ATTENZIONE! - CIAO! Capital Italian American Organization

www.CiaoTally.com
coming dates :
� June 29th,30th, &
July1st/ ‘Salt of
Life’ see pg.5
� Annual Gelato
party celebration-
Sat., August 11,
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Barrington Park
Clubhouse; see
ciaotally.com
� *Labor day picnic
pot luck & bocce!
(9/2/12-Sunday)
Stay tuned for
more details!
� Columbus Day–
heritage & lecture
series- October
� Save the date:
CIAO Christmas
party– December
1st– Barrington
park clubhouse
� Save the date: 3rd
Annual Italian
Family Festa! Coming
April 13-14th,
2013/ Tallahassee
Auto Museum/
I10/Mahan
In this issue:
Board member bio’s 2,3
Club events 4-5
Culture and Heritage 6
Cuore Italiano 5
News from Italy 7
ATTENZIONE!
V O L U M E I I I , I S S U E I
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Buon Giorno fellow CIAO! members!
As we enter into our third
year, all I can say is WOW,
what a great organization
we have in CIAO!. What a
great organization YOU, the
members, have helped to create.
I am proud to serve as
your incoming president and
I am grateful for each and
every member.
After being involved with
club CIAO! for the past two
years and serving on the
Board of Directors this past year, I
felt it was important for the general
membership to meet the generous men
and women who comprise the board of
directors. So in this issue we have included
their photos and a brief bio, to
help put a ‘face with their name’.
As incoming president, I’ve got some big
shoes to fill indeed. I’m referring to
two very dynamic and visionary women,
founding president Elizabeth Ricci and
founding vice president Shelley Duke.
I’ve also had the best mentors among my
fellow board members, especially Theresse
duBouchet
and Maurizio
Bertoldi.
We are entering
into our club’s
third year- I believe
this is just
the beginning-
and as our club
grows and we
forge new
S U M M E R 2 0 1 2
N E W S L E T T E R O F T H E C A P I T A L I T A L I A N A M E R I C A N O R G A N I Z A T I O N
friendships and partake in exciting new
events, we will build a stronger organization
furthering our cause to promote
Italian culture in our community
for years to come.
We have some wonderful events on the
horizon, from heritage lectures
to contemporary socials,
to –coming soon –
Bocce leagues! I hope you
will stay tuned, stay involved,
and help grow club CIAO! this
year by referring a new member
– or two! Board meeting
dates will be published on our
website, www.ciaotally.com;
general members are always
welcome to attend.
I migliori auguri, Candi
Candi Antonetti, Incoming President
outgoing Secretary
Candi is ‘semi-retired’ after 16 years in tourism
marketing management and now works as office
manager for her fiancé, local business entrepreneur
Michael Flemming, who owns three
businesses in Tallahassee--Certified Inspections,
Southeast Construction, and Southeast Painting.
Recently celebrating a 15-year anniversary, their
blended family includes five fantastic children
as well as five ‘prima donna’ felines. Her Italian
heritage hails from
northern Italy,
‘vicino à Trieste’.
What Candi likes
most about club
CIAO! is meeting
new people, culture
and cuisine.
Ciao event @Publix Apron’s cooking
school with Chef Tony Charbonnet

Board Member Bio’s
Elizabeth Ricci (outgoing President and founding
member)
Elizabeth practices immigration law
with her husband Neil. She sits on several
boards and does extensive volunteer
work. Her two daughters attend Maclay
school. Elizabeth founded CIAO! with
Shelley Duke to give her daughters a way
to learn about Italy and Italian culture.
Her maternal family comes from
Ischia and Capri, islands off
of Naples. Her paternal family comes
from Naples. She communicates and visits with her family in the
motherland!
Shelley Duke (outgoing Vice President and founding
member)
Shelley moved to Tallahassee from Central
Florida four years ago where she worked for
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly
Pharmaceuticals. As a residential Realtor,
Shelley specializes in NE Tallahassee real estate.
