President's Message
Jon Taormina
Decembre, 2024
SOS Brothers-
**Important** - We are putting together an updated Membership Directory for the Club. The information included will be your name, address and phone number. The Board of Directors respects your personal information. If you DO NOT want your name and information in the Membership Directory, please call me – Jon Taormina 408-781-8870.
We had a great dinner and meeting last month. It is so great to be able to sit and enjoy dinner and catch up with you guys. Thank you to all the cooks, bartenders, and front table guys.
We are at the end of the year and have planned a spectacular Christmas Dinner on December 13th. We are going to have Prime Rib as our main course! Mark Taormina has made all the preparations, and this dinner will be special as always. The club will be giving gifts to the ladies as usual. We are also giving the members a gift this year in recognition of our 50th anniversary. Looking forward to seeing everyone there. Please call Mike Maltese (408-972-4986) and leave a message if you are attending and if you are bringing your spouse (or significant other) by December 7th. Also, if you could indicate who you would like to sit with it would really help.
A big Thank You to the members who stepped up and volunteered last month:
- Rodney Turco for stepping into the Communications Director role.
- Dale Pesavento and Chris Lonero for stepping up to wrap the men’s and women’s gifts.
- David Conti for conducting interviews of Legacy Members and putting together an article for the newsletter.
- Joe Zambataro and Craig Palermo for chairing the skeet/trap shooting event where the organization made ~ $950
During this Christmas Season I hope all of our members get an opportunity to spend time will all their families and friends. As for our club, we are kicking ass. We have an increase in membership and were able to help 10 college bound students with $20,500 in scholarships
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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