The ORIGINAL (THE STRONG VOICE) ORIGINATORS OF “FESTA” ITALIANA IN FLORIDA CHARTER MEMBER F.F.I.A.C. MEMBER N.I.A.C.A NOTICE TO ALL MEMBERS: PAYMENT OF ANNUAL DUES NOVEMBER 2010 TO JANUARY 31, 2011 TUES & FRI 5-8 pm AS ALWAYS, COMPLETE DUES PAID BY CHECK WILL BE ACCEPTED BY U.S. MAIL IN ACCORDANCE WITH POST MARKED PAID DATE. In accordance with our Rules & Regulations, Article 4, Section 1, the amount is $100 per Member. In accordance with our By Laws, page 9, Section 3 – Arrears – Article (a) Any Member who has not paid dues by January 31 will be in arrears. Any members who have not paid their DUES & LATE payment fee of 10% by FEB. 28, 2011, shall have their memberships canceled effective on that date. No mail, tele- phone notification, or reminders will be given except in La Voce Forte. If mailing and request key card mailed back to you, please include self-addressed stamped envelope. MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE WILL BE AT CLUB TUES & FRI 5-8 pm NOVEMBER 2010 THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2011. Any member who is unable to make full payment can pay in two payments each by January 31, 2011. Credit card payments will also be accepted (Visa or Mastercard preferred). La Voce Forte Committee: Editor Bernice Groeger E-Mail: [email protected]Visit our website at www.iascpc.com The Italian American Social Club at Palm Coast Heritage Committee Presents Saturday, February 12, 2011 – 7:00–11:00 pm Doors Open 6:00 pm – Dinner 7:00 pm Members - $30.00 Guests - $33.00 (does not include gratuity) Semi-Formal or Carnevale Attire Menu Sausage Bread Green Salad Italian Wedding Soup Mediterranean Chicken Stuffed with Prosciutto, Feta and Spinach or Swordfish Livornese Green Beans with Tomato Orzo with Parmesan Dessert Coffee, Tea, Espresso with Anisette Music by Phil Farino Tickets on sale January 4 Carnevale deVenezia
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The ORIGINAL
(THE STRONG VOICE)
ORIGINATORS
OF
“FESTA” ITALIANA
IN FLORIDA
CHARTER
MEMBER
F.F.I.A.C. MEMBER
N.I.A.C.A
NOTICE TO ALL MEMBERS: PAYMENT OF ANNUAL DUES
NOVEMBER 2010 TO JANUARY 31, 2011 TUES & FRI 5-8 pm
AS ALWAYS, COMPLETE DUES PAID BY CHECK WILL BE ACCEPTED BY U.S. MAIL IN ACCORDANCE WITH POST
MARKED PAID DATE.
In accordance with our Rules & Regulations, Article 4, Section 1, the amount is $100 per Member. In accordance with our By Laws, page
9, Section 3 – Arrears – Article (a) Any Member who has not paid dues by January 31 will be in arrears. Any members who have not paid
their DUES & LATE payment fee of 10% by FEB. 28, 2011, shall have their memberships canceled effective on that date. No mail, tele-
phone notification, or reminders will be given except in La Voce Forte. If mailing and request key card mailed back to you, please include
self-addressed stamped envelope. MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE WILL BE AT CLUB TUES & FRI
5-8 pm NOVEMBER 2010 THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2011. Any member who is unable to make full payment can pay in two payments
each by January 31, 2011. Credit card payments will also be accepted (Visa or Mastercard preferred).
Prime Rib Queen 12.95 King 14.95 1/25 – Tuesday - 2/$20 Dinner Special (or 10.95 each)
Roast Pork Aioli w/Veg & Choice OR Chicken Marsala
w/Veg & Choice** Fish Fry w/French Fries-ALL YOU CAN EAT 7.95
1/28 – Friday
Seafood Newburg over Fettucini 12.95
Chicken Parmesan w/Fusilli 10.95
Prime Rib Queen 12.95 King 14.95
ALL YOU CAN EAT DINNERS – NO “TO-GO” BOXES OR SHARING
** “and Choice= Baked Potato, Sweet Potato, OR Rice Pilaf”
Italian American Social Club Executive Board Members Executive Members
June 1, 2010 - May 31, 2011
Welcome to
2011 Members
Your board of directors wishes
everyone a happy and healthy
New Year.
Our Christmas Dance was a huge success. Can
you imagine our kitchen staff and our many volun-
teers carving 35 turkeys the last minute to make
sure that they were hot and moist? That difficult
task was done by our great chef Dan cooking in 7
different ovens and making everything come out
perfect. Thank you Tony, Sal, John, Christine,
Ben, Angelo and Paul who all assisted our Chef
Dan.