She also has fun running the Italian Family
Festa! along with her friends. Shelley’s Italian
family heritage originates from Salerno, “the
hills of Rome”, and Sicily. Some of the things
she enjoys the most about CIAO! are being able to see her local
family members, new friends and attending family friendly
events that her 6 year old daughter, Ava can also enjoy. Shelley’s
favorite CIAO! event is the annual summer Gelato party!
Kathy Padovano Allman (founding member of
CIAO!)
Born and raised in Venice, Florida, Kathy first came to Tallahassee
as a freshman at FSU where she met her husband, Mike. After
living in South Florida for many years, the couple was happy to
return to Tallahassee in 1995 with their two children, Matthew
(26), and Emily (23). Kathy is an English teacher at Maclay
School, where she has been employed for the past thirteen years.
She comes from a large Italian family and enjoys all types of
cooking, but she especially enjoys cooking from recipes that have
been handed down to her from previous generations. Kathy was
thrilled when her niece,
Shelley Duke, asked her to
be a part of the new CIAO!
organization. She has made
many new friends through
the club and loves staying
connected to “all things
Italiano”! Although Kathy’s
parents were born in the
United States, both her maternal
and paternal grandparents
were born in Italy, hailing from Palermo, Sicily; Naples;
and the Bari region on the Adriatic Coast. Kathy has been to Italy
four times, and would love to return sometime soon!
Abril Tipton (outgoing treasurer/ incoming media
Chairperson)
Abril is a Customer Care Supervisor at Xerox
Services. She has lived in Tallahassee for the
last three years but comes
from Mexicali, Mexico. Abril has always
enjoyed all things Italian. Abril opened a
small Italian themed coffee shop
in Mexico and studied the language in College.
Abril believes there are many similarities
between the Italian and Mexican cultures, such as family
values and togetherness, both having rustic cuisines, and even
the colors of their flags! Abril says she is “very happy to have
served on the CIAO! board since July, 2010 where I have met
many wonderful people and friends for life”
Maurizio Bertoldi (outgoing at large/incoming
vice President) & Dr. Maria Bertoldi (at Large
member)
Maurizio was born in Sabbioneta, Italy, province of Mantua in the
Region of Lombardy. In 1970, Maurizio came to the United States,
(Tallahassee). He is a proud father of three children, Michele Andrea
who was born in Florence, & Francesca and Gabriella both
born in Tallahassee. He is “married with Maria, a beautiful lady
from Panama, six years ago, in Panama City, Panama.“ He worked
in 1970 for DOT, Bridges Structures
Division. He retired in
2010 after 23 years of spectacular
experiences with the
High Energy Physics, as a Sr.
Mech. Engineer. Maurizio
founded Tallahassee’s original
Italian American Club over 20
years ago.
“Naturally..”, Maurizio likes his
“Italian Heritage, arts, music, fast cars, Ferrari, and the real Italian
food.” Maurizio likes “..the CIAO! Club, because it offers members
and nonmembers, the best of the Italian Culture, a lot of fun, and
the beautiful annual event, the Italian Family Festa.”
Dr. Maria Bertoldi was born in Panama where most of her relatives
now live. Maria studied medicine and pediatrics in Brazil
twenty seven years ago and developed her profession working “in
a Public Health Center giving consultations and preventive medicine
to children that live, most of them, in poor communities.
This job gives me great satisfaction and the feeling of been useful.”
“My love for Italy started eighteen years ago when I met
Maurizio, my Italian born husband. We traveled to Italy many
times, where I had the opportunity to meet his relatives, visit
many wonderful cities and enjoy delicious Italian food. When we
married six years ago I started living in Tallahassee.” Maria likes
CIAO! club because “ it gives me the opportunity to meet nice
people and contribute to promoting Italian traditions. My favorite
activity is the Italian Family Festa, that gets better each year.”
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Board Member Bio’s 3
Gina Giacomo (incoming secretary)
Gina has been employed in the field of criminal justice for 22
years, 12 of which have been in management.
