Welcome to July, the summer is coming in with a Per Sempre Bang!

At our June membership meeting, we once again held a successful Joann Mon-
temarano Memorial Scholarship evening, recognizing deserving scholarship
recipients. I would like to thank our own sister Kathleen Florio for continuing
to donate in memory of her husband. Her generosity makes it possible for us
to award the Michael J. Florio Memorial Scholarship. I would also like to
thank Cristine Grillo for continuing to donate in memory of her mother and
father. Her generosity makes it possible for us to award the Angela Jean and Anthony J. Mendola Memorial Scholarship. Now, the highlight of the evening is our scholars; congratulations to Bruno Vincent Caracciolo on receiving the Michael J. Florio Memorial Scholarship. Congratulations to Lukas Papadopulos on receiving the Angela Jean and Anthony J. Mendola Memorial Scholarship. Congratulations to Drew Argila, Madeline Di Trapani, Victoria Esposito and Michael Andrew Illiano on receiving the Per Sempre Lodge Scholarship. In the future, I would like to have the Per Sempre Lodge scholarship alumni recipients attend our prestigious event. I would like to personally thank the Scholarship Committee Chairperson, sister Elaine D’Arrigo Mendez and her committee of Sister Vera D’Arrigo, Brother Gerardo Filippone and Brother Carmine Rosato.
 

Now let’s talk about our meeting events that are already planned. There is a flyer included in this newsletter for each event. If you plan on attending, you must RSVP by completing the flyer form and returning it to the lodge. This is a MUST! With 187 members and growing each month, it is difficult to judge attendance for each meeting. So I ask that as members, you help me with this.

Let’s start off with our next monthly meeting, the Night at the Races! On July 21st. We hope you can join us and please, RSVP, by completing the form on the flyer and returning it to the lodge. The cost for the evening is $10 Per Adult and includes food, refreshments, coffee, tea, and dessert.

August 8th will be our Annual Family Picnic! We brought the family picnic back last year and it was a big success. So here we go again. Please RSVP with your payment of $20 per person. Children 12 and under are free. The day will include breakfast items in the morning and a barbecue featuring Pit Master brother Danny Mendez throughout the day featuring a variety of freshly cooked foods. As we did last year, we are planning to have some food surprises. There is a flyer included in this newsletter with all the details. We ask that you return the flyer by July 25th with payment. If needed, you can call the picnic chair Jake Zozzaro (cell) 516 701-4663 for more information.