Orsogna Women’s Club of Everett hosts “An Evening with the Authors”

By Gill Giugliano

The Orsogna Women’s Club (OWC) was chartered on March 7, 1950, by 32 Orsognese women; the mission statement of OWC was to stay connected with Orsognese and Italian culture and to pass it on to their children and grandchildren and share their culture and customs with friends and neighbors. Another important part of their mission statement was for these Orsognese women and their families to assimilate in the American culture and ways and learn to speak English. And live The American Dream!

Since the Orsogna Women’s Club was created, these objectives have been kept. OWC raised money for earthquakes and flood victims, donated to Rosie’s Place for battered women, Italian children of Jamaica Plain orphanage, Don Orione Nursing Home, convent of Orsogna and others.

OWC throughout the years have organized many trips within USA historical and cultural sites, touring American cities and states: Boston, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Virginia New York, Atlantic City, Providence, etc. OWC has also visited, Cuba, Azores and Italy.

The have held countless activities – wine testing, cooking classes, food contests from different Italian regions, exercise classes and many dinner-dances, beauty seminars and makeovers, and hosted several book signings and evenings with the authors. The most recent authors event was on November 4, 2024 (An Evening with the Authors), which was a great success, as they introduced children’s books authors Gilfroia Giugliano, Fatima M. Heath and Brian L. Heath. The authors were very well received. OWC ended 2024 with a wonderful New Year’s Eve celebration.

Orsogna Women’s Club is now gearing up for the 75th year anniversary on March 22, 2025. The board of the Orsogna Women’s Club is comprised of remarkable women, in which I am very confident they will do a great job with the 75th Anniversary gala and continue to do an outstanding job maintaining the great record they earned with OWC.

Orsogna Women’s Club, 316 Main Street, Everett, MA 02149