Upcoming Meetings- All meetings are held at 7pm in the FOP Lodge Hall. Food and Refreshments served
Monday, November 6, 2006,
Monday, December 4, 2006
Wednesday, January 3, 2007
Adult Christmas Party - The Adult Christmas Party will be held on Sunday, December 10th; 5pm to 10pm at Colleen’s Restaurant. Tickets are $55 per person, half price for members. Please contact Joe Spera for tickets.
Children’s Christmas Party - The Children’s Christmas Party will take place on Sunday, December 17th, 2006. 11am to 2pm in the FOP Hall. As always, children nine years and under will receive gifts from Santa. Santa will distribute gifts provided by members to children ten years and older. Please use the form below to submit your children’s (or grandchildren’s) information. Please mail it to the Lodge’s address no later than November 22nd. Chairperson Joe Spera is looking for members to volunteer and work for the party. If you want to be a part of this committee, contact Joe at 215-482-0360 (h) or 215-685-3940 (w). Even if you do not want to be on the committee, we can always use an extra pair of hands – a cook, a truck and driver, etc. This is one of our most successful events – let’s keep it that way. Cakes and cookies are appreciated on the day of the party.
Please RSVP for the Children’s Christmas party at our website.
Ethnic Banquets & Other Events - The following organizations will be holding their 2006 banquets / events. The Lodge will purchase up to ten (10) tickets if members express interest and the charge to members is half price. Please contact Joe Spera at 215-482-0360 (h) or 215-683-3940 (w) to reserve tickets:
American Legion Philadelphia Police Post 937 - On November 18, 2006, the American Legion’s Philadelphia Police Post 937 will host their 40th Anniversary Banquet at Kings Caterers. Congressman Michael Fitzpatrick will be honored as the 2006 Man of the Year, and Eileen Tiano will be honored as Legionnaire of the Year. Anyone interested in attending, the tickets are $50 per person. For further information please contact 215-969-2368 or 215-778-0634.
Good and Welfare - Best wishes go out to Marco Giannetta who is recovering from recent surgery. We wish him a speedy recovery. Condolences to the family of long time member Brother Harold J. De Orio Sr., who passed away on October 22, 2006
Financial Secretary Corner - Reminders for 2007 dues have been mailed. Note: Please send all address changes to the Financial Secretary at the Lodge address or email: info@custodespacis.org
DROP PARTICIPANTS - Annual DROP participants and those planning to retire please don’t let your membership with Custodes Pacis lapse. Please fill out a Retired Pension Payroll Deduction card prior to retiring. You can obtain a card by contacting Maurizio DeLisi at 215-464-6657.
E-mail - Do you have an e-mail address? If so, please let us know. We are sending our newsletters via e-mail. With the rising cost of postage and materials, e-mail is essential in keeping our expenses and membership dues down. Thank you for your help. You can sign up at http://www.custodespacis.org
2007 Scholarship Information – 2007 Scholarship information is now available. Please contact Scholarship Chairman Pete Lavini at 215-467-9443 or request an application on our website at http://www.custodespacis.org or email us at info@custodespacis.org.
Both the Dante Commission and our Lodge require the student to have a ‘B’ average. To qualify for the Dante Scholarship, the applicant or the applicant’s parent must be a member of the Order for two years. To apply for the Custodes Pacis Scholarship, the applicant or applicant’s parent must be a member of the Lodge for three years. The NLGC Scholarship requires a $25 application fee. Additional information about the NLGC Award is available at http://www.osia.org/public/scholarships/applications.asp
Lottery Calendars – Lottery Calendars are available from the Grand Lodge at the cost of $35. These make great Christmas Gifts. If you are interested in purchasing a calendar, contact President Joe Spera at 215-482-0360(H) or 215-685-3940(w).
Upcoming Hero Plaque Dedications: November 29th, Officer James Mason, Died 5-7-1981
700 block North 36th Street at Mellon Street
