Italian-American club celebrates 100th anniversary in Rockford

May 07, 2018 440

The Saint Ambrogio Society Club celebrated its 100th anniversary on Saturday. Dozens of members and their families gathered at their Montague Street clubhouse for a banquet dinner to commemorate the event. Saint Ambrogio hosts fish frys and pasta nights throughout the year for the Rockford community and are proud to share their Italian-American heritage and celebrate it after a century in the city.

"We're the only Italian club left in South Rockford," said George Mattis, President. "All the [other] ones have moved out but we've been here since 1918. We're always doing something. We work well in the community around here." The Saint Ambrogio Society began as a club exclusive to those Italian-Americans who migrated to America from the Ferentino region of Italy, but today opens its doors to all peoples and cultures.

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