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The PIASC needs your support – when was it that you
last dropped in to enjoy your Club?? We have the following facilities
at your disposal: two classic pool tables, big screen TV, bocce
ball courts, reading room, exercise equipment, Italian TV (Rai).
Drop in and give us a look!
Bocce ball players are needed on Friday nights. Please come join
in for the fun, or to improve your skill, or to get serious about
competition. Contact John Chiappe who guarantees that you will feel
right at home. Drop by after 6:30 PM on Friday. Let’s roll!
John
Chiappe, Welfare Director
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NEW MEMBERS
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As
a result of a vote taken at the General Dinner Meeting on March
11th, the following candidates were accepted as members:
Sal
Barretta
Allen N. Bergstrom (Social, Valente/Dezordo)
Anthony D. DeVito
John Peter Gaspari
Avraham Valentino Giannini, MD
Lelio Giorgi
Walter Guerra
Carmello Iacolino
Stan J. Johnson (Mainini)
Jon D. Shapiro (Cunio/Natola)
Ronald L. Stefani
Larry C. Viglizzo
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FRIDAY
LUNCHEON
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The
PIASC has a great menu each month for the luncheons. The menu consists
of salad, pasta, entrée, dessert and wine for only $15 per person.
So invite your friends and relatives for a very enjoyable lunch and
visit. We will be looking forward to seeing you at the next luncheon!
For reservations call the Club at 650.343.7981 and ask for Gordon.
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SCHOLARSHIP
DINNER DANCE |
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Funds
for Scholarships are dependent on the success of the Fund Raising
event scheduled for April 12th, so be sure to come, and get your friends
to attend this fun-filled evening of good food and dancing, all for
a good cause. The entrée will be veal piccata, or roasted chicken.
Dinner will be served at 7 PM. We will need help to secure gift certificates
and merchandise. Anything you can give will be appreciated. Now that
we are a tax-free foundation, donations to the Scholarship Foundation
are deductible. Items can be left at the club office, or give us a
call if you need something picked up. |
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SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS
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Scholarship
applications are now available at the PIASC office. The applications
will be due by Thursday, May 1st.
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VENETIAN
NIGHT DINNER-DANCE
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This
year the Venetian Night Dinner-Dance will be held on Saturday, May
10th. The entrée will be prime rib or roasted chicken, antipasto,
salad, pasta, and dessert.
There will be bottled wine served this year. Following dinner, plan
on dancing the night away to the beautiful music of the Lou Roselli
Band.
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FESTA
IN FLORIDA
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What
started out as a fundraiser has evolved into a much-anticipated
annual event. In 1998, Tampa’s Italian Club, L’Unione Italiana,
started its tradition of Festa Italiana to raise money for the restoration
of its historic building in Ybor City. Founded in 1894, L’Unione
Italiana served as a cultural center for Italian immigrants in the
Tampa area, and today the club continues to preserve Tampa’s Italian
culture and heritage.
The Festa has grown into a large outdoor family event, with some
15,000 people attending. Festa features food from the bay area,
authentic Italian cooking, baking and winemaking, grape stomping,
Italian music, arts and crafts.
The fifth annual Festa Italiana took place on April 14th in Ybor
City’s Centennial Park. The Festa opened with a parade and ended
with Sicilian dancing and music. Throughout the day, dozens of performers
entertained the crowd, and cooks from 30 different restaurants prepared
Italian dishes.
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EASTER
FIRE
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The
“Scoppio del Carro” (Cart of Fire) is one of the lesser known Italian
customs which is celebrated in Florence during Holy Week. At noon
on Easter Sunday, crowds gather in the Piazza del Duomo to witness
the explosion of a cart full of fireworks in observance of this religious
feast.
The ancient tradition comes from the legend of Pazzino dei Pazzi who
was awarded with pieces of flint from the Holy Sepulcher for his work
in the First Crusades. This flint was then used by the bishop on Holy
Saturday to light the candle. The Pazzi family carried on the legacy
by building an elaborate cart which was three stories high to be pulled
through the city by white oxen.
This ritual has been carried on for more than 300 years. During the
Easter Mass at the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore, the Archbishop
lights a dove shaped rocket called the Colombina which ignites the
cart to produce a magnificent fireworks display. |
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MOTHER'S DAY DINNER
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Mother’s
Day Dinner will be on Sunday, May 4th. Dinner will be at 5 PM. As
usual for this event, Mothers and Wives of club members and children
under 6 are free. Tickets are $22 for adults, $16 for children from
13 to 18, and $8 for children from 6 to 12. Please use the attached
coupon to make your reservation. Note that this event is only for
PIASC members and their families, and no guests should be invited.
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