During the meeting of C. Colombo Lodge #1315, Dennis Clark, Master of Ceremonies, made a special presentation on behalf of the Veterans Hospital of Martinez. Dennis presented the ladies with gifts of roses to thank them for all the work they did in designing, organizing and preparing the tray favor cards for the men and women finding themselves under VA care each month.

`Vietnam Vet and Master

58th Anniversary Dinner

On Monday, April 8, 2024, I attended the Hacienda Lodge’s Anniversary Dinner held prior to the meeting.   There was a very nice crowd attending and enjoyed celebrating the lodge’s 58th anniversary.

It was held at DeLuca’s Italian

“INSIEME”

I am writing this right at the deadline, one day after I returned home from a very successful (at least I think so) of our first Grand Council meeting in our new home!

First of all, let me thank everyone who set up the meeting and picked up supplies for our lunch. I am not naming people because I am sure I will forget someone, so a very special thanks to

Just finished up with the 2024 Spring Grand Council meetings, held at the new home of Order Sons &  Daughters of Italy in America California Grand Lodge, at 9300 Madison Ave., Orangevale CA 95662.

To say it wasn’t a productive meeting would not do it justice! We had a lot of open and to the point, discussions on several major topics facing the Grand Lodge and more importantly the Filial

On Friday and Saturday, March 15 and 16, our Grand Council was held, for the first time, in the beautiful new home of our Grand Lodge in Orangevale, CA.  The building is in a favorable location, with two tenants on the upstairs floor, and a very spacious ground floor suite of rooms that has many possibilities. A new kitchenette is in the process of being installed, and one room has been designated the History Room and already has memorabilia displayed.   State President Arlene Nunziati held her Executive Session