"As President of  the Lansing Italian-American Club, I am proud to welcome you to this exciting group of Italo-Americans whose roots still harbor the sweet memories and traditions of the Old Country. We appreciate the efforts and sacrifices of our family whose vision for a better life, out of the strife of a country devastated by wars, led them across the ocean to contribute, with strong character and hard work, to make this New Country of theirs the home, sweet home of liberty! 

 

Some of us were born there.  Some of us were born here. We all work here. We grow our families here. We make sure that our children keep up the traditions and home-grown respect we were tutored in by our parents.   We are proud of our heritage as Italians and proud to call ourselves Americans!  

 

I look forward to meeting you, soon. Thank you for visiting. Please join us in keeping our club vibrant, productive and fun. God bless Italy and God bless America!"

                                               ~ Tony De Luca, President