MESSAGE FROM YOUR STATE FIRST VICE PRESIDENT

Thank you to all the Grand Lodge Officers that have served over the last 2 years; it has been a pleasure working with you as the CAO of the Sons of Italy Western Foundation.  I have served two terms as the Foundation CAO and am grateful for the work of the Foundation Trustees, Committee Chairs and Grand Lodge Officers. The most important thank you goes out to our individual donors and lodges that continue to support the charitable and educational programs of the Western Foundation. Without you there would be no Foundation. Thank you!

Lodge Delegates, Lodge Presidents and Grand Lodge Officers, thank you for electing me State Vice President of the Northern District and State 1st Vice President. I applaud the newly elected officers and their willingness to take on more responsibility.  I look forward to working with our newly elected State President Mark Vaona and all the elected State Officers.

Your three Vice Presidents have already begun working behind the scenes to review and appoint new State Deputies, if needed, and assign official Lodge Visits in their districts.  The three Vice Presidents have also set up and will be hosting a monthly Lodge President’s Zoom Meeting, that will be on the 4th Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM.  Details of this meeting have been sent out directly to the Lodge Presidents.

I would ask that you keep the Montoya and Miceli Families from Modesto in your thoughts and prayers.  Rose Montoya lost her courageous battle to cancer.  Rose’s son Leonardo was a past Trinchero Scholarship recipient.

I am looking forward to working with all the Grand Lodge Officers and Staff, Lodge Presidents and Lodge Members to grow our membership, improve communication and remake the convention.

Fraternally,
Mark Rossi