August 2016
 
Agosto Alla Moda!
Italian Festival Directory

Have you checked out the Sons of Italy® 2016 Italian Festival Directory? It lists 360 festivals in 45 states plus the District of Columbia. This month, there are nearly 80 festivals!   
Travel with OSIA to Italy and Around the World
 
Travel with the Sons of Italy® and Unitours and take your mind off planning the details this year! With prices starting at $3,299, each tour offers a unique and exciting adventure of a lifetime. The price of each trip includes round-trip airfare between the U.S. and the tour's starting city, hotel accommodations, breakfasts and dinners daily, and escorted tours to world-class museums and historical sites with English-speaking tour guides. 
 
Check out the trip itineraries for 2016:
Writing in the Feminine

Women writers are gaining their voice in Italy, and their work is gaining in prominence and stature. Learn more in this sneak peek of the Summer 2016 Italian America magazine.

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Help the Sons of Italy® While You Shop

Do you shop online? You can help raise money for the Sons of Italy®, Commission for Social Justice® and Sons of Italy Foundation®! Between now and August 31, 2016, sign up for iGive, which will donate $5-10 to OSIA, the CSJ or the SIF! It's free to sign up and once you do, iGive will donate $5. Choose to support OSIA, the CSJ or the SIF and iGive will donate another $5! Click here to support OSIA, here to support the CSJ and here to support the SIF. 
Italy has 51 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites - more than any other country in the world.   
Meet the OSIA Do You Know Your Roots Contest Winner

Meet Diana Burdisso Britting, the winner of the Sons of Italy's Do You Know Roots Contest. She writes about her journey to discover her roots and how My Italian Family helped her do just that. Click here to learn more.
OSIA Member Receives Recognition

Edward Mottola, Jr., has been awarded the Honor Medal of Ufficiale dell'Ordine della Stella d'Italia (Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy) by the Republic of Italy. Congratulations! Congratulazioni! Read about the award here. 
Lodge Anniversary

Sons of Italy® Rockland Lodge #2176 in Blauvelt, NY, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month! Auguri!
Member Benefit of the Month 



Wyndham Hotels is proud to offer OSIA Members and Supporters discounts that really add up! Save 20% off your next hotel stay at hotels everywhere with nearly 8,000 hotels in over 70 countries worldwide! For this summer's travel, call 800-364-6176 and use ID: 100008135 or book online by clicking here!   
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