Club News
A Message From Our President
Our Third Installation Ceremony of the
Board of Directors and the General
Meeting was held on January 28th.
Thank you to Mona Nicholas, Tony
Spiteri and Louis Vella for their roles in
the Ceremony. Thank you to those of you
who came and who also stayed for the
reception following the General Meeting.
At the Installation Ceremony, we were
able to use for the first time the beautiful
podium that Charlie Chetcuti built and
donated. We are extremely grateful for
his generosity.
The Grievance Committee members for
2024 were approved by the members
present at the January General Meeting.
The committee incudes Mary Anne
Fassler (chair), Charlie Catania,
Barbara Fenech, Paula Ebejer Moffitt
and Peter Abela. Thank you for
volunteering to serve on the committee
again this year.
The Entertainment Committee has been
formed and Rita Borg and Karen Borg
are the co-chairs. The hard-working
committee includes Ninfa Pace, Carmen
Micallef, Brian Ciappara, Pauline
Henderson, Emma Magarrell, Sina Borg,
Maryann Milla, Lina Agius, Rose Agius,
Bev Dennehy and Grace Lacey. The
committee has planned many functions
for this year and the Social Events
Calendar is attached. Our St Patrick’s
Day Dinner will be held on March 16th
and that flyer is also attached. Please
take a look and plan ahead to save the
dates and attend. Please consider
volunteering.
Brian Ciappara will continue to update
us with any Safety information that is
important for us to be aware of. Manuel
Micallef, as always, will provide us with
information regarding repairs or other
issues in the building that need to be
addressed. Ninfa Pace will continue to
keep us informed of the Women’s
Committee activities and Mary Smith,
for Welcome and Well Being, will
continue to make sure that
acknowledgements are sent to those who
have suffered a loss or are ill.
We have made some changes to the Hall
Rental Contract regarding cost and also
a more detailed explanation of do’s and
don’ts. If you have any plans to rent the
hall, please be sure to contact me in
advance so we can lock down the date for
you.
In 2023, we approved 34 new members
and at our January Board Meeting, we
approved the first new members of the
year: Lana Johnson, Aaron Johnson,
Jose Martinez, Darren Xerri and
Michelle Galea Espinoza. We hope all of
our members will be active by attending
our meetings and supporting our events.
Thank You,
Mary
Message from the Honorary Consul General of Malta, Louis Vella
Greetings dear friends of the Maltese
American Social Club and the Maltese
Community in California. Welcome to
the first club’s newsletter of the New
Year which is already over 6 weeks old.
With the new year comes new hope. We
continue to hope and pray 2024 will
bring lasting peace first and foremost in
our hearts and in our families especially
our Maltese-American family as well as
peace and cooperation outside our
homes, our State, our nation and
throughout the world.
Embassy Official Visit: Plans have been
underway for quite some time to
facilitate a visit from an official from the
Malta Embassy in Washington DC to the
Maltese Consulate office in Millbrae. No
date has been determined yet but there
is a good chance that the visit will take
place around April. Those who will be
included on the list of invitees will need
to have all their documents in order in
advance.
Always remember that, it is not what we take but what we give that make us rich.