CHARITIES

The Mason-Dixon Lodge #2669 raises funds for national, state and local charities. Our goal is to give back to the community in which we live, through monetary donations, time volunteered and promotion of the various charities we support. Our members are dedicated to these efforts. On a local level we raise funds for the Alzheimer Association, Cooley’s Anemia Foundation and other local organizations.

The Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania leads all other state lodges in fund raising. In the field of birth defects, the Pennsylvania lodges have raised over $750,000 annually and also raised $420,000 to assist in rebuilding parts of Southern Italy after the disastrous earthquake in 1980.

In addition, thousands of dollars have been raised, annually, for the following charities:

Alzheimer Association
American Heart Association
The American Cancer Society
Cooley's Anemia Foundation
The National Foundation for Ileitis and Colitis
The Kidney Foundation
The Muscular Dystrophy Foundation
Arthritis Foundation
United Cerebral Palsy
The Homeless
AIDS
The Children's Inn at NIH and many, many more.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Mason-Dixon Lodge #2669 Scholarships

The local Order Sons of Italy Lodge awards scholarships to high school seniors. The number of scholarships and amount of each scholarship depends on the amount of money generated during the scholarships fund raising events. Historically two to three scholarships are awarded each year. Students must apply for the scholarship. Applications are distributed each spring to all the local high schools. If you are interested in an application, and your local high school does not have any, please contact us and we will make sure you are sent an application.

Theresa DiPaula and Lou Marzullo serve as contacts for scholarships that are awarded by the Mason-Dixon Lodge. They may be contacted via email by clicking on their names which are listed on the Members List.

Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania Scholarships

Each year in Pennsylvania, scholarships are available to members or children of members. Presently, the Dante Commission on Education annually awards 28 college scholarships valued at $2,000 each to high school seniors and 14 grants of $500 each to eighth grade students, who will be entering a private or parochial high school. In addition, many local Pennsylvania lodges provide scholarship programs that total over $75,000 annually.

OSIA National Scholarships

Through its Sons of Italy Foundation (SIF) and more than 700 state and local chapters, the Order Sons of Italy in America (OSIA) has awarded nearly $45 million in scholarships to date.

Each year, the Sons of Italy Foundation offers 10 to 13 merit-based scholarships, ranging from $5,000 to $25,000.>

On the national level, the Order provides more than $600,000 each year in scholarship aid and nearly $20 million since 1968.

Global Experiences Italian Language & Internship Scholarship

A three month program that consists of one month of Italian language training and a two month internship in Florence or Milan in one of the following internship sectors: Advertising/Marketing, Architecture, Fashion Business, Fashion Design, Fashion Merchandising/ Marketing, Fine Arts/Museum, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Photography or Restoration.

The Joseph L. Bracone Memorial Scholarship

Established by friends and relatives of Joseph L. Bracone who served his country in Vietnam, earning a Silver Star and a Purple Heart.

Sons of Italy Foundation/American University of Rome Scholarship

One year of study abroad.

Sons of Italy Foundation/George L. Graziadio Scholarship Sorrento Lingue Scholarship

Six months of Italian language and culture study in Sorrento, Italy.

For these and other OSIA national scholarships, please use the links and proceed to the National OSIA website for more details, eligibility, and application information.