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Bulletins from OSIA's National Office will be posted here as they come in. Check back often.
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DID YOU KNOW?
Life is Theatre! It's Time to Get Masked! Carnevale in Venice 2012 lasts from Feb. 11-21. To read more about this Italian
tradition, click here.
Pompeo Coppini Lodge (#2712) in San Antonio, TX celebrates it's 15th anniversary on Feb. 11. Auguri!
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Sons of
Italy Scholarship Deadline is 2/28 |
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Need money for college? Each year, the Sons of Italy Foundation offers
10 to 12 merit-based scholarships (National Leadership Grants), ranging from $5,000 to $25,000, in a nationwide competition.
The
deadline for applying to this year's scholarship competition is February 28.
To learn more and find out how to apply,
click here. |
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New Italian Ambassador to Washington
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The new
Italian Ambassador to the United States, Claudio Bisogniero, will succeed Ambassador Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata, now serving
as Italy's foreign minister. He will officially be in Washington in early February. Bisogniero last served in Washington in
1992 as the First Counsellor for Economic and Commercial Affairs.
To read more
about the new Italian ambassador, click here. |
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Winter 2012 Italian America available
online |
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OSIA Members and magazine subscribers:
Did you know you can read current and past issues of Italian America
magazine in the Members Only community of osia.org?
Log in to the Members Only community to start reading today!
Not an OSIA member or Italian America subscriber?
Sign up for a free WebPass today and browse special content in the Members Only community. |
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Calling All OSIA Lodge Members |
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What's been
going on at your lodge lately? The Sons of Italy would like to publicize your lodge events and news on the OSIA Facebook or Twitter page!
If you're
an OSIA lodge member and would like your lodge event or news to be highlighted, please send an email to khayes@osia.org with the following information:
· Name
· Lodge name, number and state
· Event/News title, date, a brief one-paragraph synopsis and an image
(.jpg or .tif) to accompany the announcement |
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SIF Sustaining
Patrons Circle |
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Sustaining Patrons Circle members are a group of dedicated individuals who have chosen to support Sons of Italy Foundation
programs through monthly gifts to the SIF. Learn more about monthly giving and the Sustaining Patrons Circle. |
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Member Benefits Featured Discount:
Wireless Center |
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Each month
OSIA will feature an exclusive special benefit for all members and supporters.
As always, the Sons of Italy Wireless Center provides you with the hottest 4G phones at the lowest prices. Save up to $200 on Smartphones and enjoy free shipping. Take 10% off your entire cart using coupon code: MEMDISC10. Check
out the Sons of Italy Wireless Center for these great deals and more!
During the month of February, both OSIA
members and supporters have the opportunity to get the same great rate from the carrier they choose, plus a better phone at
a better price through the Sons of Italy Wireless Center.
OSIA
MEMBERS: access
this and all other benefits at any time by signing in to the Member Marketplace. Problems logging in to the Members Only Section? Email us.
EXTENDED
SPECIAL FOR NON-OSIA MEMBERS:
Click here for more information or to start shopping during the month of February. |
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OSIA Trips to Umbria &
Tuscany |
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Sons of Italy Presents:
Nine Day Tours of Umbria & Tuscany
Need a New
Year's resolution? Make one to travel more! Take the worry out of travel and come to Italy with us!
Travel with the Sons of Italy and Unitours and take your mind off planning the details this year! With prices starting at $2,769, the tour of Umbria & Tuscany offers
multiple departure dates between March-October 2012
to fit your schedule. The price includes round-trip airfare between
the U.S. and Italy on Alitalia, four-star hotel accommodations,
breakfasts and dinners daily, and escorted tours to world-class museums and historical sites with
English-speaking tour guides.
To download a brochure for more information, click here.
Trips to other regions also available. To view all trip itineraries, click here.
Be sure to take advantage of these prices for 2012!
For more information or to book your trip, email mpisano@unitours.com or call 1.800.777.7432.
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Lodge
Photo of the Month |
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Members of
the Sons of Italy Vittorio Alfieri Lodge #149 of Renovo, PA helped the Bucktail Medical Center (BMC), a nonprofit hospital,
kick off its $85,000 capital campaign with a $5,000 donation. To read more on this story, click here.
Pictured here from left to right: BMC Radiolgy Manager Alvin Mckeague; Lodge #149 Members Connie Werts, Tom Poleto,
Ronald Getz, and Robert Cozzi; and BMC Administrator Michelle Brague.
Do you have lodge photos to share? Email them to OSIA and they could be included in Questo Mese! |
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NELA Gala
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Advertising with OSIA |
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Interested
in advertising your Italian related product or event through OSIA.org, Questo Mese Newsletter, or Italian America magazine?
Email us to learn more.
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OSIA is
using Social Media |
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Have you joined the conversation? Click the links below to connect with OSIA through your favorite
social media outlet.
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MEMORANDUM
TO: OSIA Filial & Subordinate Lodges
DATE:
November 3, 2011 | |
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IMPORTANT
NOTICE:
In a continuing effort toward both financial and environmental conservation,
distribution of this year's National Leadership Grant Competition (NLGC) scholarship information and application will again
largely take place electronically. The scholarship information and application (cover sheet) will be posted on www.osia.org by November 10.
The direct link to scholarship information on the OSIA.org website is:
www.osia.org/students/scholarships.php
Attached (see
below) is one copy of the scholarship information and application. You are urged to use it to duplicate and distribute to
interested parties, or pass along the direct link (above) to the information on our website. Continuing the past two years'
success in conserving resources, only one hard copy mailing of the application
and information will also be sent to all lodges next week.
As we have
required in previous years, all applicants will still be expected to send hard-copies of all their application materials.
The deadline for this year's competition is February 28, 2012.
Also, please
note that we are offering a new scholarship this year in conjunction with the National Italian American Bar Association (NIABA).
This scholarship will be offered exclusively to law students in their first, second, and third year.
If you have
questions about the NLGC scholarship program, please contact Laura Kelly at the National Office at 202-547-2900 or scholarships@osia.org.
PRP/lk
cc:
OSIA Supreme Council
SIF Officers & Trustees
CSJ Officers & Directors
Grand Lodge Offices | |
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