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Notiziario Ufficiale del Circolo Italiano di Dallas Gennaio 2015 Vol 36 Num 1

January
2 - Guest Chef Gina Stipo
2, 9, 16, 23, 30 - Cena
5, 28 - Hunger Busters
10 - La Befana
7, 14,21,28 - Pasta & WOW
28 - Book Club

La Befana Will
Fly Through Addison
January 10, 2014
January 10th the children and families of the Club
will come together to wait for La Befana to come
looking for the Christ Child and in doing so leave
the children with bags of treats.

February
2, 25 - Hunger Busters
4, 11, 18, 25 - Pasta & WOW
6, 13, 20, 27 - Cena
25 - Book Club

Lunch, symbolic lentils and sausage plus pasta

with sauce, Befana Bread with the secret fava
bean will be served. The children and adults will
participate in a skit depicting the Befana story.
Time: 11:00 to 1:00 pm

March
2, 25 - Hunger Busters
4,11,18,25 - Pasta & WOW
6,13,20,27 - Cena
25 - Book Club

Charge: $5.00 a person, child or adult.

RSVP: with number of children and total number
in group
By email marcar32@verizon.net
Or call: Carrie 972-242-8283

Congratulations
The new members of the Board were confirmed at
our recent General Membership meeting. Please
welcome and congratulate the new Board who will
steer the Club into the Future. The new Board
members are:
Francesca Barone, Al Demarzo, Paul DiCarlo,
Barbie Gumin, Joan Seley, and Ken Venuso....Carol
Strippoli remains on the Board. They will elect the
new President and executive committee this week.
The Board meets the first Tuesday of the month.
Meetings are open to members to observe or present
to the Board. A big thank you to retiring board
members Doug Delsanter, John Gala, Domenick
Iacovo and Jay Laurenzi.

ICD USO Toy Drive Delivers In

Time For Christmas
In keeping with the true spirit of Christmas our
members responded with toys and monetary donations
to bring a bit of Christmas cheer to the children of our
military heroes. Tina Neal with the help of her son
Nick, delivered the toys and contributions to the USO
at DFW International Airport on Saturday, December
13 in time to make the season brighter for the children.
Our thanks to all our members who donated toys or
made monetary contributions. You all have shown how
to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas. Also,
many thanks not only to Tina and Nick but also to
Lisa Newman for her help in organizing the toy drive.
Ben Parlapiano - Chair, Charitable Outreach

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Letter from the President

Buon AnnoHappy New Year!
At New Years, the tradition among everyone has always been the same:
to say goodbye to the old year. What has happened is now a memory of
2014. Ringing in the New Year is the second part of the tradition. With
a new year comes new enthusiasm of what is to be, new hopes, new
goals, and in the ICD we have a new board of directors and officers.
Like a new year, the new board is excited about what can be in 2015.
Our hopes and goals are to continue to do the things needed to support
our mission statement.
To explore, preserve, and promote Italian culture, language, history
and traditions, perform charitable works and foster social interaction
within the community.
The board can help lead the way in 2015 but with your help we can
do it even better. The board and the membership make up the Club
and we are a TEAM. Just as you are counting on the board to give you
a calendar with events from the Gala to a Friday Cena, from a Bocce
Tournament in tandem with the Special Olympics to a wine tasting
night, from a Valentines Day Cena to a Wednesday pasta and pizza
night, we are counting on your ideas and your participation.
2015 will be a successful year but Our Success will be Your Success.
Your participation in Club events through attendance and volunteer
activities will be the Clubs Success.

Culinary Events
Wednesday ~ Pasta & Pizza Night: Jan 07, 14, 21 and 28. Doors open
6 p.m. Every Wednesday evening features our fantastic antipasti bar and
one of several pasta or pizza selections for a great price. Add extras if the
mood suits you meat, seafood & veggies. Pasta or Pizza - Members $12
/ Non-Members $16; Antipasti Bar only - Members $8 / Non-Members
$12.
Call for reservations and large tables (972) 931-9167

Friday Cena Schedule & Pricing

Member Adult $20 / Non-Member Adult $28
Reservations are kindly requested as seating is often very limited.

