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   SAN GENNARO FESTIVAL SOCIETY OF  PORT ST LUCIE, INC.
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                 Second Annual San Gennaro Festival 2012

    Hello everyone,  I am happy to report that we have chosen our dates for the Second Annual San Gennaro Festival.  It will be held on Friday and Saturday, September 14th and 15th, 2012.    Mostly likely starting around 12PM to 10PM on Friday and  from 10AM to 10PM on Saturday.  We have contacted Father Tom and Father Eddie to see if we can open the festival on Saturday at 10 am with an outdoor mass like last year.  More info to come.  The scheduled times are subject to change.  

    We have decidedd to have Mass on Saturday since it would appeal to more people.  On Friday, many are still at work and we have expressed they would like to attend.  Careful consideration was given to our plans and Saturday morning seems to fit.  We hope everyone who attended last years Mass will tell all your friends to come out and join us this year.  Father Eddie did such a wonderful mass on stage in both Italian and English.  You won't want to miss it!

    On another note, we are still waiting for the IRS Ruling for our application on the 501(c) 3 Charitable Organization.  We have received another letter stating the agency is behind however, they have all the paperwork and will need more time for processing.  In the meantime we continue to support  The San Gennaro Society Scholarship, Treasure Coast Food Bank, Families in Need for Thanksgiving and Christmas, and Holy Family Catholic Church for those in need. 
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                  Inaugural "San Gennaro Festival" was a Huge Success !!!
    The Inaugural "San Gennaro Festival"  was held on September 17th & 18th, 2011,  in beautiful Port St Lucie at the Civic Center located at 9221 SE Civic Center Place  (corner of US 1 & Walton Roads).  The festival was  in the Village Square at this great new city location with high traffic volume!    Admission to the festival was FREE to the public and we will, to the best of our financial ability, keep it FREE in years to come.

    The weather was beautiful, the crowds heavy and our vendors were great! We had people from not only St. Lucie County, but from Martin, Indian River, Brevard, Okeechobee, Broward and Dade, as well as people from Jacksonville and Tampa.  Those are just the ones that introduced themselves to us at the San Gennaro Festival Society of Port St. Lucie, Inc., Booth. 

    Thanks to Father Eddie from Holy Family Catholic Chruch for conducting Mass on the stage at the Village Square, Blessing our newly carved statue of San Gennaro and the Procession prior to opening up the official Inaugural San Gennaro Festival of Port St Lucie.n  This traditional New York Catholic Italian Festival is now part of South Florida thanks to our committee, vendors, sponsors, and the support of the public.  

    A special Thank You  goes out to Southern Eagle Distributing, Idea Gardens, All-In-Fun, Cassidy Ice, Seacoast National Bank, St. Lucie Bakery, Alfonso Pizza & Pasta and Downtown Port St Lucie Lions Club.

    For further information please call:   
                                                                                                
    Jack 772-215-0331, Sandra 772-465-2748 or Rose 772-475-7823           

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                                                                        Our Mission Statement
     The Committee Members of the San Gennaro Festival of Port St Lucie,  promote our Italian Culture, Catholic Faith, heritage, our music, dance and the arts.  As a charitable organization and descendants of Italians, our goals are maintaining the Annual San Gennaro Festival Society  Scholarship for a graduating senior in St. Lucie County.   We support the Treasure Coast Food Bank of St. Lucie County, the local soup kitchen sponsored by several area churches, and Families in Need for Thanksgiving and Christmas for dinner and gifts.  No committee members, directors or officers of the San Gennaro Festival Society of Port St Lucie, Inc. are paid employees. 100% of all profits go to support the charitable organizations noted above.    

                                                                  Not-For-Profit Florida Corporation  
                                            501(c)3 Application Pending with the Internal Revenue Service *

*Received letter from IRS 2/10/2012, they are running behind on 501(c)3 applications, so still pending.

                                                                     

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