"WE ARE CELEBRATING 50 YEARS"
President's Message
***Important Meeting Date Change***
The May Monthly Meeting will be on Monday May 18th at 7:00pm Welcome to April! As we move into Spring and Summer, I would like to congratulate our Brothers Antonio Baffo and Frank Sannuti on being installed as our newest Council members at our March meeting. Now let’s talk about our March meeting as we celebrated St Patrick’s Day and St. Joseph’s Day. You never know what’s going to happen at our meetings. If you missed this one, you missed a very festive meeting. Not only did we have the traditional desserts and Zeppole Di San Giuseppe to celebrate these two Saints in the month of March, but we celebrated the history of the Irish step dance with 17 dancers from Show Stompin’ Irish Dance. They were phenomenal and put on an awesome show. I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Gina DeSalvio for choreographing this event. We also had some fun again with our First Vice President, Jerry, as he spoke about the new state charity, The Marty Lyons Foundation. He encouraged our members to contribute what they can to our large “Scolapasta.” I would like to thank our membership for this month’s generous donations, as we move closer each month to our goal. Together, we continue to make a meaningful impact at the state convention. Now let us turn our attention to our next meeting on April 21st. We will celebrate Spring and Summer at this meeting. We will bring in the traditions of Pasqua. On Saturday April 25th our Lodge will be hosting the NYS Plenary Session. The plenary sessions are meetings that inform the membership of the NYS Committees and their financials. If you would like to attend the Plenary session, Please Contact Me Directly. This Is A Must.
Our Frank Alberti Memorial Golf Outing will be held on May 19th at Holbrook Country Club. We are proud to announce that we will be honoring three distinguished individuals: NYS Grand Lodge First Lady Sister Joann Spera, our own Lodge Deputy Brother Joseph Armocida, and Jeff Behounek, Branch Manager of Hartford Funding. Please join us as we celebrate their dedication and service. It promises to be a wonderful day of fellowship and recognition. If you or someone you know enjoys golf, invite them to help our Lodge with our yearly event. Please note that because of this event the May General Membership meeting will be the day before, on Monday, May 18th. This is our Baby Shower Meeting. Please bring donations of infant clothing, baby items, infant formula, baby food, and baby toys. Kindly ensure that all items are new. In the month of June, we will proudly celebrate our Lodge’s graduating high school seniors. We will recognize their hard work and accomplishments throughout their high school years and honor them with scholarships to support their continuing education. Join us at our June meeting as we come together to cheer on and celebrate our scholars! Now let’s talk about the future of the Lodge. We are moving the Lodge into the future a little at a time. We have a mailing address: Per Sempre Lodge No. 2344, P.O. Box 91, Lynbrook, New York 11563. Please use this address for all correspondence to the lodge unless otherwise directed for various functions or events. We have a new Checking account with a new banking establishment. Moving forward, if you write a check to the Lodge, the new payable is as follows: Per Sempre Lodge No. 2344 If you forget this payable it is on our banner that is displayed at every meeting. We also will be accepting Zelle. If you personally have online banking and use Zelle to pay or transfer money you know what I am talking about. On future flyers we will have the Zelle Tag and a QR code that can be scanned with your phone camera. Our Zelle Tag is as follows: PERSEMPRELODGE-2344 Please note that this name differs from the Lodge’s official payable business name. All Zelle transactions submitted to the Lodge must include a clear description of the payment’s purpose in the descriptor field. This requirement is comparable to the memo section located on your personal check.
As this procedure is newly implemented, we kindly request that all members adhere strictly to these guidelines to ensure transactions are processed accurately and without delay. For your convenience, a Zelle QR code, along with detailed instructions, is provided in the flyer enclosed with this newsletter. Members may utilize the Quick Send feature by scanning the QR code with their mobile device Banking app. Again, Loreta and I would like to wish everyone a joyous holiday season of Easter and Passover. Bouna Pasqua and Happy Hanukkah . ַחַג אּורִ ים שָׂמֵח
Upcoming Events: Please continue to refer to your newsletter for any changes. ***RSVP’S ARE A MUST ON THOSE INDICATED*** April 21st General membership meeting April 25 NYS Plenary Meeting May 18th Monday General Meeting Date Change. May 19th Frank Alberti Memorial Golf Outing -Holbrook Country Club Tickets are now available for a golf package or dinner only. June 16th Scholarship Night (RSVP is required) July 21st Night at the Races (RSVP with payment is required) August 8th Annual Family Picnic (RSVP with payment is required. Children are welcome to attend) August 18th Our Ice Cream Social Celebration (This is a FREE event, and children are welcome to attend) October 20th Our Italian Heritage Night with Speaker Lou Di Bianco grandson of the Chief Carver of Mount Rushmore (RSVP is required. Children are welcome to attend)
Fraternally,
Robert