Several Local VIPs Honored at 5th Annual Italian Feast Hosted by the Blauvelt Sons of Italy

The Blauvelt Sons of Italy held their 5th Annual Italian Feast and Carnival this past September. On Friday, September 12th County Executive Ed Day and New York State Senator David Carlucci, were on hand to welcome the crowd and Ed Day presented several awards and honors to members of the Lodge 2176.

County Executive Ed Day presented Nick Sfraga, President of the Blauvelt Sons of Italy and John Carolla, owner of Del Arte restaurant in Orangeburg, with Awards for Excellence. Greg DeCola, Director for the Sons of Italy Italian Feast, received an award along with president of the AOH for hosting the two largest events in Rockland County, the Italian Feast and the St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

The four day festival drew thousands of people from across the region to celebrate all things Italian. The money raised during the event goes to support various area charities as well as provide scholarships to students each year.

The Rockland Lodge of the Order of The Sons of Italy in America was established in 1966 with the goal of enhancing the image of people of Italian descent and has grown into one of the most active organizations in the area. They recently held a golf outing and dinner in their newly renovated banquet hall to raise funds and they are currently hosting an auction on eBay. Items include vacations in Panama, St. Lucia and Barbados as well as sports tickets, jewelry and a signed and framed Marc Chagall print. The auction can be accessed through this link: http://bit.ly/soi_ebay

The group has over 200 members from Rockland and Bergen County. For more information visit www.blauveltsonsofitaly.org or visit them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/blauveltsons .