In February we held two great events. Since we now have a state of
the art TV and sound system, we held our first annual Super Bowl Party
on Sunday, February 4. Depending on your team we had an excellent time
and the TV and sound system worked excellent. On February 10 we hosted a
Wine and Cheese Party that was attended by approximately 50-70 people
all who requested to know when we would do this again. As for upcoming
events, on Wednesday, March 7, there is the Annual Italian Day at the
UW. High school students from throughout the state who are taking
Italian come to the Italian Language School at the UW and have
competitions throughout the day. For lunch they come to the Club, where
members of the IWCcand IAWC will prepare lunch for the approximately 50
students and advisors. WisItalia, Inc. will provide funds for the
lunch.On Saturday, March 10, starting at 6:00 PM is our almost annual
Sauce Tasting and Pasta Dinner at the Club. Dan Malone is Chair and
needs sauces plus workers. Only members of the IWC and IAWC can submit
sauces to be judged. Sauces can be made with meat but cannot be served
with meat. Cost is $5.00 per person, which includes a pasta dinner. On
Wednesday, March 21, starting at 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM is the first annual
Greenbush Day. A committee of UW staff, staff from Meriter and St.
Mary’s plus the IWC, is planning this event. Students from Randall
School last year had the City Council pass a resolution honoring the
Greenbush by establishing a Greenbush Day. All activities will be held
in the new UW Welcome Center on Park Street. On Saturday, March 31,
starting at 6:00 PM at St. Joseph’s Church is our spring Corn Party
hosted by the IWC and IAWC. Please contact Tom Germanotta to assist. All
IWC members received a copy of the proposed By-Laws of the Club. Please
read these and send your comments to me at falfano@charter.net or at the
Club. We will be discussing only submitted comments at our March 20
membership meeting. This is the first time the By-Laws have been
reviewed since 1986 so your input is welcomed. The City of Madison has
appointed a committee of neighborhood residents, landowners and
businesses on Regent Street to be part of a Regent Street South Campus
Development Plan for the future of Regent Street. The IWC is not part of
the committee,but we will have representatives at each meeting to insure
we are involved in any decision. If you are interested in their progress
to date, please go to the City of Madison website www.cityofmadison.com.
The next public meeting for this Plan is Thursday, March 22, at 6:30 at
the Neighborhood House. All members of the IWC received an allotment of
raffle tickets to either sell or purchase. These tickets are essential
to the overall financial success to Festa and our
scholarship program. As my letter stated this is your Club and it needs
your support not only by working at Festa but also by selling the raffle
tickets you received. We do track the sale of tickets by each number so
if you send your tickets back without selling them, please enclose a
note as to why. If you are physically unable to sell the tickets, we
understand but if you can, please sell them ASAP. If you have any
questions about Club activities or the Club in general, please do not
hesitate to contact me at 222-0747 or e-mail
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