The decorations were done by Kathleen, Bubblina
and their committee. The ballroom looked beauti-
ful. Music by Vic Paci was great as usual. This
was our third sellout this year. It’s like old times
again.
Our Ballroom floor looks beautiful again thanks to
Robert Brooks and Pete Di Gulio who supervised
that project.
Our kitchen cleanup is progressing each day. Our
house & grounds committee, Chuck, Woody, Roy
& John are cleaning and painting daily to keep our
kitchen in great shape. They have also renovated
our office. It looks great – nice & roomy & clean.
Congratulations to our Bookkeeper Cheryl Moser
who is now our Office Manager and doing a fan-
tastic job.
Our next event is January 15th, ―Nite at the Races‖,
which promises to be a real fun night. Tickets are
moderately priced priced at $18.00 which includes
a complete chicken & roast beef dinner with all the
trimmings and 4 hour open bar. We will have 10
races on a huge stage screen with pari-mutual bet-
ting. Call the office or see Fanny for tickets.
Don’t forget our Monday night and Tuesday after-
noon Bingo. They both help support our club.
Don’t forget that your dues are due. Deadline is
January 31st.
Happy New Year again
Pat LaCorte
President
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Pat LaCorte
Italian American Social Club Executive Board Members
President: Pat LaCorte 446-0555
Vice President: Lois Big Mountain 586-5814 Secretary: Marie Luke 445-7214
Treasurer: Tom Mayne 446-0946
Directors: Sal Gulotta 864-7084 Rosemarie Corbo 864-8580
Pete DiGuilio 445-6745
Jerry Esposito 986-3965 Donna Macaluso 586-2868
Honey Maresco 446-2123
Committee Chairpersons
Standing Committees:
Building and Grounds Chuck Pizer 445-6425
Bylaws/Rules & Regulations Mike/Carol Somma 206-3556
Charities/Community Affairs Vacant
Election Tom Fallon 445-6025
Grievance Linda Fallon 445-6025 Health & Welfare Patricia Dino 446-4757
Heritage Jane Aulicino (904)471-7091
Membership Marie Galluccio 447-6614 Newsletter Bernice Groeger 492-6968
Publicity Vacant
Scholarship Arlene Tobia 445-8315
Select Committees:
Bereavement Cathie Irene 446-8019
Bingo – Monday John LaCorte 446-0555
Bingo – Tuesday Tom Fallon 445-6025 Door Greeters Carol Minotti 445-7952
Volunteer Coordinator Marie Woodward 586-6867
Web Manager Sandra Ostresh 447-4874 Webmaster/Host Joe Sermarini 445-3729
Appointed Positions: Chaplin Mario Dino 446-4757
Festa Vancant Finance Frank Morelli 445-5924
Brad Sanguinetti 445-4361 John Scifo 446-0444
50/50 Felicia Donato 445-5117
Outside Banquets Virginia Esposito 986-3965 Parliamentarian Eugene Tontodonato 446-1515
Pot of Gold Bridget Passarello 206-3503
Sergeant-At-Arms Joe Renzo 864-7529 Social Chairperson Virginia Esposito 986-3965
Mickey Logemann 585-4526
Vegas Nite John/Pat LaCorte 446-0555 Line Dancing Jenny Martin 446-2218
Unfortunately, many members are not leaving tips for our
waitresses. Remember these girls have only one seating.
We are suggesting that each person served leave a minimum
$2.00 tip for their waitress. Leaving a tip for your waitress
is something you would ordinarily do at any restaurant when
having a meal. There is no reason that you treat our wait-
resses any differently than you treat other people who serve
you.
Treasurer Tom Mayne reported a net loss of $540 for the month of November, but we should finish up the year very well and come in on
budget.
Membership Committee: There are two new members to be introduced at the January 19th General Meeting.
Bingo: John LaCorte reported that it continues to be slow. He reached out and asked members to please come and play. We have a lot of
fun.
Arlene Tobia has agreed to chair the scholarship committee.
Volunteer Coordinator Marie Woodward was happy to report that many of our new members are volunteering to help. Remember volun-
teers are the heart of our club, so please help.
50/50 has made $5,215 to date and Line Dancing has made $901.
Letters have started to be sent out to our newsletter advertisers for next year’s advertisements.
Chuck Pizer reported that Building and Grounds continues to work hard painting, making new shelves in the kitchen, replacing casters on
chairs, and everyday maintenance of the club.
We still need a chairperson for festa.