Regular Cena
January 02
Guest Chef
Gina Stipo

Join us for this occasional visit from our

friend from Tuscany, Italy Chef Gina Stipo
You know you will enjoy a great meal

January 09
***Raffle night

*** What a great time to regift your extra

Christmas gift that you have no use for,
bring them at the club, we love to make
some money from your donations, we will
raffle them and make someone very happy.

January 16
*** Raffle night

Each Friday, we make special time to enjoy

Cena (dinner) with famiglia e amici (family
& friends)

January 23

Visit the Club for a delicious four-course

menu, enjoyed insieme (together).

January 30

Join us to savor the taste of authentic Italian

dishes from fresh ingredients & recipes old
and new, prepared by Chef Gerard.

The way to get started is to keep an open mind. We welcome any

suggestions you want to offer us. Please let us know what you would like
to see in 2015.
The new board is ready to get into action and do the things needed to
continue to make the Italian Club the great Club it is and continue our
influence in our community thanks to YOU. We will try to be patient,
positive and persistent in our efforts to achieve the Clubs goals and to
support the mission statement. Our slogan will beOur Success is Your
Success and Your Success is Our Success.
Meet the new board
Paul DiCarlo
Francesca Barone
Al DeMarzo
Joan Seley Treasurer
Barbie Gumin Secretary
Carole Strippoli Vice President
Ken Venuso President
BOUN ANNO

Financials
November YTD
Revenue
14,384
286,541
Expenses
23,072
302,995
Profit (Loss)
(8,688)
(16,454)

Share the joy of good food, good wine and

good company ~ Italian-style!
Weekly menu available via ClubMail.
Reservations recommended at
(972) 931-9167 or online at
http://icdcena.eventbrite.com.

Hunger Busters 2015

January Book Club News

Next year marks the fourth year our Club will be volunteering at Hunger
Busters the charity established by Phil and Lillie Romano that provides
a third meal to food insecure students at a number of Dallas Independent
School District schools. Students are fed breakfast and lunch at the
schools and Hunger Busters provides the students with a bagged meal
of a sandwich, fruit and dessert to take home.. Other charities provide
meals to the children over the weekends.

Welcome back from Christmas

break! On Wednesday, January
28, 2015, the Book Club will
return, meeting at 7:00 p.m. at
the ICD, when our selection will
be Chris Bohjalians The Light
in the Ruins. In 1955, Florence
crime investigator Serafina Bettini
confronts a serial killer who has
stalked and gruesomely murdered
members of the once prosperous
Rosati family one by one. As she
tracks the killer, she must reopen
painful World War II experiences
to face her own personal scars, and
unravel the secrets of the Rosati
family.

Our volunteers work at Hunger Busters on the first Monday and Fourth
Wednesday of every month with a hiatus during the summer months of
July and August. Starting in January, the first monthly volunteering dates
are the First Monday January 5th and the Fourth Wednesday, January
28th. Our group of 14 to 16 volunteers is split with 6 to 8 working each
date.
Its been pretty much the same group of volunteers the last three years.
Six to eight volunteers make upwards of 700 to 1,000 bagged meals in a
2 to 3 hour span from 10:00a.m. to 12:30 or 1:00p.m. The work is not
strenuous, the mood of the volunteers is cheerful knowing how important
the work is, and the time goes by quickly. If you can spare 2 to 3 hours
once a month we would love to have you join the Hunger Busters crew.
Give me a call; and if we have enough additional volunteers we could
possibly add another day each month to volunteering at Hunger Busters.
Ben Parlapiano - Chair, Charitable Outreach
benparlapiano@sbcglobal.net

If you would like more information about the Book Club, please contact
the Coordinator, Norma Iacovo at 214-724-4832, or niacovo@tnsk.com.

And the Winner of 10 Kilo Pannettone

is Bart Pacifico

Member News
On Saturday, December 13 The Italian Club was the site of a very festive
and joyful celebration by friends and family honoring Ken Venuso on his
70th birthday. Congratulations to Ken and our best wishes for many
happy returns.
Rae Gene Mungioli is recovering after falling and suffering a broken
arm. Her arm may be in a sling but her spirits are bright and she looks
forward to a rapid recovery.
With grazie mille! to Jimmys Food Store for the donation of the prize.

