SIAB ANNOUNCES THE DEBUT OF
The Maryland Italian Festival
SEPTEMBER 29 – OCTOBER 1, 2023
The Equestrian Center – 608 N Tollgate Rd, Bel Air, MD 21014
The Largest Italian Festival in Maryland comes to Harford County with Live National Entertainment, Carnival Rides & Midway, Wine/Beer/Liquor Piazza, Italian Food & Retail Vendors, Cooking & Wine Demos, Bocce Tournament and so much more!
Mission & Purpose
We believe the bonds of our heritage brings us together to be a part of something bigger than ourselves as individuals for the common cause of promoting Italian culture and raising money for other 501c3 organizations in Maryland. Our charitable giving focuses on the areas of education, family and child services, mental health, and addiction. Our reach has grown since 2013, and we believe we can touch countless more people with our increased charity work. YOU can become an important part of the mission we started!
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As a part of our charitable giving each year, we offer educational scholarships to eligible students. This year the SIAB had seven scholarships available totaling $28,000 rewarding local students for their achievements.
💰Mark A. Dardozzi Founder Award – $6,000 (Must attend Harford Community College)
💵Tony Palumbo Past President Award – $5,000 (Open Scholarship)
💰(4) General Scholarship Awards – $4,000 (Open Scholarship)
💵Patricia Belcastro Award – $1000 (Must be pursuing a teaching or childhood development degree)
💰We also donates $1000 to the William J. Sacco Foundation for scholarships
Go to our website to apply.
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Harford, Cecil, and Baltimore County friends, this is part of the logo of the non-profit that will be award $25K on Saturday at our Black-Tie Gala.
Can you guess who it is? Tag them in the comments when you guess.
We will be letting everyone know who the winner is on Saturday 😇
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Have you ever wondered how SIAB got its start?
Here is Mark Dardozzi our founding president explaining how he created Harford County’s Society of Italian American Businessmen. … See MoreSee Less
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Bravo Mark!
Are you going to be at our Black-Tie Gala this weekend?
If so, look at all of these tasty treats that our SIAB brothers and sisters are making. Everyone n attendance at the gala will have a great sampling of the delicious biscotti and traditional Italian cookies.
We have to say a HUGE thank you to – Graciela, Donna Liberatore, Italo Liberatore and Councilman Tony "G" Giangiordano for making traditional Italian cookie assortments including biscotti for the Spring Gala.
We can’t wait for this delicious goodness!
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We cannot stress enough how thankful we are for Graciela! You were a major part of this delicious undertaking.
The Italian cookies are delious a lot of work thanks we will be there!
pleses takde lots of pics of everthing in the room i love pics an vidoes just have fun mr tony iam sure you take pics
We forget Graciela who was a big help!
#WBELAIRTVNEWS GIO WILL BE THERE!!
See you there!
Buonissimo!!!🇮🇹
It sounds wonderful. Enjoy! 💕
Karen LaCroix Tracy.
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For this #membermondayspotlight we are focusing on our Immediate Past President, Charitable Giving Chairman, and Lifetime Board Member, Tony Palumbo.
Part of being in SIAB is about being a businessman. You can’t get any clearer of a businessman than Tony, who is the founder and owner of Palumbo Insurance Associates. It is a family-owned independent insurance agency/brokerage operating in the Mid Atlantic Region for the last 13 years.
Beyond insurance Tony loves golfing; reading; swimming at the ocean; eating great Italian food; drinking Scotch, Bourbon, and wine; plus smoking good cigars with my SIAB Fratelli!
Even though Tony has passed the presidential baton he still is very active on our SIAB board. He willingly shares guidance and counsel to Officers while continuing to be a GoodWill Ambassador throughout the community. Tony is actively supporting the new Maryland Italian Festival along with always selling sponsorships and completing his term as the Charitable Giving Chairman.
