Cepranese Club of Detroit
Detroit, MI
Christmas Dinner tickets on sale December 2!
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Cepranese Club Picnic Returns and a Hit!
A larger than expected crowd of friends and family enjoyed the first Cepranese Club of Detroit picnic in three years. Held August 7 at Dodge Park in Sterling Heights, the picnic was postponed for two years because of Covid. But once again people feasted on Italian sausages and hot dogs, wine, beer, pop, watermelon and cookies. And, of course, there was bocce. This year, due to threatening weather, which didn't show up until the tail end, the bocce tournament was cut short and there were two winning teams. And a big congratulations to Lori Lisi who won this year's picnic raffle prize - a DeLonghi espresso maker and gift basket. (Look for more photos on page 5.)
Thanks to all who pitched in and helped make this year's picnic a big success!
“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 descendants 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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Club marks 88th anniversary at October 7 meeting
The Cepranese Club of Detroit's regular
general meeting on October 7 coincidentally
fell on the same date that the club was
founded 88 years ago, in 1934. Close to 100
members and their guests celebrated with a
more special-than-usual dinner at Fern Hill in
a banquet room decorated with nostalgia
collected throughout the years.
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.
See you at the next general meeting - Friday, Dec. 2
Don't forget - General meetings start at 7 p.m.!
Detroit, MI