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Columbus Day Celebration
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Annual Orange County Columbus Day Civic Celebration Ceremony A Community Event by the Italian Cultural Arts Council, a Bowers Museum Affiliate Organization Courtyard at the Bowers Museum, 2002 N. Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92706 Program 10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon Welcome – Frank J. DeSantis, Columbus Day Chairman and President, Italian Arts Council and Columbus Day Co-Chairman David Prisco, Past State President Grand Lodge of California Introductions - Master of Ceremonies Andy Pampuro, Past President, Renaissance Lodge #2259 Invocation – Al Trentini, President, Saddleback Lodge Pledge of Allegiance – Russ Rametta, Board Member, National Committee for Social Justice Welcoming Comments – Angela Salcedo, Queen, Renaissance Lodge #2259 Italian and American National Anthems – Nina LoMonaco-Perez Italian National Anthem and Children’s Italian Songs by Students of Fondazione Italia Columbus Day Speaker – Professor Robert Buranello, Ph.D, Musco Professorship of Italian Studies at Chapman University
Presentation of Columbus Award to Albert Ricci By Tom Rizzo, President, OCAIRF Presentations by Board of Supervisors, Office of Orange County Office of Protocol Mayor of Santa Ana and Mayor of Orange Remarks - Consul General of Italy Nicola Faganello Wreath Ceremony at the Columbus Monument - Frank DeSantis, Tom Rizzo, David Prisco, Consul General Nicola Faganello; President, Federated Rosemarie Vanderhaar; National Trustee OSIA, Joseph LaBanca and State Trustee OSIA Robert Gattinella
~ Light Refreshments in Courtyard Compliments of OCAIRF ~ Bowers Museum Italian Cultural Arts Council Affiliate Members Orange County American Italian Renaissance Foundation Renaissance Lodge #2259, Order Sons of Italy in America Saddleback Lodge, Order Sons of Italy in America Sergeant John Basilone Lodge Orange County Italian Cultural Association Lex Romana Fondazione Italia Chapman University Department of Languages
We Gratefully Acknowledge Our Sponsors Orange County American Italian Renaissance Foundation - (OCAIRF) DeSantis Management Group – ( DMG ) 
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