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We are the Pompeii Men's Club

The sign reads POMPEII SQUARE. Many people have driven past this tiny strip of green space while exiting 794 on their way to Summerfest or the Milwaukee Art Museum. Many have wondered what that sign means.

That small green space was actually where the first and only Italian church stood in the City of Milwaukee, THE BLESSED VIRGIN OF POMPEII CHURCH. It was known locally as “The Little Pink Church”.

 

Mission Statement - The Pompeii Men’s Club was formed to perpetuate the memory of our childhood church The Lady of Pompeii and be symbolic of our Faith, our Spirit and our ethnic background. Since the destruction of our beautiful church, this organization has functioned as a non-profit club dedicated to the belief that faith in God gives meaning and purpose to human life and that service to humanity is the best work of life.

 

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Our History

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Who We Are

Formed in 1968 as a nonprofit organization Learn More

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Officers: Get to know us

After our childhood church was torn down, a group of dedicated parishioners came together in 1968 to form a nonprofit organization called THE POMPEII MEN'S CLUB. Our mission is to perpetuate the memory of the Blessed Virgin of Pompeii parish along with our faith, spirit and ethnic background. The club's motto is "Together in Unity,"  and has approximately 75 active and non-active members. Our members include priests, attorneys, judges, public officials and anyone who wishes to carry on the traditions of the founders.

Our Members

It starts with Community

Our club’s goal is to raise funds for scholarships for underprivileged children entering Catholic High School as well as community based charities like Make a Wish Foundation, Feeding the poor at Saint John's Cathedral, Shriners Children, and Candy Cane Lane to support the MACC Fund. All money collected stays in the Greater Milwaukee Area. If you would like to make a donation to the Pompeii Men's Club Scholarship fund, mail checks payable to Pompeii Men's Club Scholarship Fund and mail to Chuck Lazzaro 6213 Mansfield DR. Greendale, WI 53129.

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Join the Pompeii Men's Club Today

Become a member of the club and attend our monthly meetings. We usually gather at our favorite Italian restaurants twice a month. All meetings begin at 6 PM. Please RSVP so we can have enough seating for everyone. Follow our Facebook page to never miss an upcoming event. 

Recent News & Events

The Pompeii Men's Club just provided two $2,500.00 scholarships to two Catholic grade school students to attend Catholic high school.   Both boys were chosen from a large group of applications from many students.  Our Scholarship team got together, went through all the applications and chose these two young men.  For their privacy, we are not showing their names.  Both young men have chosen Marquette High School as their choice of school by coincidence.   The criteria we use to select the winners are the following:

Very good grades

Commitment to Church and Community

Extra-curricular activity

Financial Need

 

 

 

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The next General Meeting will be held at Meyer's Restaurant at 6:00pm on September 9th.  This is our Scholarship Dinner, please bring your family to enjoy.  Cost for this meal is $30.00.  Please contact Tony Baudo. You can reach him at 414-324-6347  to RSVP or for last-minute cancellations.

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Calendar of Events

This event calendar should help you know what is coming soon and in the near future of our special events outside of standard meetings.  It will be updated regularly to keep it accurate.

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Check out this video for making some great Italian Food.   https://youtu.be/rE1YR0oygJg

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Pompeii Men's Club puts an end to the deadline for buying custom engraved bricks for the Pompeii Square restoration project one order at a time.   We will now collect orders, when we have 15-20, we will place the order with our vendor.   We are selling $50 with a 39-character message or $100 bricks with a 78-character message.

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Future Board Meetings

Next Board Meeting is October 14th at the Catalano house Board room at 6:00pm like always.  Non-board members are welcome. Please make reservations with Tony Baudo. You can reach him at 414-324-6347 

 

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Please come to our first of a kind dinner event.  See the brochure.  

 

 

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Pompeii Men's Club Donation to Pewaukee Police

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