Sunday, August 16, 2015; 12:30pm to 5:00pm
Villa Rosa Home, 3800 Lottsford Vista Road, Mitchellville, MD

The Abruzzo and Molise Heritage Society's (AMHS) invites the Italian-American community to its annual Ferragosto (a two-thousand-year old tradition) picnic on the grounds of the Villa Rosa Nursing Home in Mitchellville, MD.

A few highlights for the picnic:
• Bring your own picnic basket with food to share.
• Paper products, eating utensils, cups, and beverages (wine, water, beer, soft drinks) will be provided by AMHS;
• A couple of grills are available. Charcoal to be provided by AMHS;
• Music, cards (bring your own), bocce;
• A rain-or-shine event, open to all, and we encourage friends and members of other Italian American organizations in the Washington, DC area to participate; and
• Tables and chairs are available. For your personal convenience, you may want to bring lawn chairs, card tables, blankets, etc.

Directions
1. Take the US Route 50 East turnoff from the Capital Beltway I-95/I-495 going towards Annapolis.
2. Take Exit 8 onto Martin Luther King Highway, MD Route 704 North
3. Proceed on Route 704 about one-half mile to Forbes Boulevard (2nd light), turn right
4. Proceed to the intersection with Lottsford Vista Road
5. Turn right on Lottsford Vista Road; proceed about ½ mile
6. Villa Rosa Nursing Home, 3800 Lottsford Vista Road, is on the right – look for entrance sign
7. Proceed past the nursing home building to the Festa grounds in the rear of the property; ample parking on the grassy areas near the Festa grounds (please observe no parking areas) .

For information & to RSVP, contact Lynn Sorbara (301) 466-2556 or Maria D'Andrea (703) 998-6097

If there are any questions regarding this event or publication, please call Lynn Sorbara, 301-926-7792 (drlynnrose@yahoo.com). On behalf of AMHS, please accept my thanks for helping us to inform the public about our events.

Sincerely,
Sarah Scott, Ph.D.
V.P. Membership, AMHS of the Washington D.C. Area