Gina holds a B.A in Criminal Justice and a Masters
degree in Education. Gina is currently the
Director of Administration of the Florida Parole
Commission. “Peter Giacomo was my great
grandfather who lived in Torino Italy. He
walked to France everyday to work in the coal
mines. The French coal mine company paid for
my great grandfather to come to America to
work in the coal mines in Illinois. Peter had 11 children one of
which was Frank Giacomo who was my grandfather. Between
the ages of 13 to 15 years old my family lived in Montecreto, Italy
on the side of a mountain.” Along with her husband Robert, Gina
has had the pleasure of vacationing throughout Italy. “What I
really like about CIAO! is its simple mission of promoting and
enjoying everything Italian!”
Robert Watkins (incoming at large member)
The middle child among five siblings, Robert was born in Niles,
Ohio. He served 13 years in the U.S. Army as an signals intelligence
analyst and cryptographer. In 1992, Robert Watkins met
and fell in love with Gina Giacomo. Robert holds a Bachelors in
Mathematics with a minor in Classical Studies, Masters in Pure
Mathematics, and Doctorate in Mathematics
Education from Florida State University
(FSU). Upon graduation he held a Postdoctoral
position as Associate Director of the
Machine Intelligence Lab. He has since
worked as an adjunct professor of mathematics
for FSU, FAMU, DeVry University,
South University, Florida State College in
Jacksonville, and is currently the University
Department Chair for Mathematics at Keiser
University. Robert's many interests include:
cooking, art, and travel.
Robert Watkins shows off his artistic abilities (above) with his
anamorphic 3D chalk drawing. Special thank you to Robert , who
helped run the 1st annual Madonnari sidewalk chalk contest at
Italian Family Festa in 2012
Celeste Adorno– At Large (outgoing) Bio not
available at time of printing
Theresse du Bouchet (outgoing Secretary
and founding member/incoming ‘club bambini‘
chair) Bio not available at time of printing
Phyllis Calabro Burkhart (outgoing treasurer
Incoming at large member)
Phyllis (Calabro) Burkhart is a second generation Italian-
American born in NY and was transplanted
to Hollywood, Florida in her early
teens. Phyllis has resided
in Tallahassee for over 25 years
and loves the ‘small town feeling
here.’ Phyllis is married to Chuck
Burkhart and is a mother as well
as a grandmother to four wonderful
grandchildren. Phyllis works
with the Earl Bacon Agency and
volunteers her time between her church, The United Way of
the Big Bend and other local non-profit charities. Phyllis also
keeps herself busy with her AVON business. "I believe in helping
others who want to help themselves. One of my favorite quotes is:
"he ain't heavy, Father; he's my brother".
Max Herrle— At Large incoming (bocce chair)
Max grew up in Tallahassee, Florida, and has a strong appreciation
for the arts. During his years at Florida
State University, he began booking
music and art shows, as well as community
and university events. He is currently
an intern at the Council on Culture
and Arts, (COCA) a non profit arts
agency that receives nearly two million dollars a year from the
city and county government, and redistributes it to local arts organizations,
such as the Mary Brogan museum, LeMoyne, and the
Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra through grant programs. Max
has been playing bocce ball for the past ten years, and is very
interested in popularizing it within town, as well as establishing
an official Tallahassee team.
Donna Allocco & Mike Allocco (incoming at
large/Treasurer)
Donna Allocco is a native Floridian.
She has been teaching
at Tallahassee Community College
for 22 years, where she is a Professor
and Chair of Nursing. Donna
is also a Certified Independent Consultant
for BeautiControl. She enjoys
pampering woman and giving them an opportunity to relax.
Mike Allocco is a native of Staten Island. He has lived
in Florida for 35 years and definitely considers
Tallahassee home. He works at Publix. He can fix anything
and Donna calls him her ‘MacGyver’. Donna and Mike have one
son, Peter McCary. They enjoy bike riding, kayaking, traveling,
attending plays, and spending time with friends, including of
course, their friends from CIAO!.
