Greater than 550 visitors attended the 59th annual Calgary Italian Sportsmen’s Dinner on Might 25 at St. Francis Excessive Faculty. The dinner acknowledges the tutorial and sporting achievements of native student-athletes of Italian descent. It has additionally raised nearly $3 million for varied native charities since its inception. This yr’s dinner was emceed by Calgary Cavalry F.C. goalkeeper Marco Carducci. Visitor audio system included keynote speaker Marcus Allen, a former Los Angeles Raider and Kansas Metropolis Chiefs Corridor of Famer, Sportsnet’s Eric Francis, Calgary Cavalry F.C. head coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr., Calgary Surge Basketball vice-chairman and president Jason Ribeiro, and College of Calgary wrestling crew coach Mitch Ostberg.
This yr’s dinner featured one other spectacular meal ready by Roma Catering in addition to donations from Village Brewery, Italian Centre Store, Bridgeland Distillery and WestJet. Dinner visitors included Calgary Italian Sportsmen’s Dinner scholarship recipients Nicholas Barone (St. Francis Excessive Faculty), Matteo Civitarese (Notre Dame Excessive Faculty) and Adam Di Lello (Our Woman of the Rockies Excessive Faculty). Others in attendance included: Domenic Venturo, Calgary Italian Sportsmen’s Dinner president; dinner administrators Luigi Torriero, Alberto Romano, Nick Lupi, Darryl Raymaker, Randall Blasetti, Domenic Maucieri and Fabrizio Carinelli; Jeff Boyd, regional vice-president, Alberta & The Territories at RBC; George Chahal, MP for Calgary Skyview; Gino Marghella, supervisor at Italian Centre Store; Justice J.D. Bruce McDonald; Justice Aldo Argento; Keith Taylor, supervisor at NorthRiver Midstream; Adam Anderson, Indigenous participation – TC Power; Chris Loewen, vice-president at Canada Power Regulator; and Mike Moore, Calgary Hitmen vice-president and alternate governor.