UPCOMING EVENTS
(See “Annual Calendar” page for earlier or later events )
(See “Annual Calendar” page for earlier or later events )
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December Lodge Meeting - Christmas Party
Saturday, Dec.7, 2013 6:00 PM St. Leo's K of C Hall BUON NATALE: The Children's Christmas Party will be held on December 7th at the St Leo’s Knights of Columbus Hall, Fairfax on Old Lee Highway. We will celebrate with a family style POT LUCK dinner, Christmas stories, gifts from Santa, and La Befana will fly in. There will also be a presentation of the LaBefana story - in which the younger attendees will have an opportunity to participate. These members and guests are asked to bring their creative, dramatic and oratorical energy - talent not required! IMPORTANT: It is especially important to call in your reservation, including the Name, Gender and Age of children you will be bringing so we can ensure Santa will have a gift for each child under the age of 12!!! RSVP to John Asiello at 703 321-7840 not later than November 28th which will give Santa time to select a gift for your children. CHILDREN MUST BE PRESENT AT THE MEETING TO RECIEVE A GIFT! GIVE A GIFT: In keeping with the giving spirit of the holiday, members have the opportunity to participate in the following: each child or any other member or guest attending the meeting is invited to bring and place under the tree an unwrapped gift costing not more than $10.00. Please put a tag on it indicating appropriate age and gender. The hospital, where the gifts will be taken, has requested that the gifts not be wrapped as they cannot give the children gifts without inspecting them. The gifts brought to the party will be taken to the Hospital for Sick Children on December 9th or 10th. Anyone interested in accompanying these gifts to the hospital should contact Joe Saia at 703 978-8499. Children are especially welcome to help take these gifts to children less fortunate. **The meal will be traditional pot luck, with a focus on entrees or side dishes that will feed at least 6 to 8 people, as there is usually a large turnout for this meeting. Anyone wanting to bring something additional can also bring a dessert or appetizer.** |
Our October lodge meeting will be a very special event, a Columbus Day Dance. Come celebrate with us and bring your friends and family! Alan Steele, a professional ballroom dancer and teacher, will provide a dance lesson and the music for this fundraising event. |
Casino Night !
Saturday, Sept 14 - 6:30 PM KofC Hall, St. Leo's Catholic Church, Fairfax The September lodge meeting will feature a “Casino” evening. To be successful, the following are required: 1. PLAY AND INVITE OTHERS TO PLAY: We need full participation by our membership for this Charitable Fund Raising event. The more that play, the greater the -un and the greater the Funds collected for Charity. We will be collecting $5.00 in real money from each individual in exchange for $25.00 in play money to bankroll gaming for the evening. You may buy as much play money as you desire. I know that all our dealers will be very customer-friendly, and you will have a great time so don’t miss it. . You may want to invite friends or potential members to this fun event which will help to increase our financial success. At the conclusion of the games, winners, in the order of their winnings, will bid on the prizes. 2. GET GIFT CERTIFICATES: We hope to have some of our favorite restaurants donate dinner prizes; however, we ask that each lodge member bring a special item that you can donate to provide a prize upon which our winners can bid. Also, Included here is an information sheet that can be used by you to contact your store or restaurant that you patronize to seek a gift certificate for the event. Click HERE for a copy of the information sheet! 3. BRING FINGER FOOD TO SHARE: Finally, we will start and continue the evening with finger food snacks and beverages so that people can munch as they move around the gaming tables. A celebrity waitress will be available for food and beverage service so no need to leave the gaming tables. “DON’T MISS THIS FUN FILLED EVENING – BRING FRIENDS AND RELATIVES TO THIS FUND RAISER FOR COOLEY’S ANEMIA, ALZHEIMER’S, AUTISM AND LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS” |
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PEACH PICKING AND LUNCH
Sunday, August 11, 2013 Virginia Perfection Orchard and Blackthorne Restaurant Join your fellow lodge members for a fun day that includes peach picking and lunch! (This will take the place of the August general membership meeting.)
Lunch at Blackthorne Restaurant - Prices vary depending on what is ordered. Lunch is at 1 PM. FOR RESERVATIONS: CALL GENE LA COLLA BEFORE AUGUST 9 For those who wish to carpool we will meet at the Courthouse Shopping Center just before the new library on Old Lee Hwy, west of St. Leo's Church at 10:30 AM.
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Please Join Us For The 4th of July Parade!!
