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BUONE NOTIZIE
GREATER DAYTONA BEACH AREA
ORDER SONS OF ITALY IN
AMERICA
LODGE 2524
***** EST. 1982 *****
Fede, Speranza, Carita, sono
le vie per la felicita
Faith, hope and charity is
the way to achieve happiness
We Meet at:
Port Orange Adult Center
4790 Ridgewood Avenue, Port
Orange
Meetings start at 7:00 pm
Third Wednesday of the month
Social Hour after every meeting
Our Motto
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Vincenzo
Sellaro
OSIA Founder
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Vincenzo Sellaro, founder of the Order Sons of Italy in
America, was born April 24, 1868, in Polizzi Generosa in the province of
Palermo, Sicily. His parents were Giuseppe Sellaro, a shoemaker, and
Serafina Polizzotto. As is customary for the first boy in many southern
Italian families, he was named after his paternal grandfather.
He received his medical degree in 1895 from the University of Naples and
immigrated to the United States in 1897 where he settled in New York City.
The following year, he completed post-graduate courses at the Cornell
Medical School and obtained a license to practice medicine in New York
State.
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Who Are We ?
The
Order Sons of Italy in America (OSIA) is the largest and longest-established
national organization for men and women of Italian heritage in the United
States.
Established
in 1905 as a mutual aid society for the early Italian immigrants, today OSIA
has more than 600,000 members and supporters and a network of more than 700
chapters coast to coast, making it the leading service and advocacy
organization for the nation's estimated 26 million people of Italian descent.
Its
missions include encouraging the study of Italian language and culture in
American schools and universities; preserving Italian American traditions,
culture, history and heritage; and promoting closer cultural relations
between the United States and Italy.
The
Sons of Italy Foundation (SIF) is a private, philanthropic institution,
established by OSIA in 1959. To date, the SIF has given more than $93 million
to scholarships, medical research, cultural preservation, disaster relief,
and other projects.
The
Commission for Social Justice (CSJ) is the anti-defamation arm of OSIA. The
CSJ is committed to fighting racism, prejudice, and the stereotyping of all
races, religions and cultures.
OSIA's
national headquarters is in Washington, D.C., near Capitol Hill and the
various congressional office buildings.
CONTACT US
Webmaster
Louis Rosa
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