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Marzo, Aprile, Maggio Club Events
Marzo- CIAO!’s annual St. Joseph’s day party was held as a potluck this year. ‘Mid-August Lunch’ (the featured
film at Cinema Italiano in Tampa this year and winner of several recent awards) was shown after a
presentation on Italian cruising by Rob Lovern of Cruise One. Aprile- Ciao! members met for a springtime social
at the Brickyard pizzeria on Kerry Forest.
In Maggio, CIAO! club enjoyed
a special evening with Publix
cooking school. ‘Primavera
italiana’ menu: Antipasto-
Grilled Vegetables and
Bruschetta, Primo Piatto-
Asparagus Risotto w/
Caramelized Radicchio, Secondo
Piatto-Herb Roasted Leg
of Lamb & Sautéed Broccoli Rabe, Dolce- Strawberry Gelato w/
Chocolate Espresso Biscotti. Special thank you to Chef Tony
Charbonnet & sous chefs for a fabulous evening of wine pairing , cooking demos, Italian music & fabulous
food! www.CiaoTally.com
Members in the news
� Welcome! New member- Maria Teresa Fantetti Basile
� Congratulations to Francesca Bertoldi on your engagement to be married to Christopher Menard!
� Congratulations to Paloma Rambana on her first Holy Communion!
� Congratulations to Eileen Padovano Smith on the addition of her 2 new spring grandbabies!
� Congratulations to Mike and Kathy Padovano Allman (founding member of CIAO!) on the engagement of their
son, Matthew to Tanya Otsuka.
� Congratulations to Abril Tipton , Ciao! media chair, on her promotion with Xerox!
� Grazie! Rose Catalano for the donation of bocce set!
� Grazie! Donna Allocco for the monetary donation from a recent BeautiControl Spa Party!
Please email us to be
included in “members in the
news” section of our next
issue of Attenzione!
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mer? Send us a quick note!
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Business Member
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Ciao! coming events
*Coming events*
June- CIAO! will partner with the Tallahassee Film Society to bring ‘Salt of Life”
Italian film with English subtitles, 90min./(also by Gianni Gregoria) to the All
Saints Cinema for three special weekend showings of the film. (June 29th-6pm,
30th-6pm and July1st-5pm)/special rate for Ciao! members $5.00.
July- Ciao! forms new bocce league/ stay tuned for practice days/times –
ciaotally.com or contact max Herrle 850-508-5841 with your bocce questions.
August– 3rd annual Gelato pot luck celebration! Barrington Park clubhouse
Saturday, August 11th, 3-7pm music, activities, more!
Summer– Canasta card game, Tuesdays at 1:00pm starting July 3rd, contact Rose Catalano for details !
850-907-0609.
Italian Family Festa!....{new date...new location}
Cuore Italiano
Written by Maurizio Bertoldi
Save the date! Italian Family Festa is coming next April 13-14th, 2013! This
will be the weekend after Springtime Tallahassee and will be located at the
Tallahassee Auto Museum outdoor and indoor event grounds. Festa 2013
will have the theme “A Venetian Voyage”
Win a trip for 2! to Venice, Italy! Raffle Tickets are available for purchase
now at www.ItalianFesta.org . Only 300! Entries will be sold to increase
your chances of winning! Winners need not be present to win! For more information,
please visit ItalianFesta.org.
Calling all artists! Also new for Festa 2013 is the inaugural poster
contest incorporating the Venetian Voyage theme! See more information
online! Entries are now being accepted.
Food Vendor, Craft Vendor and Sponsorship applications are also now
available online!
Like us on facebook: www.Facebook.com/Italianfesta
..”Una mattina, un somaro vide passare un porco con il suo padrone, che lo stava portando al macello. Cosi' si mise a piangere
dicendo: addio caro amico, non ci vedremo piu'!, non possiamo farci niente? Il porco gli disse" caro amico somaro,bisogna
essere filosofi nella vita, non essere triste, che forse un giorno ci troveremo in una mortadella di Bologna”..
