Newsletter:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           AMICI D' ITALIA VOCE                                                                                               Brothers and sisters, PLEASE STAY SAFE                                                                                                                                                                                                            AMICI D' ITALIA VOCE                                                                                                    November, vol. 3, issue 9 *The holiday season is almost upon us as we prepare for Thanksgiving and Christmas, reuniting with friends and family to celebrate the holidays. It is also important to remember our veterans on Veterans Day November 11, both living and deceased, who have sacrificed so much to defend our freedom. You may not be aware that our lodge has several veterans. This will be the final edition of the Voce for this year while we take our holiday hiatus. *Remember our Thanksgiving meeting of November 20th will be our final meeting of the year. **There is no general meeting in December.                                                       Happy Birthday  Because this is our last issue for the year, we will recognize both November and December birthdays, but first we have to rectify an oversight. Because of a glitch in our birthday list which was repaired, we failed to recognize Julie Franciskato's birthday which was on October 31st. Happy (belated) Birthday Julie with many more to come! Our birthday members for November and December are Nancy Horton (Nov. 12th), Christine Braddock (Nov. 15th), Tim Wright (Dec. 9th), Dominick Sorrentino (Dec. 16th), and our “Christmas baby” Marie Meltzer (Dec. 25th). Happy Birthday one and all!                                                              *   Old Business This month is our Thanksgiving Dinner meeting. So we will have a very, very brief meeting and then enjoy our Thanksgiving feast. This meeting is always free. Guests are welcome, but are required to bring a dish plentiful enough to feed 8 to 10 people. If there is any questions concerning what to bring, please call Maria Gregorio. There is no restaurant night this month because of the Thanksgiving holiday.                                                    *New Business Our final event of the year will be our OSDIA Christmas Luncheon. We will celebrate Christmas with our fellow members on Sunday December 6th, 12:30 p.m. at the Hidden Hills Country Club, 3901 Monument Road, Jacksonville 32225. The cost is $20 for members and $22 for guests. We will also have a “White Elephant” gift exchange, so we are asking members and guests to bring a gift valued at between $8 and $10. The last day to pay for the Christmas luncheon is November 20th at our Thanksgiving meeting.  If there are any questions about arranging payment for the luncheon, please contact Annette Guarino at 914-548-7821 A “White Elephant” gift exchange, for those of you not familiar with the concept, is always “entertaining”. If you like your gift, keep it. If you like someone else's, take it from them.  Remember, they can also take yours.     * The Good of the Order Please pray for the repose of the souls of our deceased members. Please continue to pray for Kay Winter, and Tom DiFiglio (Christine Braddock's brother) and pray for Paula Stover's sister Marie and brother-in-law Bob Kenersen. Please continue to pray for our nation. One More Thing........................... All members are cordially invited to Marie Meltzer's house warming on Sunday November 15th from 2 p.m. until  ?. The address is 5210 Riverton Road Jacksonville, 32277. Please R.S.V.P. Marie at 904-320-0025.                                                     Levity