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June 2025 Newsletter

Dear Members.

What a great turnout for our June 8th Dinner.  We had over 130 people attend and once again we were treated to a wonderful meal  from Cheryl, Kelly and their children, from Spice of Life Catering. 

We were pleased to swear in another new member with Rene Qualizza joining the fold.  Welcome Rene.

Below are a few reminders / updates about what is happening at the lodge:

1/   Our new website is now up and running.  You can reach it by typing in cavallottilodge.ca at the top of your screen on your web browser.  This will be added to as time moves on.

2/   Our 125th Anniversary tickets are selling quickly with 40 people signing up already.

A reminder that the Early bird sale of these tickets ends at the end of June but they can still be purchased in the months of July and August as well.

Tickets are $70.00 each and these can be purchased at the Lodge any Wednesday or Sunday between 1.00pm and 3.00pm. You can pay by cheque, cash or e transfer and Ian, Janet or Frank will issue you your tickets.

3/   Wednesday night Bocce is a month in and going well. Last night we had 12 people participating which is great. Remember, everyone is welcome to attend. 

It starts at 6.30pm and finishes around 8.00pm.

Sadly there was not enough interest from the province for Bocce to be part of the B.C. 55+ Games and so the organizing committee have decided to cancel this sport, which was to be held at the Cavallotti.  They were probably scared off by Stella and Maria's abilities!

4/   Cavallotti Lodge Music Festival.  Saturday, July 19th

Tom Hoyt, from our Executive, is organizing a Music Festival at the Lodge next month for the Lodge members as well as members of the public.

Let’s support Tom and his team, by attending this event if you can. The show will start at 7.00pm and is $20.00 per ticket.

As well as live music, there will be food trucks and refreshments available for purchase. This is an outside event and what greater way to pass the time on a summers evening than to listen to music.  You may even get up and Dance!

Please tell your friends and family and organize a group to attend. You can reserve\purchase a ticket by contacting Tom at 250 713 2947 or email him at info@nanimosurveyor.com

Please look at the poster below for further details. Don't forget your beach chair!


5/    Victoria Italian Day Sunday, June 22nd

If you are looking for a family outing, our friends from Victoria are hosting an Italian Day.  The event will take place at the da Vinci Center at 195 Bay Street Victoria and run from 1.00pm until 6.00pm. Admission is free.

The event was held last year with over 1000 people attending. There will be lots of Italian food and music as well as a host of other cultural activities.

6/     Cavallotti History Book.

As you are aware, we are putting together a history book to celebrate 125 years of the Lodge's existence. The book is coming together nicely but we would love a few more stories/contributions from you, our members, to help add to our collection.

These stories/contributions can be emailed to me at iandkcumpstone@hotmail.com.

Finally, apart from our Music Festival, our next Cavallotti Event will be our Picnic and Bocce Tournament, scheduled for August 17th (more details to follow closer to the time)

Regards,

Ian Cumpstone

President

May 2025 Newsletter

Hi everyone,

 1/   Our next Cavallotti Dinner is only 10 days away now.  ( Sunday June 8th )

 If you are intending to come to the dinner , I need to know please as soon as possible so that we can sort out the seating arrangements and more importantly our Caterer knows how many to cook for.

Please phone ( 250 729 7539 ) or email me at iandkcumpstone@hotmail.com. if you plan on attending.   

2/    Tickets for our 125th Anniversary Banquet will be on sale from the 1st of June.

These can be picked up at the Lodge from Ian or Frank on Sundays and Wednesdays between 1.00pm and 3.00pm.

The cost of a ticket is $70.00 per person, and you can pay by cash or cheque when you pick up your tickets, or by e transfer ( cavallottilodge@shaw.ca )

For more information about our Anniversary please refer to the Newsletter sent out last month which I have attached above.

3/      Sausage Making.  Our big thank you to Frank Casagrande for organizing the Sausage Making that took place at the Lodge last Saturday.

It was a very successful day and those who attended ( 16 ) enjoyed a lovely meal put together by Lenora and Alesandra. Thank you!

4/      Wednesday Night Bocce is now well underway.  Last night we had 10 people participating which was great. Everyone is welcome to attend .

Bocce starts at 6.30pm and we are normally finished by 8.00pm.

5/       Our Cavallotti History Book is being compiled as we speak.  We urgently require " Stories " from you, our members, to include in our book.

Click here to learn more about how you can contribute.

Well, that's all for now.  Hope to see you on the 8th.

Regards,

Ian Cumpstone

President