March - April 2008.pmd - The Italian Club of Tampa
March - April 2008.pmd - The Italian Club of Tampa
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MARCH/APRIL 2008<strong>Italian</strong> <strong>Club</strong> ToursJoseph Caltagironewaiting to give a tour.As members <strong>of</strong> L’Unione <strong>Italian</strong>a,perhaps there are some benefits wetend to forget that are available tous and our families and friends.Some <strong>of</strong> you may not be aware thatwe have a personal Guided Tourand Lecture available, presentedby Joseph A. Caltagirone, a pastBoard Member and CemeteryCommitteeman. Joe is not onlyincredibly knowledgeable,but contagiously passionate aboutthe history <strong>of</strong> our ancestors and the<strong>Club</strong>. His presentation isremarkable. I was in the 1 st floorLobby in December when a group<strong>of</strong> enthusiastically pleased realestate pr<strong>of</strong>essionals filed out <strong>of</strong> thebuilding just raving about Joe’stour and presentation. Apparently,the group’s leader had phoned the<strong>Club</strong> at the last minute andapproximately 50 people wereushered through our beautifulbuilding and heard Joe’s lecture. Itoccurred to me that if I wasunaware <strong>of</strong> the treasure we have inthis man, perhaps there are others<strong>of</strong> us that need to be reminded (orinformed) that the tours and lectureare available with a mere telephonecall to the <strong>of</strong>fice. AND IT ISFREE!!!Think about the groups to whichyou and your family belong:pr<strong>of</strong>essional, hobby,guilds, charitable, schools, fraternalorganizations ... the list goes on andon. In fact, the “group” need not bemore than you and a few friends!Many <strong>of</strong> our family, friends andassociates have forgotten that YborCity and the <strong>Italian</strong> <strong>Club</strong> inparticular, was a vibrantScholarships to Italy!community made up <strong>of</strong> brilliant,courageous immigrants who forgeda new home and far from theirhomelands filled with strife. Joe’slecture is filled with wonderfulstories, and I can tell you that thereal estate people who were leavingthe building that morning were socomplimentary it was amazing tosee. <strong>The</strong>y hugged him and thankedhim over and over.While it is FREE, do not forget thatwe have a functioning kitchen anda fabulous Chef to dazzle the mostdiscerning tastes!! Waylon wouldbe happy to follow up a tour/lecture<strong>of</strong> Joe’s with, perhaps, C<strong>of</strong>fee andCannoli (the group who leftwondered aloud “where’s thecannoli....it’s the <strong>Italian</strong> <strong>Club</strong>!!”OR a lunch plate. Call for prices.Your <strong>Club</strong> awaits you: 813-248-3316.By Barbara Denti Pool<strong>The</strong> <strong>Italian</strong> <strong>Club</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Tampa</strong> and USF are proud toannounce 6 scholarships @ $1,500 each for SummerStudy, 2008.For information please contact:Phillip Sipiorapsipiora@gmail.com(813) 494-8877James Pulosjpulos@iac.usf.edu(813) 974-4043PAGE 27
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