Note from Your President

THINGS TO KNOW

RIP—Past National Presidents

Joseph Coccia Jr. & Joseph

Manganaro

RIP—PDG CTII Len DelGallo

Congratulations to Don

Mancuso for being named acting

Vice Principal at Kennedy High

School in Waterbury

February Board of Directors

Meeting will take place on

February 12th at 6:45pm at

the home of Linda Lanza

located on 371 Bunker Hil

Avenue in Waterbury.

C-Charity is described as

benevolence or generosity

toward others or toward

humanity.

The two terms "love" and

"charity" are frequently used

interchangeably, since the

virtue of charity is in fact a

kind of love. However, the two

are not the same; not all

forms of love are also charity.

Love is the essence of what

and who we are. The task is to

let our love, our charity,

stream through us unto

everyone we come in touch

with. Charity is love put into

action.

The nature of charity is always

to reach beyond self. Charity

acknowledges the differences

between people, but is also

the force that overcomes such

differences. You feel another

person's joy as joy in yourself.

Charity is done not out of duty

but out of the love you feel

inside you. And the more you

give out, the more it flows

back in; that is the joy of love

in action, the appearance of

charity. Charity can come

into being only when there

is total surrender of selfish

interests. It does not come

as the result of any effort.

So give freely of yourself to

UNICO, and let charity be

your guide.

I can’t believe that it is

2013! Not sure where the

time goes...but it’s moving

fast.

As we enter our “busy

season”, there are plenty of

volunteer opportunities for

you to join. Don’t hesitate—

your time & talents are

needed!

I hope to see you all at our

next Dinner Meeting which

is also the CT-1 District

Meeting. Come celebrate

UNICO!!!

Yours in UNICO!!

~Dr. Joanne D’Angelo

Save the Dates:

January 22nd—Dinner & District Meeting

February 12th—Board of Directors Meeting

In this issue:

Presidents Notes 1

Chapter News 2-4

District/National 2

February 26th—Dinner Meeting

March 12th—Board of Directors Meeting

WATERBURY CHAPTER NEWSLETTER WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT—THE BIRTHPLACE OF UNICO

January 2013

Waterbury UNICO

PO Box 933

Waterbury, CT 06721

Unico.85@hotmail.com

www.waterburyunico.com

“Charlie Lanza Memorial”

Italian Corned Beef Dinner

When: Wednesday, March 6th. Doors Open at 5pm—Last Serving at 7:30pm Menu: Corned Beef; Cabbage, Potatoes & Carrots; Italian Bread; and Pasta e Fagioli. Soda & Coffee.

Cash Bar & Zeppole for sale.

Location: La Bella Vista at The Pontelandolfo Club—380 Farmwood Road - Waterbury

Price: $15.00 Adults $10.00 Children Under 12 (Dine In Only)

This is our largest (and tastiest) fundraiser! Tickets will be available at the Dinner & Board

Meetings and will be sent out in the next newsletter. While we are asking each member to sell at least 2, it is hoped that everyone will sell as many tickets as possible. Volunteers are also needed to help serve.

For more information contact

Don at 203.910.3437 or Francine at 203.510.0276.

CT-I District Meeting

January 22nd

Juniper’s Restaurant

Middlebury, CT

$25.00 per Person

We will host this meeting of the other

Chapters from CT-I [Ansonia/Derby;

Bridgeport; Darien; Oakville/

Watertown and Stamford] led by

District Governor Giuseppe Pampena

Mid-Year Board Meeting

March 8th—10th

Embassy Suites

Convention Center,

Las Vegas, Nevada

Room Rates

$129/night + Taxes

Registration and Meal Plan

information to follow

91st National Convention

July 31st—August 4th

Harbor Beach Marriott

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Registration & Meal Plan

$375.00

Room Rates and Other Information to

Follow

Scholarship

Opportunities

Scholarship Applications

have been distributed to

all Waterbury High

Schools. If you know a

graduating high-school

senior of Italian

descent…...encourage

them to apply! !!

For more info, contact

Scholarship Chair

Bob Gerace at

Farkels5@aol.com.

Newsletter Ads

It’s time to renew your

newsletter ad or consider

placing an ad for the

upcoming year. For just

$50, your ad will be

distributed to over 100

UNICANS monthly and featured on our website for 1

year starting in February. Contact Don Mancuso at

203.910.3437 by February 12th. Please note that

funds from ads are used to defray costs for

producing/copying/mailing the newsletter &

chapter information.

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SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS

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Proud to be a member of Waterbury UNICO

90 Years of “ Service Above Self ”

UNICO NATIONAL

The Largest Italian-American Service Organization

“Service Above Self ”

Questions or comments about the newsletter?

Want information included in the next newsletter?

Care to receive the newsletter electronically?