Booster and filter has been replaced on our hot water heater
Majority of board members agreed to no longer have memorial for deceased members. They had a hard time on where to draw the line as
to who should be invited, which would make it costly.
On Dec. 19th the board hosted a party for all employees and their spouses.
Purchase of beer coolers is being held off until next year.
P.4 Month of December Highlights - Board Meeting –December 9, 2010
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CARNEVALE
The Carnevale festival derives from an ancient Latin feast called Lupercalia, a festival held around 15th of Feb-
ruary before the coming of Christianity. The feast was in honor of Lupa, the she-wolf who suckled Romulus and Remus,
the mythical founders of ancient Rome. The priests, luperci (brothers of the wolf) conducted a ceremony dressed in goat-
skins. The feast began with the sacrifice of a dog and two goats. After the sacrificial rite, two priests approached an altar
where another priest took the knife used to kill the dog and goats, and anointed their foreheads with the bloody knife.
The anointer then took a wool cloth, dipped in milk, and wiped their foreheads and the knife. After the cleaning of the
forehead, the continuing ritual required the two priests to smile and laugh. Following that, the priests cut thongs of skin
(called februa) of the animals slain and ran along the city walls waving the februa. Spectators would position them-
selves close enough for the flailing februa to strike them. This ritual, many believed, would drive away evil spirits, en-
sure fertility in young girls, and young women, prevent sterility and ease the pains of childbirth.
It is interesting to note, at this point, that the month of February received its name from februa, and carnevale
from the Latin carnelevarum, to remove the meat. The English word is carnival, in Italian it is carnevale and pronounced
car–nay- vah-lay
This ritual continued until 494 A.D. when Pope Gelasius did away with the februa rite and replaced it with a
Christian ceremony of purification and sacrifice (Lent). However, the festivities prior to Lent spread through the Roman
Catholic world. Lent is a time of sacrifice and many interpreted the Latin word above as meat free.
Carnevale was mainly a Roman feast however, over time Venice became a city renowned for its Carnevale.
There, a unique cultural phenomenon developed, i.e. the rich people of the city randomly throughout the year wore
masks while engaging in questionable behavior. The Signoria, the city council, frowned upon these behaviors and passed
laws restricting the times during the year for the wearing of disguises. These were allowed between December 26, St.
Stephen’s Day, on up to and including the day before the beginning of Lent, Shrove Tuesday. Consequently, that day
became a greater day of merriment and indulgence than those leading up to it. That Tuesday is known by many names,
Fat Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday, Martedí Grasso, in Italian, Mardi Gras, in French, both Italian and French terms mean
Fat Tuesday. Fat and meat, two major foods used before Lent, become taboo during the Lenten period. Shrove is an old
English word meaning to obtain absolution. Amongst many English-speaking countries, it is also known as Pancake
Day, the last day to cook pancakes since pancakes are cooked using fat.
Members of the poorer classes also wore masks, allowing them to mix unfettered with aristocrats. The mask was
a great equalizer for revelry. Today many consider Venice a leader in celebrating Carnevale; however, two other cities
are renowned for their celebrations, Rio de Janeiro and New Orleans. While traveling in Venice my wife and I inquired
about the activities of Carnevale, and we learned that the music for Carnevale is Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. The main fes-
tivities of Carnevale take place in St. Mark’s square. The activities consist of parades of people in costumes, individuals
performing acrobatics; there is dancing, dining, musicians playing, orators, and people engaging in varied antics.
Our Heritage Committee sponsors a Carnevale and uses Venezia as its theme. The Carnevale di Venezia will be
in February as customary. Look about the club and you will find pictures displaying how people dress for Carnevale. It
is a costumed and formal affair; for those not wearing a costume, the wearing of a mask is encouraged. Members of the
Heritage Committee will dress in costumes and they invite everyone to join them. Tickets go on sale the first week of
January.
A Happy New Year All
Laurence Amuso, Member Heritage Committee
If any member has any experience upholstering, we need vol-
unteers to help re-covering our chair seats for our ballroom.
It would be for approximately 4 hours per month (one morn-
ing). Please contact John LaCorte 446-0555 or at the club at
445-1893.
A review of the By-Laws indicates that some changes must be made so that the By-
Laws are consistent with the By-Law changes voted on at the July 21, 2010 General
Meeting.
Words in bold type and underlined to be removed:
As it now Reads: Article III: Section 5 - Definition of Regular Member in Good
Standing:
Paragraph (a) and (b) Page 3:
(a) A Regular Member shall not be in "good standing" unless (1) dues, assessments
and debts owing to the IASC are promptly and currently paid; (2) such Regular
Member has been present at, at least three (3) of the last seven (7) Regular or Spe-
cial meetings.
