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."

April Club Meeting

Our next meeting is Wednesday April 29th at 6:30 PM at the Solon Community Center.

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

Annual Dinner
The Annual Dinner is coming soon! It's always a fun night with great food, a reverse raffle and dancing all in the company of friends. Here are the details.

Date: April 25, 2026
Where: Emidio & Sons Banquet Hall
3204 State Road
Cuyahoga Falls, 44223.

Doors open at 5:30 and the fun lasts until 11:00 PM. Five drinks per person and then a cash bar.
Cost: $200/couple
Contact: Tom Romeo. 440.724.6821 for tickets. Easter Egg Hunt
Once again we will host the Easter Egg Hunt in Solon. It's part of our commitment to community involvement. Easter comes early the year so it's time to save the date. Bob Yodice does an amazing job of organizing this effort but it's a huge job and he needs are help.

Egg Stuffing Party
It's amazing but true. We stuff about 9,000 eggs in about an hour. Then we eat! A fun evening. Happens on March 27th. Details to follow.

Easter Egg Hunt
The actual hunt will happen on April 4th. It's a day we make a lot of kids smile. Hope to see you at both.

Sausage Making
Once again Don DeRoia will organize a morning of sausage making. It happens March 28th. You get to make 10 pounds of sausage with 40 of your best friends. It's a good time. And it always fills up so sign up soon.
Buon Compleanno
Best wishes to the following members who celebrate birthdays in month of March:
3/2 Daniel Margheret 3/7 Joe DeFrancesco 3/8 Joe Filippo 3/8 Nick Gambino 3/11 Dave DiFrancesco 3/11 Salvatore Frangiamore 3/14 Jerry Negrelli 3/16 Mike Rhea 3/19 Mark Cancasi 3/29 Rob Previte
Ron Lanci: 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 Ron Lanci. And he’s a great guy. The Club wants to thank Ron 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