At a recent membership meeting, Foundation Scholarship Chairman Anthony Finazzo announced the names of 14 students receiving scholarships for the year 2023 for a grand total of $24,000. The Joanne Coccia Lodge Foundation is proud to award six $2,000 scholarships to students entering college or are in college applying for the first time. Our lodge is also issuing eight

Say it ain’t so Joe, say it ain’t so!!

But it is so. After twenty years at the helm, as our beloved Lodge President, Joe LaPorta is retiring and turning the reins over to our current Vice President Frank Di Salvo, who will now serve as President.

But he isn’t going to disappear! He won’t be far away, and will be on hand to help Frank with the transition, and to keep his beloved Lodge functioning, at the level we have all enjoyed

Our April Dinner Dance was our Queens Coronation. We had the pleasure to crown our new queen Jaden Gonzales, she is a beautiful queen and what was also so enjoyable we had 8 past queens - Louise Pampuro, Lori Scalabrini Blackwell, Francesca Grimes Dennis, Mary Grace Teramo Grammatico, Lisa Vaona-Case, Gilma Vaona, Britany Garnica, Nicole Vaona and our outgoing queen Marissa Lavezzari were present at our wonderful coronation. Jaden's aunt Linda Enneman was in attendance with a few of her family members. Each of our queens had their families also in attendance. Thank you to Anaheim Lodge

After enjoying a great meal of sausage sandwiches with all the trimmings (chaired by Tony and Louise Tesoriere), Louise Silacci, Immediate Past President of Hanford Lodge #1543 poses with a rose which was a gift to each mother at the May meeting. Louise has begun her campaign to be included on the ballot as President of the Grand Lodge of California when members meet for the Convention in June. Let’s give her all our support. She has been dedicated to the Order Sons and Daughters of Italy for many, many years. Happy Father’s Day to all our wonderful fathers!!