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Events
March Meeting, Mar 31, 2010
Please submit Member Dues ASAP so we can complete our membership listing with the State Lodge
Upcoming Meetings:
March Meeting, Mar. 31,2010
April Meeting, April 28,2010
May Meeting, May26,2010
June Meeting, June 30,2010
at Rizzo's Malibar Inn Crabtree, PA
2010 Dues
We are asking members to submit their 2010 dues as soon as possible We are trying to get our member information up to date.
We are missing membership information especially birthdates & email addresses. If you have not updated your information please do so as soon as possible.You can email clentin@verizon.net or mail us information at the Lodge on the forms we mailed to you. All members need to respond and to renew your memberships even if you are 75 and older and do not pay dues. We still need to know you are members and we want to better commuicate to you upcoming events and Lodge plans.
Upcoming Events
Possible Bocci League for the Emilia Sammartino
Lodge Members
Contact Dennis Blasiole at 724 834-5187 blasiole1119@comcast.net
If interested please give Dennis a call asap. He must have participants before March 15,2010. See details below
Bocci games would be played on Tuesday evenings at the AMS club starting mid May at about 6:00-6:30 pm. We could play into beginning October if we wanted. Depending on demand, food could be available for a very reasonable price. Pizza, sandwiches, etc. also a bar for drinks and soft drinks is courtside and also inside the club. Cost would be $15.00 per person for the first year, which would be the cost of the first year dues. The league would be mixed men and women. The minimum number of players for the league to start would be eight (two players per team), and we can adjust numbers and players per team according to the response.
An additional note: the AMS club is looking for male players for a Wednesday evening league, and the league from Mountain View is mixed and can accept players for their Monday evening league.
Denny Blasiole
Italian Lecture March 4, 20-10 7 pm AT WCCC
OSIA Children's Christmas Party at Rizzo's Malabar Inn
Cooley's Anemia Foundation
The Cooley's Anemia Foundation (CAF) raises money to help people affected by the fatal genetic blood disease Thalassemia, which is also called Cooley's Anemia. This disease is often found in people of Mediterranean descent. The CAF's mission is to advance treatment, enhance the quality of life of patients, and educate the medical profession, trait carriers and the public about the disease.
Since Thalassemia is not a single disorder but a group of related disorders that affect the human body in similar ways, it is important to understand the differences between the various types of Thalassemia.
Thalassemia Intermedia- In this condition, the lack of beta protein in the hemoglobin is great enough to cause a moderately severe anemia and significant health problems, including bone deformities and enlargement of the spleen. However, there is a wide range in the clinical severity of this condition, and the borderline between Thalassemia Intermedia and the most severe form, Thalassemia Major, can be confusing. The deciding factor seems to be the amount of blood transfusions required by the patient. The more dependent the patient is on blood transfusions, the more likely he or she is to be classified as Thalassemia Major. Generally speaking, patients with Thalassemia Intermedia need blood transfusions to improve their quality of life, but not in order to survive.
Thalassemia Major or Cooley's Anemia- This is the most severe form of beta Thalassemia in which the complete lack of beta protein in the hemoglobin causes a life-threatening anemia that requires regular blood transfusions and extensive ongoing medical care. These extensive, lifelong blood transfusions lead to iron-overload which must be treated with chelation therapy to prevent early death from organ failure.
The fundamental goal of a cure for Thalassemia is to help the body produce healthy hemoglobin that can carry enough oxygen for the patient to survive indefinitely without red blood cell transfusions.
The Sons of Italy Foundation has long ago adopted CAF as one of their foremost causes, contributing $2 million to the CAF to date.
2010 Dues must be paid by January 31, 2010
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