On Sunday, December 19, members of the Cornelia-Vita Nuova Lodge of San Francisco visited Firehouse #28 in North Beach to drop off toys to the firemen stationed there for their Toys for Tots program. It was a beautiful, brisk day in the City, and it was the first time that we were together as a lodge since March 7, 2020. It felt great to be with our Brothers and Sisters performing an act of kindness for those less fortunate. The firehouse, in the Italian district of San Francisco, has been remodeled but the interior floors still have bricks that hearken back to the days of horse-drawn fire trucks. The edge of the bricks even had

Hanford Lodge #1543 hosted the Christmas meeting of the United Lodges of the San Joaquin Valley on December 12 in Hanford. President Michael Leoni and Tony Tesoriere cooked a rigatoni & sausage dinner with all the trimmings with help from Jackie Giacomazzi and Louise Tesoriere. Through the generosity of those attending, the United Lodges were able to donate $600 to the St. Brigid Community Outreach Center to give help to those in need at Christmas time. President Michael is also planning to serve his Lodge members polenta & stew at the meeting on January 13. All are welcome to attend with an RSVP to: jackiegiacomazzi@gmail.com. Happy New Year!!

Santa is now gone, but the CDC tells us that we can now contract COVID A, COVID Delta, COVID Omicron, the flu, and the common cold all at once! We are sooooo blessed!

Last month (December) we had our third get-together at Andiamo’s a family style dinner. Discussion was, again, where we can gather for further meetings. Notre Dame Hall is still not available for our use, with no hint as to when the place will be open.

This month (January): our meeting will be at Luna’s for a 6:00 PM no-host dinner; be sure to let Carol or Isabel

Do it for your family: get your shots.

Last month (November) we had our second get-together at Luna’s for salad and pasta. The meeting mostly discussed negotiating for the use of Notre Dame Hall and alternatives to that venue.

This month (December): our meeting will be at Andiamo’s for a 6:00 PM no-host dinner; be sure to

For as long as anyone can remember, Roma Lodge #1573, has held their November meeting along with a great dinner of polenta and stew. Many Roma Lodge members ancestors come from Northern Italy, where polenta originated during the days of the Roman Empire. Polenta was the stable diet of many peasants who had little else to eat in poverty-stricken Italy during those times. Over 70 members