For complete information, click here: Parade Information!!!! |
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IHL POT LUCK AND BOCCE
When: Saturday June 22, 2013 (RAIN DATE Sunday June 23, 2013) 5104 Colebrook Place Alexandria, VA 22312 Where: Time: 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM PLEASE CONFIRM ATTENDANCE!!!!!! Hosted by Eleanor and Dennis Lillo Menu: Italian sausage and peppers plus whatever you decide to bring for the pot luck. IMPORTANT! Please let us know how many will attend and what you will bring for the pot luck when you RSVP. Beverages: Wine and soda. Please RSVP by June 16, 2013 at email delillo1@verizon.net Or call at (703) 354-2454 This event is sponsored by the Italian Heritage Lodge of Fairfax for lodge members and their families Come and enjoy the fun! |
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July 4th Parade Fairfax Walk with your fellow lodge members during Fairfax City’s annual Independence Day parade! For those who find walking difficult, we hope to have a vehicle available to transport you. Details will be in next month’s newsletter; lodge members who participate are invited to a picnic at John and Laura Asiello’s afterwards. |
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May Lodge Meeting
Saturday, May 11, 2013 St. John Neumann Church 11900 Lawyers Road Reston, VA 20191 A concert of beautiful classical music by Italian composers will be performed by professional musicians Robert Kelley, pianist, and Susan Hayes, flutist. The concert is sponsored by the Italian Heritage Lodge of Fairfax, Virginia. The public is invited to share this special musical experience with us free of charge. The program includes music by Giulio Briccialdi, Ferruccio Busoni, Alfredo Casella, Domenico Scarlatti, and Francesco Maria Veracini. |
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April Lodge Meeting
Saturday, April 13, 2013 The program for the April meeting will be a power-point presentation by Roseanna Andolfo of pictures she took over the last year while visiting Sicily. It will include traditions and landscapes, Mt. Etna, food festivals, the coasts, Greek theatres in Taormina and Siracusa, and it will end with typical Sicilian food. The fare is pot luck with beverages provided by the lodge for a small fee. |
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Invitation to a Performance at the Italian Embassy
Friday, February 22, 2013 7.00 pm Embassy of Italy - 3000 Whitehaven Street, NW Washington, DC 20008 You are cordially invited to a performance by Tony Lo Bianco on historical New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia The Little Flower On Friday, February 22, 2013 @ 7.00 pm Embassy of Italy - 3000 Whitehaven Street, NW Washington, DC 20008 This program is presented as part of the “Year of Italian Culture in the United States” in support of Italian Language AP programs within the United States Please RSVP by Contacting National COPILAS President Dr. Daniel Stabile at stabiledr@gmail.com OR 703 599-6942 no later than February 18, 2013 Business Attire. Photo ID required. Doors open @ 6.15. A donation of $25.00 is suggested. Daniel L. Stabile, Ph.D President, Natinal COPILAS |
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JOINT INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS & BRUNCH MARCH 3, 2013 GEORGE WASHINGTON LODGE – ITALIAN HERITAGE LODGE This event takes the place of our regular general membership meeting for March and will be held at the Fort Myer NCO Club (Spates Hall). The social starts at 12:00, brunch is at 12:30, the ceremony begins at 1:45 and concludes at 2:30, and the post social ends at 3:00. The cost is $20.00 per person and includes tax, gratuity. See newsletter for menu and directions. Don't forget your photo ID - Required for entry to Ft. Myers. |
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February Lodge Meeting
Saturday, February 9, 2013 6:30 PM St. Leo's K of C Hall Come hear why you should write your autobiography! Gail Trecosta, Lifebook Ambassador, will provide reasons you should leave your memoirs for your family, tips for writing it yourself, or even having it professionally written from interviews and published for you. The fare is pot luck with beverages provided by the lodge for a small fee. |
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33rd Biennial Grand Lodge Convention May 17-18
The Roma Lodge will be hosting the Grand Lodge of Virginia's Convention from May 17-18 at the Springhill Suites by Marriott in Norfolk, VA.. If you want to attend and stay at the hotel, the cost is $111 per night.. To reserve a room, call 757-333-3100 or 1-888-287-9400 and ask for the block rate under "Sons of Italy". The cost of the events for this weekend is $130 which includes a hospitality room on Thursday night, Friday dinner at the Roma Lodge, breakfast and lunch on Saturday, plus the banquet on Saturday evening at the hotel, plus all convention materials. For complete information, including registration forms and hotel information, see the January newsletter. There will also be a form if you would like to take out an ad in the Convention booklet. |
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January Lodge Meeting
Saturday, January 12, 2013 6:30 PM St. Leo's K of C Hall Our January 12th lodge meeting will include as part of the program an auction. Gene La Colla and Eleanor Lillo have done a great job as auctioneers in the past, and we look forward to their participation again this year. Please check your attic, storage rooms, and cabinets for useful items that you no longer want and would like to part with. Remember, "Someone’s junk is someone else's treasure." So get these objects ready to donate for the January auction and be prepared to bid on their replacements. The more you donate will help the success of this fund raiser (no clothes, please!). Remember, the auction is fun and a fund raiser. Don't miss it this month and invite relatives and friends to come out and bid on these treasures. They are always most welcome. PLEASE BRING FINGER FOODS - this way the auction can start early and guests can easily help themselves to food and drinks during the auction. |