For the second year in a row, the Reverse Raffle/Dinner Dance has sold out! We congratulate John Zito and look forward to seeing everyone at this great event on Saturday, April 28th!
Mark your calendar! Our annual Steak n Stogie night will be Friday night, June 8 at the Solon Community Center. Cost remains $45 and this year, you can also buy a 'non-stogie' ticket for $35. Price includes: appetizers, open bar, steak dinner, dessert and cigar pack. For tickets, contact Bob at 440/781-5715 or download the reservation form on right. Doors open at 6 pm...dinner is at 7.
Lake County CaptainsTickets are now available for Italian Heritage Night with the Lake County Captains on Friday, July 13 at Classic Park in Eastlake. Those interested in attending the game can buy tickets for $15 which includes your seat and a food voucher for the "Italian Feast" planned for the night (cavatelli, sausage sandwich and cannoli). Festivities planned for Italian Heritage Night include a bocce tournament, a parade of Italian Clubs (which we will be participating in), pasta eating contest, morra tournament, Lake County 'Palio' Horse Race, Race of the Seven Fishes, Italian sing along and post game fireworks. For tickets or more information on the event, download the order form on the left and mail it to Tom Rhea...or contact him by phone at 216/513-2223.
Join the Fun! The Solon Italian Club Bocce League will play on either Tuesday OR Friday evenings if at least 16 teams sign up to play. The Tuesday teams will only play on that day and the same for the Friday teams. The top team of each division will be in the playoffs. Each division would have their own playoff and the winner from Tuesday would play the winner from the Friday league.
The season will begin on May 15th (Tuesday) or May 18 (Friday) and hope to have the season-ending tournament on Tuesday, September 11. There will be two Fridays of no bocce because of Home Days and the Golf Outing, so we will move those games to the Thursday of those two weeks. It is the captain's responsibility to get the schedules to their team members as not all players may be members.
Sign up ends on MONDAY, APRIL 30...so scheduling can be done and emailed out to captains. SO DON'T DELAY...OR YOU MIGHT MISS THE FUN! To register a teamCLICK ON THIS LINK.
Interest has grown among members since the Christmas party to continue an on-going contribution to support our troops overseas. A regular collection of items will be made at our monthly meeting to send to the armed forces serving overseas. We will collect: toothpaste, toothbrushes, socks, deodorant, dental floss, cotton balls, disposable hand and feet warmers, toilet paper, razors, hair gel, shampoo, soap, chap stick, wet wipes, foil packets of chicken, dried fruit, energy bars, snack cakes, hot chocolate, candy, beef jerky, playing cards, batteries, puzzle books, and blank greeting cards (to send notes back home).
In addition, we encourage donations of money to defray the cost of shipping packages to the troops.
Men of Italian ancestry are welcome to apply for membership. Annual dues for 2011-2012 are $75. Complete the membership form (below this article) and send it to: Solon Italian Club, P.O. Box 39602, Solon, Ohio 44139. You will be contacted by our current Secretary once your application is received!
The regular monthly meetings for the Solon Italian Club are held on the last Wednesday of each month at the Solon Community Center at 7:30 pm. Check the Calendar Page for more information!
