Committee Activities - 2006
2009 Columbus Day Parade!
Pictured from L to R are Michael Brainerd, Christopher Parisi and Anthony
DeCaprio Columbian Squires preparing a Pasta Dinner served at the Columbus
Day Committee Cultural Night on October 3, 2009.  The Columbian Squires are
an official youth organization of the Knights of Columbus since l925.  It is opened
to boys ages ten to eighteen.  This organization, the Father Mychal Judge Circle
#4853, was formed on March 13, 2004 at Our Lady of Pompeii Church, East
Haven, Connecticut.
Cultural Night 2009 Program
Cuor D'Italia
KICK-OFF COMMITTEE FAMILY PICNIC AND OUTING EVENT TO START THE
BEGINNING OF THE YEAR LONG COLUMBUS DAY COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES.

Left to right:  Mr. Anthony Ferraro, Treasurer of the East Haven Italian American
Club, Mr. Michael Quoka, Chairman, Kick-off Committee, Ms. Erica Berg, Mayor's
Office, Honorable April Capone Almon, Mayor, Town of East Haven, Mr. Vincenzo
Barecchio, President, East Haven Italian American Club and Mr. Ralph Mauro,
Mayor's Office.
Kick-Off Family Picnic-Outing Pictures!
Mayor's Luncheon!
Heritage Dinner!
Passing of the Flag

East Haven is the Host Community for the Columbus Day Parade on Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 1
P.M.  The Town of North Haven was the Host Community for the 2008 Columbus Day Parade..  The
traditional "Passing of the Flag" ceremony from North Haven to East Haven took place on January 6,
2009 in the East Haven Town Hall.

Pictured holding the Italian Flag are left to right, Dominic Corraro, Chairman of the Columbus Day
Committee, Honorable Janet M. McCarty, First Selectman, Town of North Haven, Honorable April
Capone Almon, Mayor, Town of East Haven, Anthony Tata, Sr., and William Zampa, Co-chairmen of
the General Committee.
Passing of the Flag
Town Officials and Columbus Day Committee members participating in the "Passing of the Flag" ceremony from the
Town of East Haven to the Town of  Hamden.    Pictured, left to right, Fire Chief David A. Berardesca, Hamden, Mr.
Art Giulietti and Mr. Peter Gambardella, Columbus Committee, Mayor Scott D. Jackson, Hamden,  Mayor April
Capone Almon, East Haven, Attorney Mario Coppola, Chairman, Columbus Day Committee, Ms. Laura Luzzi,
Columbus Committee, Ms. Erica Berg, East Haven Mayor's Office, Mr. Peter Desio, President, Columbus Day
Committee and Hamden Police Chief Thomas Wydra.
2009 Parade Awards!
The Heritage News
2009 Parade Awards Pics!
Heritage Dinner Pics!