Benefits of Membership
Cincinnati Lodge Benefits
- 10 -12 Free Dinners Per Year
- Opportunities to meet and socialize with other Italian Americans in our community.
- Develop personal/professional relationships with OSDIA members
Events
- Columbus Day Dinner Dance
- Wine Tasting Dinner
- Golf Outing
- Christmas Party
Opportunity to Serve and/or Contribute to Outreach and Fundraising Programs:
- Spaghetti/Ravioli Dinners
- Newport Italian Festival
- Scholarship Programs
- Raffles
Ohio - Grand Lodge Benefits
- Facebook page for connecting with other members, Calendar of Events & photo/video galleries Ohio Grand Lodge Facebook Page
- Competitive Life Insurance Plans for Planned Giving Estate Donations, and Charitable Gift Annuities
- Annual Educational Scholarships for Members & Members Children
- Financial support for Cooley's Anemia
- Ohio Grand Lodge Representation at national level on Membership and Strategic Planning Committees
National - Supreme Lodge Benefits
- Hold local, state and national leadership positions in OSDIA
- Represent your lodge at local, state and national meetings of OSDIA
- Vote on important OSDIA issues, the Sons of Italy Foundation and the Commission for Social Justice
- A free subscription to Italian America magazine, the most widely read cultural magazine in the U.S. for people of Italian heritage
- Access to OSDIA.ORG, our cutting-edge Web site full of information about issues, programs, reports and research important to Italian Americans
- Eligibility for OSDIA scholarships and participation in OSDIA youth programs
- A host of discounts on Italian specialty items and services of interest to Italian Americans, including genealogy research, travel, Italian language instruction, and more
- Lapel pins
Support for Charitable Activities
- Alzheimer
- American Heart
- Cancer
- Cooley's Anemia
- Ileitis and Colitis
- Kidney
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Arthritis
- Cerebral Palsy
- Homeless
- AIDS
OSDIA supports medical research, disaster relief efforts, education, cultural preservation and other important projects.