Cepranese Club of Detroit
Detroit, MI
Christmas Dinner a smash
Once again the 2019 Cepranese Club of Detroit annual Christmas dinner was the hit of the season,
bringing together more than 200 family and friends to celebrate the holiday season. Held at Troy’s
San Marino hall on December 14, the bash featured a fabulous sit-down dinner, an open bar and a
record amount of raffle prizes. Plans are already underway for next next year’s dinner!
Check out more photos on pagina due (page 2) and on the club's Facebook page!
“Chi trova amico, trova un tesoro.”
“Who finds a friend, finds a treasure.”
Italian Proverb
For more than 75 years the Cepranese Club of Detroit has lived up to those words, creating camaraderie and bonds that have lasted decades.
At the same time it’s celebrated the heritage, the history and the ties it has with the Italian city for which the club is named - Ceprano, Italy. A social-fraternal organization, the Cepranese Club’s 140 members are made up of immigrants from Ceprano or descendents of those individuals.
From bocce ball tournaments to golf outings and summer family picnics to sumptuous Christmas dinner dances, Cepranese Club members know how to have fun. But more important, they know how to combine good times with a good cause. In the past, the club has donated funds to:
- Earthquake victims in Italy
- Disabled American war veterans
- the American Leukemia Society
Find out more about the Cepranese Club. Find out something about your heritage and then add something to it. Call Joe Fortuna, Jr., at 586.623.3039.
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2020 starts with familiar slate
of officers
Most of the Cepranese Club’s officers are
returning this term, with only two new faces in
the sergeant at arms roles. Terms run from
2020-21. Officers are:
President: Joseph Fortuna, Jr.
Vice-president: Anthony Lewis
Treasurer: Joseph Colasanti
Financial Secretary: Loreto Manzo
Recording Secretary: Thomas Tryban
Trustee: Thomas Andreozzi
Trustee: Dave Lewis
Trustee: Joseph Maiuri
Sergeant at Arms: Joseph Fortuna, Sr.
Sergeant at Arms: Arduino Maiuri
Also returning are Giacomo Carducci,
entertainment chair, and Rocco Maiuri, sick
committee chair.
Members Tim Babinski (above) in Barcelona, Spain, and Thomas Tryban (middle) in Heidelberg, Germany, and Stephen Tryban (bottom), in Nicaragua, share photos of themselves wearing Cepranese shirts while overseas. Share your photo, too! Take a photo of yourself wearing a Cepranese Club shirt while on vacation and e-mail or bring it to us. We'll share it with others, and make you look good!
Italians have always had style. Now it's time to prove it! Buy a Cepranese Club of Detroit shirt or sweatshirt and stand out from the crowd. They come in a variety of colors and styles. And, of course, they make great Christmas and birthday gifts. Just click here for an order form. Or pick one up at a club meeting.
Detroit, MI