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Events
August Meeting, August 25, 2010
Upcoming Meetings:
August Meeting, Aug 25, 2010
September Meeting, Sept. 29,2010
October Meeting, Oct. 27,2010
November meeting, Nov. 17th ( Thanksgiving)
at Rizzo's Malibar Inn Crabtree, PA
Annual Christmas Dance- Friday December 3, 2010 at lakeview Lounge
Interesting Italian Web site
http://addicted2italy.com/
Upcoming Events
Language classes for Children
- Joe Volpe gave an update on the Italian Dictionaries/ possible Language classes:
- Classes will begin in September. Tentative schedule is 15 weeks (Joe distributed tentative dates). It seems that Thursday evenings from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM is the best time for those who signed up. Location to be determined.
- Joe provided a tentative outline of class structure – weeks 1 to 5 students will complete a Family Tree to examine their family heritage.
- Joe distributed a list of common Italian phrases.
- Still finalizing instructor for the classes. Many ideas. If you know someone – talk to Joe.
- Parents MUST be involved with their child for these classes. It is important that parents work with their child over the duration of these classes to reinforce learning that is taking place.
Italian Grammar and Language
Golf Outing is set for September 10, 2010. We are in need of hole sponsors for this event. We are asking OSIA Members toassist us in obtaining golf sponsors, gift sponsors for this event.
Golf Outing , Friday Septemnber 10, 2010
OSIA Emilia Sammartino Lodge #2831
2010 GOLF OUTING REGISTRATION & SPONSORSHIP FORM
All registration forms and/or sponsorship forms must include payment be returned NO LATER THAN 8/31/2010!!
Please fill out only one form per foursome.
Individual or Organization Name: ______________________________
Address: ________________________________________________
City: _____________________________State: ____ Zip: __________
Phone: ___________________ Email: _________________________
Golfer #1: ______________________________ $100.00
Golfer #2: ______________________________ $100.00
Golfer #3: ______________________________ $100.00
Golfer #4: ______________________________ $100.00
Total $ ________
Dinner Only: $25.00 X #_____ = $_________
“Hot-Blooded Italian” sponsor --- $1000.00 $_________
Includes: foursome, flag on green, and sign recognition
Paisano” Sponsor---------$200.00 $_________
Includes: flag on green, sign recognition
“Amici” Sponsor----------$100.00 $ _________
Includes: sign recognition
Total Amount Due: $__________
Please send completed form and check(s) payable to OSIA Lodge#2831 to:
Mike Poulich
1069 Summit Way
Greensburg, PA 15601
For more information contact Mike at: (724) 837-8179
Or
RuthAnn at: (724) 989-4979
Order of Sons of Italy in America
Emilia Sammartino Lodge #2831
3rd Annual Golf Outing
Hannastown Golf Club
441 Blank School Road, Greensburg, PA 15601
Friday, September 10, 2010
Schedule of Events:
Noon: Registration
12:30 P.M. – Shotgun Start
5:30 P.M. ---Dinner at Bar Rizzi
This 4 person scramble includes 18 holes of golf, cart, sandwich at turn, dinner, & prizes. Reservations will be accepted on a “first come, first serve” basis, and will be limited to 144 golfers.
Cash prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place
Prizes awarded for: Longest Drive, Closest to the Pin, Longest Putt
New car to be given away for Hole-in-One on a Par 3. (Not yet determined)
Up coming events at Rizzo's Malabar Inn
Open 1-8 PM
Rizzo's 75th Anniversary Golf Outing
Friday, August 27th at Cloverleaf Golf Club in Delmont
Rizzo's 2nd Annual Italian Festival
Sunday September 19th, 2010
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.
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