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About Us
The Italian American Club of Canal Walk (IACC) participates as a sanctioned club of the association. The principal purpose of the IACC is to preserve, foster and promote Italian American values. To that end we offer annual scholarships to seniors at several local high schools. This is accomplished through the payment of dues, various social and recreational activities and other fund raising events offered to our members and when deemed appropriate to the Canal Walk community.
All are welcome, come join in the fun and help contribute to the success of our IACC endeavors. We meet the first Monday of each month at 7:00 pm in the Clubhouse Ballroom.
If you enjoy participating in a highly active club, the IACC is for you. Our activities are too numerous to mention, but here is a sampling of some of our previous events and activities:
- Jitney trips and hot dog tours around the tri-state area
- Fine dining restaurants and local wineries
- Clubhouse events celebrating Italian holidays and performances from professional entertainers.
- Many excursions both for daily events and multi-day trips
In our charitable efforts, we support both the Manville Food Bank and the Franklin Food Bank, as well as other various charitable organizations in the area.
Our club mission is carried out principally through the awarding of scholarships each year to local high school seniorsof Italian descent who are committed to a 2 or 4 year college. Since its inception, the IACC has awarded tens of thousands of dollars to deserving seniors. Our awards are graciously accepted by the outstanding seniors at “an evening with students” in our clubhouse where we get to meet, greet, and present their checks. In most cases their parents attend as well.
Our monthly meetings have proven to be extremely popular and fun with typically over 100 members in attendance. With Mike’s jokes and our general presentation, the club has grown exponentially from year to year, with membership now approaching 600 members.
Flyers for upcoming trips, events and activities are introduced at meetings to give those in attendance the first opportunity to sign up before being available to other members. Please click on the link above marked "videos" to see highlights of our trips.