"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."
November Club Meeting
Our next meeting is Wednesday December 4th 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.
Upcoming Events
Stag Raffle
Every year Mark Bertolone does a fabulous job putting together a great stag raffle. The food is good. The raffle is great fun. It all happens on November 22nd.
That's less than a month away so it's time to reserve your tickets today.
Date: Friday, November 22, 2024
Time: Doors open at 6:00 PM
Where: Sherwood Forest Event Center
Cost: $100/person
Contact Mark Bertolone at camloab@att.net or 216-409-9965.
Kid's Christmas Party
The holidays are coming and that means it is time to revisit wonderful traditions. One of those traditions is the Kid's Christmas Party. Once again Al Giammaria will organize and host a wonderful afternoon for Club members kids (and grandkids) and their families.
Date: December 8th
Time:1pm to 4pm, Food will be served around 2:15.
Who: Kids and grandchildren up to 10 years old of members In good standing are invited.
We are asking that you bring your own gift wrapped for each child with their full name age and gender. We also need to know the total number of adults and kids that each family will bring. We will supply food and non-alcoholic drinks. There will be a visit by Santa to present the gifts. We ask. if you can, bring some kind of dessert to also be served. We will also have time to take photos with Santa.
Please let Al know if you are coming (and who you are bringing no later than December 1st.
His cellphone number is (216)559-0386.
His email is algiammaria@yahoo.com.
Kid's Christmas Card Coloring Contest
The Christmas Card coloring contest is back! Please pickup a copy at the meeting (or download from below) the correct picture for the age for you child or grandchild.
Please write the following on the back of the page:
Need the child's name & age
Club Members name affiliated with the child.
Have them color them and return them back to Ron Lanci BEFORE NOVEMBER 15th.
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!
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).
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 November:
11/5 Nick D’Angelo
11/6 Frank Fortunato
11/8 Bob Patriarco
11/9 Joe Bonsignore
11/9 Dino DeRoia
11/17 Julian Albrigo
11/27 Mario Sinicariello
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:
