Brothers and Sisters of the Trieste Lodge,

 

First and foremost, Buona Pasqua! I trust that everyone has spent this past weekend with family and friends, over a nice meal, a few drinks and great company! We will be holding our April General Meeting, which is also our New Member Initiation meeting, on Tuesday April 9th.

 

In keeping with our recent practice, I would ask that all those wishing to attend, to please give Br. Joe Mongiardi a call no later than Friday April 5th. I am proud to say that we are continuing our momentum and will be initiating 30 new members! Thank you to all of those who are actively sponsoring members and spreading the word about our wonderful Order! As mentioned at our last meeting, we will be holding our National Convention, from May 24th – 26th. A big thanks to all of those who were nominated and for those who accepted to be delegates over the weekend festivities. A delegate package will become available in the coming month to those attending. I would also like to extend the invitation to the Saturday evening dinner dance at our hall, with guest tickets at $75 a person and cash bar. Please reach out to Br. Rich Mossuto for details and tickets.

 

We will be resuming our annual Soppressata Dinner on Thursday April 25th! At this point, we are very close to selling out! Please contact Br. Lewis Merolli for ticket information. For those that have made your own soppressata, this event is a great way to showcase your product! As a reminder, we will not be providing the antipasto portion of the meal, but we encourage all attendees to bring their homemade items to showcase and share with their tables. I would like to draw special attention to an event taking place at The Zoetic Theatre on Concession St. in Hamilton, on Thursday June 13th. “Gino: A Child of War,” is a film chronicling an orphan making his way through war torn Italy in 1944. Tickets for this event are $20 per person. Being held in June, this event will help commemorate the internment and of course be a part of the Italian Heritage Month in Ontario. For tickets, please contact The Zoetic Theatre directly.

 

Our Annual Golf Tournament will be taking place at Glendale Golf and Country Club on Thursday June 20th. Please contact Br. Lewis Merolli for information regarding this event. For folks that have yet to pay for their membership, please do so at the latest by our general meeting. As noted in previous meetings, online payment is unavailable for the time being, therefore we will be accepting cheques or cash for the membership fee of $75.

 

We look forward to the better weather that the spring will bring, and the many meals we will be able to share together over the coming months!

 

Fraternally Yours,

Lucas Costanzo

President, Trieste Lodge #4