The Society of Italian-American Businessmen Welcomes the 3rd Annual
Galbani Maryland Italian Festival
SEPTEMBER 26 – SEPTEMBER 28, 2025
The Largest Italian Festival in Maryland returns to Harford County with Live National Entertainment, Carnival Rides & Midway, Wine/Beer/Liquor Piazza, Italian Food & Retail Vendors, Cooking & Wine Demos, Bocce Tournament and so much more!
Remarkable Milestone
In 2024 SIAB reached a remarkable milestone by surpassing the $1,000,000 mark in community contributions. We extend our heartfelt thanks to all our supporters for their incredible contributions. Your unwavering dedication has been instrumental in achieving this milestone. Our members have devoted countless hours to reach this incredible milestone. Their steadfast commitment and tireless efforts have been the driving force behind our success, a success that we are proud to see impacting the lives of our community.
Mission & Purpose
We believe the bonds of our heritage bring us together to be a part of something bigger than ourselves as individuals for the common cause of promoting Italian culture and raising money for other 501c3 organizations in Maryland. Our charitable giving focuses on the areas of education, family and child services, mental health, and addiction. Our reach has grown since 2013, and we believe we can touch countless more people with our increased charity work. You can become an important part of the mission we started!
The Society of Italian American Businessmen is a 501c3 charitable organization. Tax ID#: 46-2965362.
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Merry Christmas from all of us at SIAB! ❤️💚
Wishing you a joyful Christmas filled with faith, family, and the spirit of giving.
May today remind us of the blessings we share and the importance of community, compassion, and love.
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Merry Christmas Eve from SIAB! ❤️💚
As we gather with loved ones to celebrate this special night, we’re reminded of the true spirit of the season — faith, family, and community. May your home be filled with peace, joy, and the warmth that comes from giving.
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Buon Natale & Happy Feast of the Seven Fishes! 🇮🇹🐟
A cherished Italian tradition that celebrates family, faith, and togetherness, the Feast of the Seven Fishes reminds us that the best memories are made around the table. 🍷✨
From our SIAB family to yours, may your Christmas Eve be filled with laughter, love, and the delicious flavors of tradition. Buon Appetito! ❤️
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DAY 12 of the SIAB 12 Days of Christmas 🎄
We are honored to close out this cherished tradition by supporting St. Stephen’s Church, a parish rooted in faith, service, and community since 1841.
For generations, St. Stephen’s has been a cornerstone of hope serving its community through faith, outreach, and resilience. We are proud to give back to an organization whose mission continues to uplift and strengthen so many lives.
This grant will help St. Stephen’s Parish Outreach Committee provide meals and deliveries to local families in need during the Christmas season, ensuring neighbors feel cared for and supported at a time when it matters most.
👉 Learn more about St. Stephen’s outreach and support their work: ssparish.org/outreach
📸 Pictured left to right: John Troiano, SIAB Board Member; Aubrey Youngs and Fr. George Gannon of St. Stephen’s Church; Italo Liberatore, SIAB Board Member and Past President; and Joe Papa, SIAB Board Member and Past President.
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DAY 11 of the SIAB 12 Days of Christmas 🎄
We are proud to support Life Crisis Center, an organization providing critical services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse.
Life Crisis Center offers a safe place for healing through counseling, legal services, advocacy, a 19-bed safe home, and 24/7 crisis support. Their work brings hope, protection, and resources to individuals and families across Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
We are honored to give back to an organization making a powerful difference in our communities.
👉 Learn more and support their mission:
www.lifecrisiscenter.org/
Pictured: Jamie Manning, Executive Director of Life Crisis Center, with Michael Grewe, SIAB member.
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DAY 10 of the SIAB 12 Days of Christmas 🎄
We are proud to support Breast Friends of Bel Air, a one-year-old nonprofit creating a safe, supportive community for women impacted by breast cancer.
Breast Friends of Bel Air is dedicated to uplifting, empowering, and connecting women through shared experiences, compassion, and valuable resources right here in the Bel Air community. We are honored to give back to an organization making a meaningful difference during life’s most challenging moments.
👉 Learn more and support their mission:
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61572245979816
Pictured: SIAB members with Breast Friends co-founders Jennifer Walker Gerhart and Danielle Shriner.
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Benvenuto, Inverno! ❄️
As we welcome the Winter Solstice, we pause to reflect on the light that continues to shine through community, generosity, and friendship. In this quiet season, may you find warmth in connection and strength in giving.
From all of us at the Society of Italian American Businessmen, Buon Inverno! May this season bring peace, hope, and gratitude to you and your family. 🤍🇮🇹
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When Italians bring all their fingertips together in the air and shake the hand, they’re not just “being Italian”.
It’s a whole sentence in one gesture: the classic “ma che vuoi?” “what do you want / what are you even talking about?” mixing disbelief, irony and a bit of theatrical frustration.
Its roots go back to a country that, for centuries, wasn’t a single nation at all but a mosaic of city-states, dialects and foreign powers. In markets and ports from Naples to Palermo, people needed a common code to trade and argue even when they didn’t share the same words. Hands became a second language fast, visual and impossible to ignore.
In the 1800s, Neapolitan archaeologist Andrea de Jorio noticed that many gestures used in the streets of Naples looked just like the poses painted in ancient Roman and Greek frescoes. He documented them one by one, suggesting that this way of “speaking with the hands” is a living bridge between classical antiquity and modern Italy.
Over time, theatre, popular comedy and everyday life refined this small cone of fingers into what it is today:
a tiny piece of choreography that says, all at once,
“Explain yourself better. You’re not making any sense.”
Art project “Emojiland” by the artist @delfino.fidel
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When Italians bring all their fingertips together in the air and shake the hand, they’re not just “being Italian”. It’s a whole sentence in one gesture: the classic “ma che vuoi?” “what do you want / what are you even talking about?” mixing disbelief, irony and a bit of theatrical frustration. Its roots go back to a country that, for centuries, wasn’t a single nation at all but a mosaic of city-states, dialects and foreign powers. In markets and ports from Naples to Palermo, people needed a common code to trade and argue even when they didn’t share the same words. Hands became a second language fast, visual and impossible to ignore. In the 1800s, Neapolitan archaeologist Andrea de Jorio noticed that many gestures used in the streets of Naples looked just like the poses painted in ancient Roman and Greek frescoes. He documented them one by one, suggesting that this way of “speaking with the hands” is a living bridge between classical antiquity and modern Italy. Over time, theatre, popular comedy and everyday life refined this small cone of fingers into what it is today: a tiny piece of choreography that says, all at once, “Explain yourself better. You’re not making any sense.” Art project “Emojiland” by the artist @delfino.fidel Next time you see it, remember: that hand is carrying centuries of Italian history, trade, theatre and irony in a single movement.
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