Ciao August and to all our members!!!
We celebrated another wonderful evening at the Club tonight at the Business Meeting. We had 61 members in attendance! Before our meeting, we all enjoyed a beautiful display of “culinary deliciousness”. Thank you very much to our members who provided their favorite recipes to start the celebration of our Past Presidents Spuntino! Also, a thank you goes out to Rose Marie Gish and Mary Ann De Pianto for chairing the evening in total Fratellanza Style! Along with the festivities we initiated three new members, Lucy Cronin, Linda Mansouria and Theresa Mailki. Please introduce yourself and welcome them to the Club. Six names of prospective members were recommended to the membership and voted on. Susan Guerra Johnston, Barbara Denton, Alexis Denton, Giuliana Sorbi, Kelly Driscoll, and Eileen Nottoli. They will be installed at our September meeting, please come and meet them and introduce yourself.
Our July birthday dinner was very well attended. The ballroom and dining room both were decorated in Red, White and Blue for the celebration of the 4th of July. The evening started with a very successful cookie bake sale. Thank you to ALL of our wonderful cookie chef members who baked their favorites recipes for this event, and to Chairlady Lillian Taddei and her cookie sellers. As always, all proceeds of the sale go to our Scholarship Fund. Our dinner that evening was enjoyed by our June and July birthday girls along with their friends and guests, and all other members and their groups. Thank you to those who donated all the lovely incentive gifts, they are always appreciated!! A BIG thanks go out to our set-up helpers, reservation/ticket ladies, cooks, bartenders, and to our wonderful wait staff (that evening all the ladies were able to sit with their guests and enjoy their dinner while volunteers from the Men’s Club served). Way to go, guys!!! 😊
Coming Events: 1) Scholarship Tea Fundraiser – August 17, 2025 “SOLD OUT”; 2) “My Fair Lady” – August 24, 2025 “SOLD OUT”; 3) East Bay Bocce Tournament – August 30, 2025; and 4) The Fratellanza Club Festa Italiana – September 6, 2025. See your bulletin for more information and our other upcoming events. Get the dates on your calendar so you won’t miss out!
Queen in the House!! The Italian American Federation (IAF) Queen Coronation will be held here at the Fratellanza Club on Sunday, October 19, 2025. Please put this date on your calendar and come out and support our Fratellanza Women’s Club Queen Guiliana Sorbi and her court. More information to follow.
Ho! Ho! Ho! Santa is Coming!! Sunday, December 14, 2025. The Fratellanza Club will have the Children’s Christmas Party with Santa!! Watch your email for the Special Letter and Reservation Form coming from the North Pole in August. Chaired by Russel Carrel and Rozz Cantisani.
Thank you to all our members for your support of the club. . . wishing you and your family a happy Summer! See you at the club!
Ciao for now!!
Rozz Cantisani, President