On Saturday, December 10, 2005, National 5^th Vice President and Immediate Past State President, Joseph J. DiTrapani was admitted to the American Foundation of Savoy Orders as Cavaliere.

The formal contemporary knighthood ceremony was held at the Colony Club in Manhattan in the presence of their Royal Highnesses Principe Emanuele Filiberto DiSavoia and Principessa Clotilde DiSavoia.

In a most impressive ceremony, Cav. DiTrapani now joins the ranks of a select group presented with this prestigious title. 

The Dynastic Orders of the Royal House of Savoy are among the oldest orders of chivalry in the world.  Their origins are principles, traditions and humanitarian goals like those of the Royal House of Savoy that has the hereditary right to confer them, date back a thousand years.  The American Delegation of the Savoy Orders, which includes the United States and Canada, is one of among thirty-three delegations of the Savoy Orders located throughout Europe and the Americas.  The charitable works of the Savoy Orders in the United States are performed under the auspices of the American Foundation of Savoy Orders, Incorporated.

The proceeds from the event on December 10^th were used to support the charitable activities of the Foundation, its Emergency Response Fund and in aid of the victims of the August-September, 2005 Gulf Coast Hurricanes.

Bravo … Cav. Joseph J. DiTrapani!