Spring Panoram - CIBPA Events
The Italian-Canadian Magazine - Spring 2024 | NO. 149 - Events Editor: Romina Monaco
Annual President's Dinner
CIBPA Montreal
The Canadian-Italian Business and Professional Association - Montreal Chapter (CIBPA Montreal) celebrated it's annual President's Dinner December 5 alongside 150 organization members which included many young entrepreneurs and professionals interested in rediscovering their Italian roots and networking with those who share similar values and a common history. The evening also recognized James Di Sano (Commissioner, Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board), Alex Loffredi (Executive Director, Canadian-Italian Community Foundation) and Jacques Tozzi (President, Zircon).
Back row: Maria Leuci, Anthony Gattuso, Andria Delia and Jonathan Guerrera
Back row: Paolo Fortugno, Mike Goriani, Giovanni Chieffallo, Robert Rinaldi, Rocco Caruso, Consolato Gattuso, Domenic Diaco and Salvatore Cimmino
Mending Broken Hearts
Raising funds for cardiac care
Hearts united at the Mending Broken Hearts Dinner & Dance presented by the Canadian Italian Business & Professional Association of Toronto's Education Foundation. The Valentine's Day gala held appropriately on February 14 in Vaughan, raised over $100,000 in proceeds to support the St. Michael's Hospital's Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (MICS) program and its funding of the establishment of an Endowed Chair in MICS at the renowned hospital as well as the University of Toronto. The evening also honoured some of the community's finest with the CIBPA of Toronto Community Leadership award presented to Joe Vitale (President, Italpasta LTD.) and Aldo De Felice (President, TLN Media Group). In addition to inspiring speeches by Dr. Gianluigi Bisleri, director of the MICS program and his cardiac surgery patient, Ron DiFrancesco, a survivor of the 9/11 attacks at the World Trade Center, the event also was graced by Premier Doug Ford who spoke of the great philanthropy exhibited by Ontario's Italian-Canadian community.