Contact Don Mancuso at Mancuso11@gmail.com or 203.910.3437

SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS

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Check out our website– www.waterburyunico.com

Monthly Meeting Schedule (Sept-June)

Board of Directors – 2nd Tuesday 6:30 pm - Our Lady of Lourdes Church Hall

Regular Dinner Meeting– 4th Tuesday - 6:30pm - Juniper’s Restaurant

Dinner Meeting: Tuesday—February 26th

Guest Speaker: James Frey—Walker Road Vineyards—Woodbury Subject: Wine Making

Walker Road Red Table Wine is a dry full-bodied red wine, fermented from St Croix grapes (70%) grown in Woodbury and at a local vineyard in Watertown. This allows us to crush and process these grapes within hours of harvesting. The balance of the

wine (30%) is from purchased grapes, which allows us to balance critical properties and taste. Blending is an important part of wine making with an honored tradition in all significant winemaking regions. This wine is completely dry, but softened by slow cool fermentation and oak barrel storage. In 2008, Walker Road Red Table Wine was awarded a Silver Medal at a major competition including hundreds of wines submitted by commercial wineries throughout New York and

the 5 New England states. The competition was judged by Amenti Del Vino, national and international wine judging organization. www. walkerroadsvineyard.com

Great Meeting to Bring a Potential New Member!!

It’s Oscar time and with the Stephen Spielberg movie “LINCOLN” being nominated for so many awards, we would be

remiss not to mention the contributions of Italian-Americans in the Civil War:

Between the Census of 1850 and the Census of 1860, the number of Italians emigrating to America jumped by 7,000, so that on

the eve of the Civil War just over 11,000 Americans listed themselves as having been born in Italy. Many of them came to escape

from stifling poverty, only to find it pursued them to the crowded cities of the East Coast of the United States; still others came to

find freedom from the oppression of the Roman Catholic Church, which was trying to enforce orthodoxy upon its believers. Most

Italians were simply looking for peace, for their homeland was torn by wars of its own. New York City was the destination of the

majority of Italian immigrants. There, they found many of their own people already established; the language was familiar and,

despite the opposition of the Catholic Church in America, the old religious practices were still being observed. They had their own

schools, when they could afford them, and their own newspapers. Their militant hero back home, Giuseppe Garibaldi, was their

inspiration; his republican views led many Italians to back the Union cause, though they were represented in the Southern armies

as well. Francesco Casale spearheaded the formation of an Italian Legion, and later the founding of the Italian Garibaldi Guard,

and was joined by many like-minded Italians: Luigi Tinelli, a former consul to Portugal and an industrialist, had experience as a

militia commander; Francesco Spinola recruited four regiments in New York, and was appointed by President Abraham Lincoln to be their general; and

Count Luigi Palma di Cesnola, a veteran of the Crimean War, established a military academy in New York City, where many young Italians learned the art

of war and later served in the Union army. Their stories are fascinating and colorful. Cesnola, for instance, was left wounded and pinned under his horse

after fighting JEB Stuart's cavalry at Aldie, Virginia, in June 1863; while a prisoner of war, he agitated for better treatment for prisoners, to the point that his

captors put him in charge of the prison commissary at Belle Isle. Spinola, finding his men of the Spinola Empire Brigade outnumbered six to one in a battle,

ordered them to fix bayonets-and they charged, scattering the amazed Southerners before them in disorder.

The Garibaldi Guard: The Garibaldi Guard was the nickname of the 39th New York Infantry, a regiment of Italian-Americans recruited mostly from New

York City under the auspices of Francesco Casale and other Italian leaders in the North. Most of the members of this regiment were men who had fought

under Giuseppe Garibaldi, the freedom fighter and republican agitator; they wore a distinctively styled red shirt as part of their uniform to show their

connection to their countryman, whose partisans had worn such a shirt in Italy. Other Italian nationals joined the guard as well, however, out of a feeling

that the Union's cause matched their own ideals of freedom and equal justice. They also viewed the Northern ideology as closely- allied with the aims of

Garibaldi and felt such alliance lent credence to the great patriot's ideas, since they were clearly being adopted by other nations.

Source: The Civil War Society's "Encyclopedia of the Civil War."

CALLING ALL NAUGATUCK SAVINGS BANK CUSTOMERS……...

UNICO OF WATERBURY NEEDS YOUR VOTE!!

The Naugatuck Savings Bank Foundation is giving local charities $50,000 through their 4th

Annual Community Awards Program! NSBF invites customers to cast a vote for a local charity or non-profit

they feel is deserving of grant money from their Foundation. Each vote helps decide which charities

are most deserving. Existing Naugatuck Savings Bank customers are eligible to vote,

so tell your family and friends to “Vote UNICO”!!

Ballots may be cast by mail, online at naugatucksavingsbank.com,

or in person at any of their branches until March 31st. One vote per customer.

In addition to providing your name & last 3 digits of your account #, you will need the following information: UNICO of Waterbury—PO Box 933—Waterbury

Waterbury Chapter of UNICO National

PO Box 933

Waterbury, CT 06721

Upcoming Chapter Events

Service Above Self since 1922………..

Waterbury ~ Birthplace of UNICO National

March 6th: Italian Corned Beef Dinner– La Bella Vista Catering at the Ponte Club

April: National Day of Community Service– Date and Location TBD

April: Duck Day Raffle Ticket Sale

May 28th: Scholarship Dinner– La Bella Vista Catering at the Ponte Club

June: Golf Tournament—Date & Location TBD