/Cold Bread Salad
1/2 Lb - stale bread, 2 large tomatoes, 2 cucumbers,
1/2 red onion, 2 cloves garlic, EV olive oil, salt, water,
basil, oregano
Cut the bread into cubes of about 1/2 inch/Cut the tomatoes into small slices/Cut the cucumber
into small cubes/Chop the garlic/Slice the onion/Mix all together! Add salt and oregano.Add a
generous sprinkle of EV olive oil. Add 1 cup of water or a bit more until bread becomes uniformly
moist. Mix well and enjoy
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Culture and Heritage
new bocce league
ith help from max herrle, local student & COCA
intern, CIAO! has formed a new local bocce league!
Open to anyone interested, the Tallahassee bocce
league will begin with practice sessions over the
summer, held at The All Saints Hop Yard, located in
the historic All Saints district of Tallahassee. Semipermanent
bocce courts will be used for practice
and summertime fun, leading to an inaugural CIAO
labor day bocce tournament/ picnic potluck
(location to be determined), and ending with registered
teams performing for trophies and titles at the
Italian Family Festa held in April 2013 at the outdoor
event field of the Tallahassee Auto Museum.
Don’t know how to play? No problem, Bocce chairmen
will assist all those wanting instruction and the
club will have extra sets of bocce balls available.
Interested in participating? Sign up today online:
ciaotally.com or ItalianFesta.org. Location, practice
times and more will be sent as these are finalized.
Stay tuned for these details! Questions: call
850-508-5841 or email: Ciaotally@gmail.com (attn:
Max Herrle).
Resource links:
Usabocce.com, USBF.org
courtesy of United States Bocce Federation
What is bocce?
Bocce is a competitive and precision sport aimed at rolling or throwing
balls down a long, rectangular court with the goal of trying to rest your
ball(s) closer to the target ball (pallino) than your opponent’s ball. At
the international level, bocce is played in two styles. The older style,
known as “Boule Lyonnaise” or “Volo,” uses bronze balls, of varying
diameter and weight, and a strict set of rules to maximize precision.
The second and newer form is known as “Raffa” or “Punto, Raffa,
Volo” (PRV) and uses plastic balls of the same diameter and weight and
also a strict set of rules to maximize precision. Note: The USBF is the
only federation in the world to endorse and sanction a third type of rec-
reational bocce known as “Open
Rules”.
What is the difference
between Volo & Raffa?
Volo and Raffa are internationally
sanctioned sports in over 50 nations
and have a common union in
the CMSB (Confederation
Mondiale des Sports de Boules)
based in France.
What is the correct surface for a bocce court?
Regulation bocce courts can be made from mixtures of various surfaces
including dirt, clay, cement, asphalt, and synthetic resin. Note: Non-
Regulation courts are made from grass, carpet, or synthetic turf; however
these surfaces are often used as substitutes in the recreational form
of bocce known as “Open Rules”.
How long and wide is a regulation bocce court?
A regulation Volo court is 27.5 meters long and 2.5 to 4 meters wide. A
regulation Raffa court is 26.5 meters long and 4 to 4.5 meters wide.
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What is considered an official size for balls?
Volo balls range from 90 to 110 mm in diameter and 900 to 1200 gms. in
weight depending on a players’ preference. Women and children (under
14) can use smaller and lighter balls with a minimum diameter of 88 mm
and 800 gms. A Volo pallino must be made of wood and be 35 to 37 mm
in diameter. Raffa balls 107 mm in diameter and weigh 920 gms. A
Raffa pallino is made of plastic, 40 mm in diameter, and weighs 60 gms.
What does the word “bocce “mean?
The word “bocce” is derived from the pluralization of the Italian word
“boccia” meaning ball in English. “Bocce” literally means “balls.”
Where are bocce balls made?
The highest quality competition balls are made in Italy or France however
recreational sets are also made in the USA and China. Balls can be
found in many larger retails stores throughout the USA and also online.
Is Bocce an Olympic sport?
