Sons and Daughters of Italy Akron Lodge

08/02/2026

Several members came out supporting our sister lodge Guardiani Italiani di Cleveland Lodge 217 today at their initiation and anniversary dinner.
Welcome and congrats!!

06/14/2026

This crew worked through 520 # of meatballs, 40 gallons of sauce, and 50 # of potato gnocchi!! Total of 7,296 meatballs!!

And more to come!

Thank you to everyone who came out to mix, roll, and bag we truly cannot do it without you!!

05/28/2026

05/28/2026

On May 17th, we had the honor of giving scholarships away and initiating 8 new members to the club!
Congratulations to our recipients and welcome to our new members!

04/28/2026

Thank you to all who joined us this weekend for the Reverse Raffle! A great time was had by all!! The Carovillese Club did a fantastic job with the food and the Akron Lodge committee did a great job with decorating and preparing!
Hope to see you at our next event!!

04/27/2026

Photo of Bradley Cooper. Despite the fact that his name isn't Italiano, he is proud to be half paisan! His father was Irish, but Bradley's mother Gloria (Campano) Cooper is the daughter of Italian immigrants Angelo and Assunta (DeFrancesco) Campano. They came to America from Abruzzo and Campania.

01/09/2026

Our club made the local news!
Check ou the article!

Photos courtesy of Patrick Puhak FAIRLAWN — The Sons and Daughters of Italy Akron Lodge 685 held its annual Christmas Party in December at St. George Fellowship Center. The Lodge donated $1,500 each to local charities Rolling Thunder of Akron, Labor Outreach Ministry and Summit County Continuum of...