| Membership Being part of the Daughters of Italy Lodge #2825 is a wonderful feeling of family. The members are comprised of women, both young and old, who have a warmness and friendship that envelope you in their embrace. Our love for our heritage bonds us together with a strong emotional tie that encourages others to share in that feeling. To join, you must be a female, 18 years or older; you must be of Italian ancestry or your spouse must be Italian, or your adoptive parents are Italian. You then become a REGULAR member. There are those women who love everything Italian but do not meet the above qualifications; in that case, you may still become part of the Daughters of Italy Lodge as a SOCIAL member. The average age of our members is about 60 years old with a majority of them living full time in the Tampa Bay area; there are several who are winter visitors and still enjoy receiving Daughters of Italy's monthly newsletter along with the quarterly Florida Grand Lodge newspaper and the national OSIA magazine - "ITALIAN AMERICA" Our dues schedule is as follows: When joining during January - June: $45 + $10 one time application fee When joining during July - December: $22.50 + $10 one time application fee All Renewals are paid annually in January - $45 For additional information, please contact: Cathy Lazzizzera, Membership Chair 727-725-3108 Lazzizzera@aol.com or Vincenza DiLiberti, President 727-447-6890 727-455-1521 Cell vincenzad@verizon.net |