Solon Italian Club

06/07/2026

The Solon Italian Club proudly celebrated its 2026 Installation & Scholarship Dinner on May 27. Members, families, and friends gathered for an evening of recognition, community, and celebration, featuring a wonderful dinner catered by Arrabiatas Italian Restaurant.

Congratulations to our newly elected officers and trustees:

🇮🇹 Treasurer: Roy Pignatiello
🇮🇹 Secretary: Tim DiCarro (2nd Term)
🇮🇹 Trustees: Rick Tonelli, Mike Sawicki, and Al Giammaria

We also extend our heartfelt congratulations to the recipients of the 2026 Solon Italian Club Foundation Scholarships. Selected by the Scholarship Committee, chaired by Bill Russo, these outstanding graduating seniors from Solon High School were recognized for their achievements and future promise:

🎓 Aleah Rothstein
🎓 Noah Prample
🎓 Ella Miller
🎓 Samantha Austin

A special congratulations goes to 🎓Anthony D’Angelo Jr., recipient of the 2026 DiCarro Family Scholarship. A graduating senior from Walsh, Anthony will continue both his academic and baseball career at The University of Mount Union.

The 2026-2027 Anthony Bancale Man of the Year award was presented to Sam Merolla in appreciation for his unselfish devotion and service to the Solon Italian Club!

Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating our new officers/trustees and scholarship recipients!

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day!

05/10/2026

🇮🇹 It’s why we do what we do! 🇮🇹

The Solon Italian Club Foundation held its annual Dinner/Dance and Reverse Raffle on April 25, raising money to help Solon High School seniors with scholarships, and Solon’s needy with much-needed

05/06/2026

The Solon Italian Club Foundation, with big help from the Solon Benevolent Fund, once again carried out a successful (and fruitful!) Reverse Raffle Dinner Dance fundraiser held at the beautiful Emidio & Sons Banquet Center.

A huge thank you to Tom Romeo, Brett Neff, Diane Immonen, and everyone who made this event possible, including all SIC and SBF volunteers who gave their time and energy. Special appreciation to those who donated baskets and door prizes - their generosity added an extra layer excitement and helped make the event even more memorable!

During the evening, we also announced the recipient of our 2026 Anthony Bancale Man of the Year Award, Salvatore A. Merolla (Sam Merolla, Sal, etc.)! Thank you for your unselfish devotion and service to the Solon Italian Club!

One of our favorites events of the year - here’s to what we accomplished together and to even greater things ahead!

04/23/2026

The Solon Italian Club’s annual sausage-making tradition is alive and well 🇮🇹

Chaired by Don DeRoia, 37 members rolled up their sleeves, each preparing 10 pounds of pork butt from Raddell's Sausage Shop, seasoned just the way they like it. Big thanks to Bob Yodice for keeping the operation running smoothly and Angelo Carcioppolo, Anthony D’Angelo, and Joe DiFranco for helping man the stuffers!

Between turns, members enjoyed pizza from Jim Alesci's Place and plenty of homemade wine, because what’s sausage-making without a little celebration? 🍷

04/14/2026

The Solon Italian Club held its 41st annual Easter Egg Hunt for the city of Solon. Once again chaired by Bob Yodice, the event went off without a hitch and the kids had a blast! The weather (and parents) even cooperated!

Bob had help from countless volunteers from the club who stuffed ~10,000 eggs to prepare for the event, plus those on the field during the hunt. A few special guests showed up as well - the Easter Bunny (Jason Vespucci) and Elmo (Angelo Carcioppolo)!

Additional appreciation goes out to the Solon girls softball team, City of Solon, Ohio Police Department Government and Solon Fire Rescue!

A special thanks to all the residents who brought canned good donations!

04/05/2026

Happy Easter!

04/03/2026

3 weeks and a day away!

03/08/2026

Spring is almost here and so is the highly anticipated Annual Reverse Raffle & Dinner Dance, presented by two powerhouse organizations in Solon!

The Solon Italian Club Foundation and Solon Benevolent Fund are once again teaming up for one of the most popular events of the year, and tickets are extremely limited!

Secure yours now and be part of an unforgettable evening filled with great food, great drinks, great company, and an even greater cause.

Join us as our community comes together to support neighbors in need and make a real difference. Be there. Be involved. Be inspired.