March/April 2012 - Antonio Meucci Lodge Home

CONGRATULATIONSTO Prof. CarloSclafani on hisretirement asChairperson of theModern LanguagesDepartment at WestchesterCommunity College. He will behonored on April 22 at the VIPClub. It’s hard to believe thatBro. Carlo will be stepping downafter so many years but he’ll stillbe involved with the Italian Cluband the Italian Community.Thank you Professor foreverything you have done for ourcommunity and best wishes forIN THE NEWSWhat’s Going On With Our Membersyour retirement. Hopefully, youcan relax a little!WAY TO GO!—Has everyoneseen the wonderful new tile floorin the bar room? It looksfabulous, and we have the trio ofBros. Luigi DiNota, UmbertoAmato and Vito Cirioni to thankfor it. Thanks, gentlemen, fortaking the time to get involvedand making it better for all of us!6IT’S A BOY! Bro. AgosotinoSinapi is now the proud papa toAgostino II. Congratulations andbest wishes to dad, mom andbaby, who was born February 11.GET WELL WISHES toGiovanna Rubillo, the daughter ofBro. Giovanni Rubillo, who is athome and doing better after abrief hospital stay. Also home,thankfully, after being in thehospital: Bro. UmbertoAmato, Bro. FrankDeCattino and Bro.Frank Tassone. Ahealthy and speedyrecovery to you all.SINCERE CONDOLENCES TOBro. Vinnie and Sis. ConnieBevilacqua on the passing ofConnie’s brother-in-law, AngeloDipilato, and also to Sis. SandyFarduchi on the passing of herfather.HAVE ANY NEWSTO SHARE?Contact Maria Riverso at 287-0282.Patty Moore Named 2012 Antonio Meucci Hall of Fame Inductee(Continued from page 1)Indeed, this year’s honoree certainly has done her share ofbringing pride, honor and hard work to our Lodge just as herprestigious predecessors had done before her. Sis. Patty isperhaps best known for her chairmanship of the Lodge HolidayDrives for the Needy and the Annual Children’s Christmas Partywhere she and Co-Chair Bro. Charles Guastella famouslydress-up in elaborate holiday-oriented costumes to entertain thekids. But she has chaired many other events in her 25 years asan active Meucci member. The Country Western Night, the B.Albert Roselli Citizenship Award and the John Basilone StampPetition have all been led by the White Plains resident, and shehas held many Executive Board positions, including serving asorator, in her involvement with the Order.“Sis. Patty Moore is one of the hardest working people Iknow and is so deserving of this honor,” says President TeresaRiverso, who has know the inductee for many years. “She’sworked hard ever since I’ve known her, either working (currentlyas the Corporate Accounting Director for Cipriani USA) orraising her two beautiful children (Kelley, owner of Kelley MooreEvents, and Michael, a senior financial analyst for HudsonValley Bank) or helping her mom. She’s always busy but theLodge can always count on her.”Sis. Rita Cestone, who is chairing the Annual Spring Hall ofFame Dinner Dance this April 22 that will include Sis. Patty’sInduction Ceremony, states that the award is given to amember who has been with the Lodge for a minimum of 25years, is in good standing, has served as a board member andchaired events and overall, has contributed greatly to theLodge’s welfare. Sis. Patty certainly fits that bill, according toSis. Rita, who fondly recalls attending the children’s Christmasparties with her own children and then her grandchildren. “Iremember one Christmas party where Patty and Charliedressed up as candles and then led the children in a candlelightprocession singing carols, “ Sis. Rita recalls. “It was sobeautiful. That was probably my favorite children’s Christmasparty that they ever did,” she says.Given that Sis. Patty has chaired theevent for 22 years, it’s not unusual to seethose who attended way back when itstarted come back as grown-ups withtheir own little ones, something Sis. Pattyrelishes. “I have watched the Children’sChristmas Party come full circle. Some ofthe children that used to attend are nowattending with their children and I have allof those precious memories to share withmultiple generations,” she says.While everyone probably has theirpreferred memory of one of theseremarkable parties, Sis. Patty’s actual favorite accomplishmentas a Meuccian is raising funds for the food drive and spearingup the Toys For Tots collection. “I love being in a position tohelp others in our community that are in need and hopefullymaking their holidays a bit brighter through my efforts,” sheshares with us. As with most labors with great merit, her hardwork did not go unnoticed: last year the Salvation Army,through which she conducts the annual drive, asked her to jointheir Executive Advisory Board and she did so eagerly. Nowthat’s something we can all be proud of!So, please join us on Sunday, April 22 at the DavenportClub in New Rochelle to thank Sis. Patty for all her hard workand welcome her into our Hall of Fame. Sis. Rita Cestone istaking reservations for the event, which will feature a cocktailhour followed by dinner and dancing. This promises to be awonderful celebration of a wonderful lady; please make yourreservations now by giving the event chairperson a call at (914)946-3608.AVANTI March/April 2012