Tony has been a part of SIAB since July 2013. Like Italo, Tony has a long list of supporting roles in SIAB:
– First VP for four and half years
– VP for two years
– Charitable Giving Chairman
– Membership Chairman for multiple years
– Parade Co-Chairman at the inception
– Initial Silent Auction Chairman for multiple years and events
– Co-chair of the initial Spring Galas
– Co-Chair of the first three Golf Outings
– Co-Chair of the original Linguine and Crab Feast
– Sponsorship coordinator for all SIAB events from 2014 to 2018
– Liaison with the Baltimore City Columbus Day Parade until it was discontinued by the City
– GoodWill Ambassador for SAIB
– Handler of all the Gaming and Raffle permits from 2018 until present
Obviously, being an Italian American is very important to Tony as his family is fully Italian. His paternal side of the family is from Avellino in the province of Campania (Naples) while his maternal side of the family comes from San Fele in the province of Basilicata. His paternal grandparents came through Ellis Island at the turn of the 20th Century and eventually settled in Newark, NJ. Tony’s dad, Athony Palumbo Sr. was born in Newark, NJ in 1917. It was Tony’s great grandparents on the maternal side that migrated to the U. S. in 1880’s from San Fele. So both of his maternal grandparents were both born in Essex County, NJ, USA in the late 19th Century. It is AMAZING that he has such a detailed family lineage and freely shares that with all of us at SIAB. It helps make us all more like family.
Tony is married to Cecilia Palumbo, with three sons, a daughter-in-law and four grandchildren, all residing in Bel Air, MD. He counts his blessings everyday that his family is all so close in proximity to each other. Plus he has his extended brotherhood of SIAB close-by as well.
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This weekend we are awarding our $25K grant at our black-tie gala on Saturday, March 25, 2023.
Can you guess who our recipient is from the hint below? Leave your guess in the comments.
Our winner “is a ministry to the special needs adult community in Harford, Cecil, Baltimore, and surrounding counties. [Their] mission is to provide a safe environment where those with special needs feel included, welcomed, and valued.”
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For this #membermondayspotlight we are focusing on our Immediate Past President, Charitable Giving Chairman, and Lifetime Board Member, Tony Palumbo.
Part of being in SIAB is about being a businessman. You can’t get any clearer of a businessman than Tony, who is the founder and owner of Palumbo Insurance Associates. It is a family-owned independent insurance agency/brokerage operating in the Mid Atlantic Region for the last 13 years.
Beyond insurance Tony loves golfing; reading; swimming at the ocean; eating great Italian food; drinking Scotch, Bourbon, and wine; plus smoking good cigars with my SIAB Fratelli!
Even though Tony has passed the presidential baton he still is very active on our SIAB board. He willingly shares guidance and counsel to Officers while continuing to be a GoodWill Ambassador throughout the community. Tony is actively supporting the new Maryland Italian Festival along with always selling sponsorships and completing his term as the Charitable Giving Chairman.
Tony has been a part of SIAB since July 2013. Like Italo, Tony has a long list of supporting roles in SIAB:
– First VP for four and half years
– VP for two years
– Charitable Giving Chairman
– Membership Chairman for multiple years
– Parade Co-Chairman at the inception
– Initial Silent Auction Chairman for multiple years and events
– Co-chair of the initial Spring Galas
– Co-Chair of the first three Golf Outings
– Co-Chair of the original Linguine and Crab Feast
– Sponsorship coordinator for all SIAB events from 2014 to 2018
– Liaison with the Baltimore City Columbus Day Parade until it was discontinued by the City
– GoodWill Ambassador for SAIB
– Handler of all the Gaming and Raffle permits from 2018 until present
Obviously, being an Italian American is very important to Tony as his family is fully Italian. His paternal side of the family is from Avellino in the province of Campania (Naples) while his maternal side of the family comes from San Fele in the province of Basilicata. His paternal grandparents came through Ellis Island at the turn of the 20th Century and eventually settled in Newark, NJ. Tony’s dad, Athony Palumbo Sr. was born in Newark, NJ in 1917. It was Tony’s great grandparents on the maternal side that migrated to the U. S. in 1880’s from San Fele. So both of his maternal grandparents were both born in Essex County, NJ, USA in the late 19th Century. It is AMAZING that he has such a detailed family lineage and freely shares that with all of us at SIAB. It helps make us all more like family.
Tony is married to Cecilia Palumbo, with three sons, a daughter-in-law and four grandchildren, all residing in Bel Air, MD. He counts his blessings everyday that his family is all so close in proximity to each other. Plus he has his extended brotherhood of SIAB close-by as well.
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Couldn't finish message that a very nice article about you . The men of SIAB support each other .They are proud of their heritage…..so am !!
Thank you for all you do Mr Palumbo!
Salute Tony
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Happy St Patrick’s Day! May the luck of the Irish be with you as you apply for scholarships.
If you are looking to continue your education in any way, make sure to apply for our scholarships. You can easily apply here, www.thesiab.org/charitable-giving/scholarships/.
Good Luck! Buona Fortuna!
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