joined the Club in 2000 and has been an active member. Jim is currently a Trustee and he manages the Club’s communications. Jim has hosted a Steak and Stogie night and helped with many Club events. He enjoys playing in the Golf Outing every year and attending the Stag Raffle. And he heads a bocce team that’s going to make the playoffs someday. He says, “I really enjoy our events but my favorite might be attending the monthly meetings. It’s great to see everyone, the conversations are fun and the food is really good.” He says, “The Club is one of the best organizations I have ever joined. Great people that have become good friends. Great commitment to community with our scholarship program. I’m honored to be a member.”
Jim’s mother, Rosa, came to America in 1948 from Montenerodomo in Abruzzi. His father’s parents also came from there in 1894. Jim’s father, Fred, grew up in Little Italy and was a member of the ISDA and the Little Italy Retirees. Jim is retired from teaching marketing at Cleveland State. He has been married to Margaret for 43 years. They have three boys. Anthony and Maria live in Columbus. Mike and Callie live in South Euclid. Brian and Megan live in Minneapolis with their sons Remy and Aiden. Jim says, “I’m proud of my boys. They have grown to be good men. And I’m sure your grandkids are cute. They might be as cute as mine. But no kids are cuter than those little boys.” Apparently Jim is happy with those grandkids.
The Club wants to thank Jim for all he has done for the Club.
Columbus Day Parade
The Columbus Day Parade was held on October 11th. The Club was well represented and everyone had a great time. One of the best days of the year.
Bocce Season a Big Success
The playoffs were August 24th and they were exciting. Badda Bocce defeated Team DiCarro to win Tuesday night and Italia 76 defeated Slo Your Role to win Thursday night. Badda Bocce won the Championship by defeating Italia 76.
Congratulations to Tom Smith, Chris Stallano, Bill Sobonya, Vince Indriolo on being the 2021 Bocce Champions!
CLUB PHOTOS
Badda Bocce. 2021 Champions
Winners of the Man of the Year Award. Photo by Michael Steinberg
The D'Orazio all cleaned up.
The Boys with Grandma Rosie
Hey where's Donny
Great turnout of people readyto go.
The kitchen crew does have fun.
Upcoming Events:
We hope to see you all soon!
If you haven't paid yet please don't forget to bring your membership dues of $100 to next week's meeting. If you can't make the meeting just drop a check in the mail. You can send your check, made out for $100 to the Solon Italian Club, to:
