Newsletter #9 
January 2010
A Message From The President
"Anno nuovo, vita nuova"
"New year, new life"
The Italian expression above reflects our belief that with a new year comes a chance for a new beginning, a fresh start.
I add; "il meglio della salute", the best of health to you and your families.
I was thinking that most of us now have lived in two centuries, the twentieth and the twenty-first. I am sure you have all received one of those e-mails that list what didn't exist just fifty years ago. I am just amazed at the advances that have been made especially in communication. How did we ever get our jobs done without an I-Pod, cell phone, and email, let alone all the texting options?
Our President's Dinner is coming up, Thursday, March 18, 2010. You can find particulars later in the newsletter. I remember when I received the Forum's "Service Award" four years ago. Besides thanking all my beautiful family and friends as well as the Forum Executive Board, I thanked all the men and women who worked for and with me. Then I asked the audience to turn to the person next to them and thank them; if not for work related reasons then just for being a friend, hopefully a "cugino" or "cugina". Sitting at the same table, the person was probably someone you knew and or worked with or for or vice versa anyway.
Well let that be a reason why you are going to come to the President's Award Dinner this year. Come to see a friend or co-worker you haven't seen or spoken to recently. Come in person, don't send an email or text them. Find out how they are doing, tell them about your children or ask them about their grandchildren, ask how their love life is going, ask how they are enjoying retirement or their new position, "in person". Come and enjoy a glass of wine, a good meal, listen to some music talk with a friend, "in person".
The Forum Executive Board has done an excellent job in selecting the honorees this year. They reflect our membership; professional, skilled, certified experts, above all they all support and defend Italian American culture. They are Joseph "Joey" Vento, Dr. Angelo Millicia, Laura Varano and Robert "Bob" Gargano. See you at the dinner!
Augy Pescatore
The Columbus Forum would greatly appreciate
donations for our Silent Auction. Proceeds
generated from the Silent Auction go toward our
Scholarship Fund.
If interested in donating a basket, gift certificate,
or any item that can be auctioned, please contact
Oren Lutz at orlutz@philasd.org or Sal Ferraro
at sferraro@philasd.org
Memorial Cards benefit the Scholarship Fund.
In Memory of From
Frances Fanelli John Lombardi
Margaret Farnese Mr.&Mrs John Lombardi
Judy Frand Richard Cecchine
Lena Marino Carmela D'Angelo
Richard Whalen Richard Cecchine
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Columbus Forum Lodge 1492
42nd Annual President's Award Dinner
March 18, 2010
Galdo's
20th & Moyamensing Avenue
South Philadelphia
5:30 PM Cocktails / hors d'œuvres / Silent Auction
Open Bar: wine, beer, soda (all evening)
Cash Bar: mixed drinks
6:30 PM – Dinner & Dancing
Donation: $55
(free parking on the restaurant's lot)
Happy Birthday to the following members:
January: Anna Caccavo, Anthony Canamucio, Gina Church, David Daino, Salvatore DiGiovanni, Carolyn Dunn, Frank Foti, Rose Gallagher, John Minniti, Marlene Panek, Rosane Pauciello, Angela Roffa-Morelli, DeloresTancredi, Marco Zanoni
February: Janine Bisceglie,Michael Calderone, Rena Cardani, Albert Crescenzo, Janet D'Amato, Joseph DiBianca, Roselyn Galasso, Gina Kaplan, Dominic Marinucci, Anna Marie Mattei, Angelo Milicia, Carlo Musciano, Joseph Ponicello, Ernest Purvis,Vincent Trombetta
COLUMBUS FORUM LODGE 1492
2010 DUES STATEMENT
Dues are due by March 15
Member with $100.00 Insurance------------------------$35.00
Member with $500.00 Insurance------------------------$45.00
Retired Member with $100.00 Insurance-------------$35.00
Retired Member with $500.00 Insurance-------------$45.00
Associate Member with no Insurance-----------------$35.00
Please make check payable to the Columbus Forum Lodge 1492
Please complete so we can update our records and return to:
Dr. Marylouise DeNicola
2340 S. 16th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19145
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For a printable form go to Printable page
2010 Dues
2010 dues are due on March 15th. Duesare paid monthly to the
Grand Lodge along with monthly insurance premiums. Dues
also pay for our expenses; as well as the mailings and donations
to charities in your name as a Lodge member.
Please send your dues to
Dr. Marylouise DeNicola
2340 S. 16th St., Phila. 19145