2018 Board of Directors
President
Paula Guerrieri
Vice President
Rocco Maniaci
Treasurer
Alex Papai
Financial Secretary
Arlene Barbieri
Recording Secretary
Robert Calabrese
Trustees:
Leo Saladino
Dolores D'Angelo
Fred Cassese
Anthony Siravo
Italian American Civic League of Broward County
700 South Dixie Highway Hollywood, Florida 33020 1-954-920-4013
Flash News
Ciao a Tutti,
We hope everyone is happy and healthy! As spring is upon us all of our northern friends and members will be headed home. We wish everyone a trip and look forward to seeing everyone next winter.
We would like to thank everyone who came out for our Saint Joseph's March Dinner Dance.
In Sicily, where Saint Joseph is regarded by many as their Patron saint, and in many Italian-American communities, thanks are given to Saint Joseph (San Giuseppe in Italian) for preventing a famine in Sicily during the Middle Ages. According to legend, there was a severe drought at the time, and the people prayed for their patron saint to bring them rain. They promised that if God answered their prayers through Joseph's intercession, they would prepare a large feast to honor him. The rain did come, and the people of Sicily prepared a large banquet for their patron saint. The fava bean was the crop which saved the population from starvation and is a traditional part of Saint Joseph's Day altars and traditions. Giving food to the needy is a Saint Joseph's Day custom. In some communities it is traditional to wear red clothing and eat a Neapolitan pastry known as a zeppola (created in 1840 by Don Pasquale Pinatauro in Napoli) on Saint Joseph's Day.
Upon a typical Saint Joseph's Day altar, people place flowers, limes, candles, wine, fava beans, specially prepared cakes, breads, and cookies (as well as other meatless dishes), and zeppole. Foods are traditionally served containing bread crumbs to represent saw dust since Joseph was a carpenter. Because the feast occurs during Lent, traditionally no meat was allowed on the celebration table. The altar usually has three tiers, to represent the trinity.
Everyone had a fantastic evening of food, music, & dancing. Due to a scheduling conflict out April Dinner dance will be held on April 14th so please note this change in your calendars.
Also in March the Florida Federation of Italian Clubs held their annual 7 day cruise aboard the Holland America EuroDam. Our club was well represented and had a great time. Thank you to all our members who participated and look forward to the next cruise in March of 2019.
2018 Boosters
Aquino, Georgette
Bagiotti, Aldo & Angela
Barbieri, Carl & Arlene
Batchie, Albert
Bobinchuck, Adriana
Cassese, Fred & Katherine
D'Angelo Joe & Dolores
DeVito, John & Amelia
Gallo, Michael
German, MaryAnn
German, Michael
Guerrieri, Daniel Esq.
Guerrieri, Daniel & Paula
Guerrieri, Thomas Jr.
Iovino, Anthony
Julian, William
McCarthy, Raymond
Melon, Edo
Mooney, Timmy & Heidi
Mosher,Cheryl
Papai, Alex & Carmela
Peters, Amy
Pistone, Frank & Irene
Reading, Joan
Rella, Yvonne
Serrone, Robert & MaryAnn
Siravo, Anthony & JoAnn
Siravo, Stephen & Hilda
Strever, Maria
Tipa, Ronald & Dorothy
Trachtenberg, Michael
Turner, Leonora