The new president of the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans hit the ground running at the organization’s annual meeting. Speaking to a packed dining room at Casa Italia’s Banquet Center, Sergio Giangrande announced a dramatic rollback of dues in an effort encourage involvement on the part of both individuals and organizations.

Giangrande proposed a tiered structure to replace the $500 dues for organizational members.

$100 membership now grants voting rights and inclusion of events in the JCCIA’s e-blasts.
$250 membership nets voting rights, inclusion in the e-blast and an ad in the souvenir book for the Columbus Day Parade.
$500 membership earns voting rights, inclusion in the e-blast, a $250 credit toward a parade float or souvenir book ad, and a pair of tickets to the Dante Awards.