(b) The Executive Board shall establish procedures and designate an individual to
maintain an attendance roster and report to the President, when requested, those
Regular Members who are not in "good standing".
Will Read: Article III: Section 5 - Definition of Member in Good Standing: Para-
graph (a) and (b) Page 3.
(a) A Member shall not be in "good standing" unless (1) dues, assessments and
debts owing to the IASC are promptly and currently paid.
As a requirement for a Regular member to run for office on the Executive Board,
the Regular member must be in "good standing." In order to be in "good standing"
such Regular Member must meet the requirements in paragraph (a) above and also
must have been present at, at least three (3) of the last seven (7) Regular or Special
meetings.
(b) The Executive Board shall establish procedures and designate an individual to
maintain an attendance roster and report to the President, when requested, those
Members who are not in "good standing."
EDITOR NEEDED
Due to other obligations, I will unfortunately not be able to continue as editor of the LVF. If any-
one is interested in filling this position, please contact either Pat LaCorte at (386) 446-0555 or
myself at (386) 492.6968. Thank you!
Get Well Card: Nothing to Report Sympathy Card: Nothing to Report.
Please notify Pat Dino at 446-4757 of any illness or demise in a member’s family so that the
Club may express its concern. Thank you.
P.7
01 Filomena Babore
01 Ennio Massa
02 Joan Ganci
02 Carol Ripandelli
02 Valentino Trovato
03 Peter DePalma
04 Jim Byrnes
04 Richard Cicchetti
04 Maryann Polidore
04 Frank Rulla
05 Gary Bartram
06 Dominic Nicoletti
06 John Iocovozzi
07 Evelyn Matta
07 Leo Blessing
07 Rudolph Roberts
08 Patricia Worth
09 Diana Kaminski
11 Virginia Esposito
11 Joyce Ross
11 Anthony Iorlano
13 Edwin Murray
13 Patricia DeZego
13 Joseph Rizzo
14 Nicolette Kraemer
14 Julio Cappiello
15 Anthony Cappadona
15 Carol Sermarini
15 Carlton Smyly
16 Roger Donahue
17 Phyllis Rochford
17Marion Rulla
18 Lisa Butler
18 Chris Bartolotto
18 Maxine Jastremski
18 Jerome Licari
18 Alfred Fabbrini
19 Myrna Santora
21 Geraldine Greco
21 GiovannaMcKiernan
22 Jerry Esposito
22 Andrew Tuohy
22 Nicolas Santore
22 Michael Kochensparger
23 Antonietta Incristi
23 Lenora Stahl
23 Kenneth Seybold
23 Mary Ann Bartolotto
23 Mary Jaworski
24 Joseph Minotti
25 Carmela Ivarone
26 Lillian Knies
26 Diane Clark
26 Margaret Lettera
27 Roy Siragusa
29 Marie Francescon
29 Dean VanGorden
31 John Mitchell
05 Anthony & AnitaCappadona
05 Anthony & Julia Mercante
05 David & Marie Miller
07 Vincent & Maryann Angelone
07 John & Edith Santomenno
08 Mario & Patricia Dino
09 Agostino / Margaret Magro
10 Anthony & Frances Favara
10 Howard & Sharon Lawrance
10 John & Saburnia Antonelli
11 Amedeo & Filomena Babore
11 Gary & Laura Bartram
12 Edward & Susan Miller
13 Anthony & Hanna Stampone
16 Dominic & Frances DiGirolamo
18 Tom & Lora Zibkowski
20 Tom & Giovanna McKiernan
20 Richard & Honora Giumenta
25 James & Karen Gagliano
27 Frank & Gabriella Tuscano
28 Robert & Allene Maggi
30 Edward & Diane Clark
31 Leonardo & Pietra Mignano
Call us to discuss IASC banquet prices for small or large parties.
Virginia Esposito
386-986-3965
Congratulations to the December winner of the Pot of Gold for $1000 cash,
our President, Pat LaCorte.
The January Pot of Gold drawing will be held on Friday, January 28th.
January your Pot of Gold dues are being collected Tuesdays and Fridays at the Club between 5 and 7 pm. You may also drop your checks at the club during business hours or call me for my address and mail your check to me or the I/A club. I would like to add your email address to my Pot of Gold data so I can easily send reminders
for payment. I will have a sign up sheet to add your email to my files during collection in
January. Thanks for your cooperation.
I have a waiting list for Pot of Gold and if you are interested please call me, Bridget 206-3503, or email, [email protected] and I will add your name to the list. All members and associate
