President's Message
Jon Taormina
Gennaio, 2025
SOS Brothers-
Our next Meeting is a Guest night on January 6th. Please call Mike Maltese (408-972-4986) by December 31st if you are bringing a guest. This is an excellent opportunity to show the club off to your friends and possibly get a few new members.
It is Scholarships time again. If you have family and / or friends with gradua ng high school seniors with Sicilian descent that are planning on going to higher educa on, please steer them to our website at sonsofsicilysj.com. There you will find instructions and a copy of the Scholarship applica on. These Scholarships are a great way to give back to our community. The recipients of the SOS Scholarship are the future leaders of our society, and it is nice to have the club get them off on the right foot.
The Christmas Party was a blast. We had a great meal of appetizers, salad, veggies, pasta, and PRIME RIB!!!! The Women’s Club donated a number of wonderful and inventive baskets for the raffle. They also sponsored and made the cannoli’s everyone enjoyed for dessert. Thank you to Dale Pasavento and family for wrapping all the Christmas gifts.
It is the time of year again where we start planning and selling tickets for our annual CRAB FEEDS. We plan to have two crab feeds this year, February 22nd and March 22nd. Get your ckets soon before they sell out. If you do not have a ticket source yet see Mike Maltese. I hope to see everyone there. As a reminder this event is not just for club members but also their friends and family.
Have you ever wanted to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Sons of Sicily, or do you know of a member that would be the next great leader of this club? Nominations for officers is coming up in February.
Jon
Auito Foundation Update
I am very excited to update the club on the status of the Auto Foundation, which is the nonprofit charitable organization funded by the Sons of Sicily. We have a new sense of positivity and momentum after adding some quality members to the Board and eliminating some of the negative influences of our past.
This year we will have given away approximately $15,000 to deserving High school graduates going on to higher education. You should receive your Sons of Sicily dues letters in the mail very soon. Please take some time and consider donating to the Auito Foundation. This money will be used to fund our scholarships. Thank you for your time.
Jon Taormina
Current NewsletterSubscription Notes and News
Due to the high cost of printing and postage, Sons of Sicily is offering its members the option of receiving the monthly newsletter in electronic form. La Trinacria is available to everyone, free of charge on this website. This not only saves the club a tremendous amount of money, but also saves a great deal of resources. By viewing our publication online, there are no delays due to physical printing and Post Office delivery.
It's easy to download the newsletter to your computer and enjoy the contents anytime at your convenience. You can also print your own newsletter if you desire to keep hard copies on hand. This has the potential to save our organization thou$and$ of dollars annually (Money well spent on other club activites). The Sons of Sicily website will continue to archive all of the issues going back 12 months. You can always download a previous edition for your convenience.
We are aware that changes will not always be welcomed and may inconvenience some members. In light of this fact, we will continue to offer the printed version mailed to your address, if necessary. We are requesting all members take a moment and fill out the form below and send it to us. The more members that opt for the online newsletter, the greater the benefit to the club.
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