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MARCH/APRIL 2012President’s MessageDear Members,Come va! It’s that time <strong>of</strong> year again, our 15 th Annual Festa<strong>Italian</strong>a is rapidly approaching, and the committee is gearing upfor a very special 15 th celebration. I am amazed and very gratefulthat we have been able to not only sustain this event over theyears but grow it as well. It is a wonderful cultural experienceand the amount <strong>of</strong> time, labor and dedication put into this event isremarkable. Be sure to come out and support the <strong>Club</strong> and yourfellow <strong>Italian</strong>s Thursday, March 29th through Sunday, April 1 st .<strong>The</strong> building repairs are slowly coming to an end. We are stillworking on the exterior <strong>of</strong> the building and working throughsome small items in the interior <strong>of</strong> the building. I would like toremind everyone to be courteous and mindful <strong>of</strong> the building andits artifacts.As always I would like to thank the volunteers who came out tohelp for Fiesta Day. I know I am always thanking volunteers,but I think it is important to express my gratitude. With outthem we would not be able to participate or put together many<strong>of</strong> our events. Thank you to the Ladies Auxiliary and the Krewe<strong>of</strong> Italia organizing many <strong>of</strong> the volunteers for Fiesta day. <strong>The</strong>Ladies also baked all the cookies we sold that day as well.We have a couple <strong>of</strong> events coming up. In April the Ladies arehosting a Tea at the <strong>Club</strong>, and the Cemetery Committee will behaving their annual Memorial Day Mass at the Cemetery in May.Campo <strong>Italian</strong>o is scheduled to be held in June as well. We alsohave a new group <strong>of</strong> men who have started a social gathering formen on the 3 rd Wednesday <strong>of</strong> the month here at the <strong>Club</strong> from6pm – 10pm. I welcome everyone to come out for some food,drinks and camaraderie.I look forward to seeing you….Arrivederci,Sal GuagliardoPAGE 2L’UNIONE ITALIANA1731 East Seventh Avenue<strong>Tampa</strong>, Florida 33605L’Unione@<strong>Italian</strong>-<strong>Club</strong>.org813-248-3316 • 813-247-4387 faxNEWSLETTER STAFFEditor: Alice Rembado MuellerChairman: Barbara Denti PoolPhotographer: Joseph Caltagirone,Maria Pasetti, Kenneth Ferlita &Giuseppe ManiscalcoOFFICERSSal Guagliardo, PresidentGrace Ippolito, Vice-PresidentVince Sinardi, SecretaryDouglas J. Mortellaro, TreasurerBOARD OF DIRECTORSJay Anthony, Don Bodie, Rick Califano,Gilda Capitano, Joe Caravella, JamieGranell, John Madiedo, Sam Manna, GeorgeMigliore, Louis Minardi, Nicole CapitanoNassif, Barbara Denti Pool and Dr. PhillipSipioraADVISORY BOARDJoseph Capitano, Jr.Special thanks to the followingsupportersDAVINCI ($500)Steve & Chris AntinoriPatrick & Cindy CiminoEugene & Celeste GrecoBennie & Joyce LazzaraBENEFACTORS ($300)Sebastian CastellanoSam & Lynn ColucciPhilipV. MartinoJoseph NuccioRene RodriquezSunny Florida Dairy<strong>The</strong> Matassini Law FirmPATRONS ($200)Jay Patrick Anthony John & Marcy GreenPat AntinoriR. Michael LarrinagaFrank V. Campisi Paul & Margaret LombardiJohn A. CaporiceVince & JanPardoMax & Rosalie Cooper Raymond RochaAngeles FerlitaViolet RodriguezRichard GiuntaRob & Donna TurnerPharmacy Administrative Solutions Inc.AM Guest Services
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