CRANBERRY UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Ingredients

1/4 teaspoon allspice

8 tablespoons unsalted
butter, room temperature

1 3/4 cups cranberries

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon ground

cinnamon

1 large egg

1 1/4 cups allpurpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons
baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees with rack in center. Rub the bottom and sides of an
8-inch round cake pan with 2 tablespoons butter. In a small bowl, whisk together
1/2 cup sugar with the cinnamon and allspice. Sprinkle mixture evenly over bottom
of pan; arrange cranberries in a single layer on top.
2. With an electric mixer, cream remaining 6 tablespoons butter and 1/2 cup sugar
until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; beat until well combined. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking
powder, and salt. With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture to butter mixture in three batches, alternating with the
milk, until well combined.
3. Spoon batter over cranberries in pan, and smooth top. Place pan on a baking sheet; bake cake until a toothpick inserted
in the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack for 20 minutes. Run a knife around edge of
cake; invert onto a rimmed platter.

Did You Know?

that Italy is the longest country in Europe outside of Scandinavia and
the Ukraine?
that Italy is 720 miles long running diagonally through different
climate and vegetation zones from the town of Aosta in the northwest
(where French is an official language) to the Apulian southeast where
Greek is still spoken?
that while Italian is the official language there are fifteen minority
languages that are officially recognized in Italy?
that Italy has been one of the most easily invaded places in the world.
While the Alps look impressive they have been penetrated without
difficulty many times since the Bronze Age and most notably in modern
history by Hannibal, Attila and Bonaparte?
that with 4,500 miles of coastline its seas made Italy even more
vulnerable than its mountains? The peninsula and its islands were
virtually impossible to patrol and protect against predators from three
continents.
that while Italys archaeological record stretches back tens of thousands
of years, Italian history begins with the Etruscans , an ancient civilization
dating to before 700 BC, a time when in Italy the population spoke over
forty languages and did not consider themselves the same people, let
alone Italians.

ICD Volunteers Assist At CCA Christmas Party

In the true spirit of Christmas Italian Club volunteers gave of their
time and energies assisting at the Childrens Craniofacial Associations
childrens Christmas party on Saturday, December 13 at Southfork
Ranch. Unlike last year when bad weather necessitated cancellation of
the event (the first time in 27 years) the weather was bright and sunny as
were the spirits of our Club members as they greeted and registered the
children and their families, helped with name tags and distributed flyers,
newsletters and door prize tickets and helped at the arts and crafts tables.
The excitement of the children knowing that they would soon meet Santa
Claus was truly heartwarming.
Our longtime friends at the Childrens Craniofacial Association, Annie,
Jill and Char were very appreciative of the help provided by our ICD
volunteers. As Annie Reeves of CCA said The party couldnt has
been the success that it was without the assistance of the Italian Club
volunteers.
Our very special thanks go to Barbie Gumin, Julie and Carmine Nittolo,
Ken and Jan Venuso, John Di Tucci, Fred Hansen, Nick Parigi, Carole
Strippoli, Carol Castellano and Dottie Parlapiano for their help and for
demonstrating the true spirit of Christmas.
Ben Parlapiano - Chair, Charitable Outreach

that we will continue a timeline of Italian history in the next issue of Il

Cicerone?
that we hope your Christmas was merry and that the 2015 New Year
will be a healthy, happy and prosperous one for you and your love ones.
Ben Parlapiano

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Clubhouse
14865 Inwood Rd.
Addison

ICD Board
of
Directors

Mailing Address:
ost ffice ox allas, Texas

Ken Venuso - President

Carole Stipoli - Vice President
Barbie Gumin - Secretary
Joan Seley - Treasurer
Paul DiCarlo
Al DeMarzo
Francesca Barone

The Mission Statement of the Italian Club of Dallas

To explore, preserve, and promote Italian culture, language, history, and traditions; perform charitable works; and foster
social interaction within the community.

La Missione del Circolo Italiano di Dallas

Conoscere, conservare e diffondere la cultura Italiana, la lingua, la storia e le tradizioni; fare opere benefiche; promuovere i
rapporti sociali all'interno della comunit.

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