The closest bocce ever came to being in the Olympics was in the 1900
Paris Games when “Volo” was played as an exhibition sport.
www.copelandproductions.com

Earthquake strikes
northern Italy / A powerful
earthquake struck
northern Italy, killing at
least six people and reducing
medieval castles,
churches and clock towers
to rubble. The 6.0
magnitude earthquake hit at around 4am local time in the
Emilia Romagna region between the historic cities of Bologna,
Modena and Ferrara — the latter a Unesco World Heritage
site. The church, which locals said contained the remains
of a pope, may be beyond repair. The ministry of cultural
heritage in Rome said damage to historic buildings and
the artistic treasures they contained was “significant”. It is
likely to be the biggest blow to Italy’s cultural heritage
since 1997 when an earthquake badly damaged the Basilica
of St Francis of Assisi in Umbria. Emilia Romagna is renowned
for its balsamic vinegar and prosciutto ham, and
the region’s culinary icons did not escape damage. More
than 300,000 wheels of Grana Padano and Parmigiano Reggiano
cheese, worth millions of pounds, were destroyed in
warehouses and stockrooms affected by the quake.
www.ItalianAmericanRelief.org
Lost Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece 'hidden' behind Vasari
painting in Florence / Art 'detectives' searching for a longlost
Leonardo masterpiece in a palazzo in Florence have
found traces of paint which match that used by the Renaissance
genius for the Mona Lisa. Researchers claim the discovery
is the first definitive proof that the Leonardo work
lies hidden beneath
a huge battle
scene subsequently
painted in
the same spot by
the artist Giorgio
Vasari. National
Geographic Fellow
Maurizio Seracini
(foreground) and
his team view
footage captured
by the endoscope behind the Vasari wall .Picture: NATIONAL GEO-
GRAPHIC / DAVE YODER / AFP/Getty
Sicily’s Mount Etna erupts/ maggio’12 Sicily's Mount Etna
bursts into life once again, sending ash and lava into the air
and molten rock flowing down its slopes. Etna, which is
almost 11,000ft high, sits 18 miles from Catania on Sicily's
east coast.
N E W S F R O M I T A L Y 7
( A R T I C L E S & E X C E R P T S C O U R T E S Y N I A F , T U T T O B L O G , A N S A . I T )
2013 declared year of Italian Culture/ On March 16, at his
first press conference at
the Consulate General in New
York, Italian Ambassador Claudio
Bisogniero announced an
initiative sponsored by the Italian
government and specifically
designed by Foreign Minister
Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata.
It establishes 2013 as the
year of Italian culture in the
United States with a detailed
program that will take place in various cities around the
country. “The culture will be celebrated in all of its nuances.
In fact, so much more than the major themes of traditional
art will be presented,” Bisogniero said. “When I say
culture, I speak of more than a few paintings or sculptures
from the Italian Renaissance. These are certainly Italy’s
strengths–just go into any museum in the world to recognize
this–but the concept of culture goes beyond this and
touches, for example, on design, technology, fashion, music.”
Remembering Sicily's Slain Anti-Mafia Judges/ The twentieth
anniversary on May 23 of the murder in Sicily of Judge Giovanni
Falcone, heroic magistrate behind Palermo's famous
"maxi-trial" of Mafia generals & simple soldiers, is being
marked in both Italy and in the United States. Falcone dedicated
most of his career to prosecuting Mafia members in
Palermo, Sicily. The height of
Falcone’s success was his presence
in the famous Maxi Trials
in the 1980s. These trials led
to the conviction of many criminals
involved in Mafia activity.
The convictions were for hundreds
of crimes including murder,
drug trafficking, and extortion.
Salvatore Riina, a powerful
Sicilian mafioso, ordered
Falcone’s assassination on May 23, 1992 by car bomb in retaliation
for his conviction of multiple mobsters. His wife
and two bodyguards were also taken in the blast. Falcone’s
funeral was broadcast live on television while regular
programming was suspended and the day was declared a
national day of mourning. In Washington, D.C., FBI director
Robert S. Mueller spoke in a commemoration at FBI headquarters.
Also in Washington, the Italian ambassador will
host an exhibition devoted to Falcone, in which - for the first
time - ten photographs & a selection of documents which
narrate the Falcone story will go on view.

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