I want to thank Mike Martinelli and his wonderful committee for again chairing our annual Club picnic at Flood Park in Menlo Park. This year’s event, held on Sunday, August 29, was another great success, with about 276 members and guests enjoying it. Congratulations Mike, and thanks again for all your hard work.

My appreciation and thanks also to Angie and Angelo Fanucchi, including their fabulous committee, for chairing a most enjoyable sold-out Toscana Night Dinner-Dance on September 11. The decorations were out of this world, the food was delicious, and the dancing music by the Espresso Five Band was superb. It was a job really well done by all, and a very enjoyable event.

The Club looks forward to its annual Golf Tournament, with chairperson Dave Parenti on September 20. This includes a full-course dinner for the players, their spouses and friends in the evening at the PIASC. Following this event, is the Bruno Freschet Memorial Bocce Tournament at Beresford Park on September 26, including a hot lunch served at the Club. Finally, we look forward to our fun-filled Columbus Day Italian-American Heritage Celebration in Redwood City and our Genovese Night Dinner-Dance at the Club on Saturday, October 9. Chairperson for the Heritage Celebration is Terry Anderlini. Co-chairpersons for Genovese Night are Alice and Dave Siboldi and Co-chairperson Elmo De Nevi. More details about these events are in last month’s Pensogram.

Our Sicilian Night Dinner-Dance is on Saturday, November 13. Chairpersons Angela and Romolo Cappello are planning another great dinner-dance for your enjoyment. The Band will be the famous Nino Piazza’s “Galatica” (Formerly “New Espresso Band”). Enjoy hors d’oeuvres, special antipasto, individual salad, pasta, leg of lamb or roasted chicken, potatoes, vegetables, cannoli, bottled wine, coffee, etc. Please get your tickets early for this popular event.

Respectfully, Emil Bagneschi