Miscellanea - Rubrica d'attualita`

FIAO, The Federation of Italian American Organizations in St. Louis, charged with representing some 19 It-Am associations in the metro area, has communicated the result of its recent election with a slate of new officers who will serve for the next two years.

Elected were: Joseph Colagiovanni, President; Ed Berra, Vice President; Kay Mazzorati, Treasurer; Antoinette Poole, Secretary. Interestingly, none of the candidates seem to have ever held office in any of the member organizations and, with one exception, none were appointed by the member organizations nor will they have voting power. Mr. Colagiovanni is the lone exception as he was recently appointed by the Bocce Club to represent it.

Good luck to the new leaders and perhaps the lack of experience will offset any preconceived mores? As they say: "Se son rose fioriranno".