Our beautiful 86th Grand Convention was hosted by the Cristoforo Colombo Lodge #1534 of Reno, Nevada at the Silver Legacy in Reno.

Special thanks to Lodge President Dawn Romero and Immediate Past Lodge President Pam Ricci for all their hard work towards making the week so special for all the delegates.

The State Trustees held their trustees meeting on Tuesday, June 20 and did an excellent job of checking the books.  This meeting was followed by the Closed Grand Council session. 

That evening State President Barbara Fumosa Wisniewski and First Gent Ken hosted a delicious family style thank you dinner at the La Strada Restaurant.  The State President welcomed everyone and she presented

Dear Lodge President and Delegates;

My name is Arlene Marcucci Nunziati and I am a candidate for the position of State President of the Grand Lodge of California.

I have been a member of the Columbia Lodge, San Mateo, since the age of eleven following in the footsteps of my mother Norma who was a founder and of my Dad Mario. I attended meetings as a junior

Saluti Fratelli e Sorelle,

Let me introduce myself for those of you who have not met me yet.  My name is Louise Marie Silacci.  I belong to Hanford Lodge #1543 and have been a member for the past 35 years.  My goal is to let you all know who I am and why I want to be your next President for the Grand Lodge of California.

Where it all began…On my father’s side, the Silacci’s immigrated from Corippo,

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On Friday, March 24, donor members of the Sons and Daughters of Italy met in Palo Alto at the Center for Academic Medicine to present a check in the amount of $4000 to Stanford’s Lucile Packard Children’s Foundation on behalf of the Western Foundation Birth Defects Program. We were thrilled to donate to the world-class Children’s Genetics Program at Stanford, a true place of healing and love for sick children.

Our Medical Charities/Birth Defects Libraries Chairperson