Solon Italian Club

Mission Statement

"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."

May Club Meeting

Our next meeting is Wednesday May 27th at 6:00 PM at the Solon Community Center. PLEASE NOTE THE TIME CHANGE FROM 6:30 to 6:00 due to the Installment Dinner!

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!

Upcoming Events

Bocce Season

The Commissioner, Carl Panetti, has put together the schedule for this year that starts on May 5th for Tuesday and May 7th for Thursday. The VFW will have food and drink available. Should be another fun year.

Club Picnic

This event will be held at the Grantwood Pavilion on June 7th between 2-6. Ron Carbone will head this up. The Club will provide hot dogs & hamburgers. We're asking members to bring corn hole boards and a side dish to share. The club will NOT supply alcohol. It's a good time for families, especially the kids.

Steak and Stogie

Your next opportunity to enjoin a fine steak, a good cigar among the company of friends will be held on Wednesday June 3, starting at 5pm. Details to follow.

Golf Outing

The Annual Golf Outing is July 31st at Grantwood. Cost is $150/person, $600/foursome. Your spot is not confirmed until you pay Brett Neff. If you don't want to get closed out it's a good idea to get your money to Brett as soon as possible.
Buon Compleanno
Best wishes to the following members who celebrate birthdays in month of May:
5/2 Angelo Finelli 5/3 Vic Buzzelli 5/3 Tom DiCarro 5/4 Mike Tuscan 5/6 Jerry Fana 5/8 Gary Crimaldi 5/11 Tim DiCarro 5/20 Mike Durant 5/25 Gary Musarro 5/27 Don Scoglietti 5/29 Joe DeFranco 5/31 Jeff Mancuso
Sam Merolla: 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 Sam Merolla. And he’s a great guy. The Club wants to thank Sam 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).
You can contact Don at merdon58@yahoo.com or at 440.241.5945.
Meet Our Members
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.

Club Photos

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!
Badda Bocce. 2021 Champions
The D'Orazio all cleaned up.
Great turnout of people ready to go.
Winners of the Man of the Year Award. Photo by Michael Steinberg
The Boys with Grandma Rosie
Hey where's Donny
The kitchen crew does have fun.
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:Solon Italian Club PO Box 39602Solon, Ohio 44139
Club Officers:
President: Jim D'OrazioVice President: Anthony D'AngeloTreasurer: Mike FrangiamoreSecretary: Tim DiCarro