Lega Siciliana Social Club
96 Oakwood Avenue
Waterbury, CT
(203) 596-1918
Founded May 8, 1908
Web site updated September 6, 2008
OFFICERS
President: Richard Lanza Sr.
Vice President: Vinnie Leone
Secretary: George Berardi
Treasurer: Vinnie Barbieri
Sgt.-at-Arms: Hank Aurigemma
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Paul Bacetta ~ Charles Lanza ~ Joe Riggi
Jerry Valenti ~ Vinnie Valenti ~ Tony Vitarelli ~ Frank Vuolo
NEWS
Tuesday night 8 pm bocce for club members started on June 10.
Call Joan at (203) 753-6353 if you would like to play.
The next Ladies Meeting will be on Tuesday September 23, 2008 at 7 pm. Please bring used books for a book exchange.
Our Annual Setback League will start again on Tuesday October 14, 2008 at 7 pm. Sign-ups will be on Tuesday October 7 at 6 pm. This is a mixed league, and you don't have to be a member to join. Come down and enjoy a night at your club!
At the Annual Meeting held on Sunday January 6, 2008, the membership voted to change the By-Laws to allow any member in good standing and of Italian heritage to hold any office with the exception of President. The President must be of Sicilian heritage. This By-Law change will allow us to use the talents of many of our members.
The next election of Club Officers will be held at our November 2008 meeting. Anyone looking to serve on the Board of Directors or any other position should contact President Rich Lanza.
The Club is open Tuesday evenings, Friday evenings and Sunday mornings.
The building is the former Roosevelt Grammer School (built in 1922), which the Club bought in 1994 and remodeled to its present condition.
For information about our Fabulous Friday Night Dinners, click here.
The 2008 Lega Siciliana Social Club Scholarships in Honor of Salvatore Terenzo
were awarded during the dinner on Friday June 20, 2008.
For a brief report, click here.
BUS TRIP TO "LITTLE ITALY" in the BRONX, NY
The "Bread and Roses" Tour
Saturday September 13, 2008
Once again, the Club is sponsoring a bus trip to "Little Italy." There will be a two-hour guided tour through Arthur Avenue. One of the many stops will include Terra Nova Bakery, where each person will receive a free loaf of bread. Lunch at Mario's Restaurant is included. Then, on to an afternoon at the New York Botanical Gardens and the Rockefeller Rose Gardens.
The cost is $99 per person, all inclusive (except gratuities, naturally). To reserve seats, please call Pat Lanza at (203) 756-4821. Sounds like a FUN DAY!!!
JUNE UPDATE: There are very few seats left! Call in your reservation NOW!
SEPTEMBER UPDATE: The bus will arrive at the club at 6:45 am
and will leave for New York at 7 am SHARP!
We are beginning to put together a History of the Lega Siciliana. Click here.
Sicilian Culture: The Trinacria
For a brief history of the Trinacria, click here.
LEGA SICILIANA's 100-YEAR CELEBRATION!!!
On Sunday May 4, 2008, the Lega Sicilian celebrated its 100th Anniversary!!
As an extra special treat during the celebration,
the Officers and Board chose Harry (Zeek) Russell as its "Man of the Year."
For a report on this occasion and to view pictures taken, click here.
For driving directions to the Lega Siciliana Social Club, click here.
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