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2023 Grandravine Charity Classic

Posted on July 28, 2023 by Michael Liotta Posted in Golf Tournament, News

July 21, 2023

What do gelato, porchetta, pizza and darts all have in common? Well, golf of course. More specifically the Grandravine Charity Classic golf tournament. That’s right, as golfers started arriving, mouth watering porchetta on a bun, with or without the hot peppers, was being served up by our gracious volunteers. Just what you need to put some power in that tee shot. Then top it off with an espresso, gelato or, better yet, an Afocado from I Love Gelato.

Conveniently located right across from I Love Gelato was the Golf Dart game, presided over by Grandravine Special Hockey players Mark Liotta and Joseph Egizii. The rules are simple. Hit three tennis balls with a unique oversized golf club onto a giant Velcro blow-up dart board and add up the score just like regular darts. It may or may not improve your chipping game but it is a lot of fun. The winner was Nick Pugliese with a score of 106.

 

So you wanna eatzza some pizza. No problem. Eatzza My Pizza was serving up delicious wood fired oven pizza just as the golfing got started. Just what was need to keep you going till dinner.

It may seem like this tournament was all about food but there was some golfing to do. After a cloudy and windy morning the skies opened up and the sun emerged as a record 200 golfers teed off at 1:00PM. Along the way there was the $10,000 hole in one contest. Sadly there were no winners again this year, but we did have a few people though take home prizes for the longest drive and closest to the hole competitions. And once again the foursome of Frank Parisien, Mark Jefferies, Dave Rathan, and Dunkley Grier dominated with a score 11 under par to win the top prize. I think next year they should have to play with the golf dart clubs.

The day ended with a delicious dinner buffet in the Cardinal club house. Grandravine president Joe Rizzuto and myself presided over the prize presentations and raffle draws.

There are many people that go into putting on an event like this. First of all, I couldn’t do this without the help of my wife Luci. Long with Luci there is a large crew of hard working volunteers that made sure that everything went smoothly from registration to the final raffle.

I would also like to thank our two photographers Terry Mancini and Vasiliy Ryabykh and Top Drawer Images who volunteered their time to take the group photos and all the other photos you see here.

This year we returned to Cardinal Golf Club. Despite the heavy rain from the night before and some puddles on the fairways they managed to get the course into a very good condition. The other facilities were all wonderful. I want to thank Jason McNally and all the cheerful, helpful staff of the Cardinal Golf club for a wonderful day.

Then there is Coro Electric, our tournament partner, and driving force behind this event from the beginning. I want to thank Mike Corvinelli and Alessandra Corvinelli for all the hard work they put into this tornament and more importantly I want to thank them for all the “HEART” they put into it.

And, of course, I want to thank all the participants and sponsors who come out support us year after year. They are true friends of Grandravine.

Prize Winners

BEST SCORE: Frank Parisien, Mark Jefferies, Dave Rathan, Dunkley Grier

MOST HONEST SCORE: Alessandra Corvinelli, JessicaDiBiase, Rob Leonardis, Alessandro

WEST WING – CLOSEST TO THE PIN: Frank Altonare

WEST WING – LONGEST DRIVE: Matt Moretin

EAST WING – CLOSEST TO THE PIN: Joe Vira

EAST WING – LONGEST DRIVE: Tyrus Rathan 

A Special Thanks to Our Dedicated Volunteers

Michael Liotta

Luci Liotta

Mary Egizii

Joe Rizzuto

Silvia Rizzuto

Mark Rizzuto

Mary Leah

Val Vescio

RoseAnn Merrick

Lucrezia Rosteck
Mark Liotta

Patricia Pugliese

Mary Magni

Rosella Liotta

Guy Palumbo

Carmine Palumbo

Teresa Bhandal

Terry Mancini

Vasiliy Ryabykh

Dante Amo
Natalia Pyzhova

Joseph Egizii

 

2023 Grandravine Charity Classic

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Michael Liotta Posted in News

The Grandravine Charity Classic golf tournament in support of Grandravine Special Hockey is back once again. This year it will take place at Cardinal Golf Club on Friday, July 21, 2023.

The money raised from this tournament helps support all our regular programs for our special athletes. As well it makes it possible for our teams to travel to tournaments in North America and abroad. You can help make this possible , while enjoying a great day of golfing and dinner.

For more details and to register go to: https://grandravinetornadoes.org/golf-tournament/

2023 USA Hockey Disabled Festival

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Michael Liotta Posted in News

Kudos to everyone who made the a sixteen hour bus ride to St. Louis – a real test of endurance. But at the end of the road we were rewarded with a fantastic weekend in St. Louis for the 2023 USA Hockey Disabled Festival .

Our first day was an off day for everyone to enjoy some free time. There was shopping, the St. Louis Arch, other sights, St. Louis’s world famous BBQ and the Blue Jays season opener against the the Cardinals at Busch stadium. The city was in party mode, with street parties all around the stadium. You didn’t even need to go to the game to enjoy yourself, but for those that did they were treated to great back and forth game with the Blue Jays prevailing 10-9.

Both Grandravine teams got started with their first two games on Friday. The action was just as exciting as the Blue Jay game. They were spurred on by our loud and proud Grandravine cheerleaders. Win or lose both teams came away with performances to be proud of.

After their final game Saturday, the players were presented with their well earned medals. And then it was off to the Ameristar Casino for dinner and a little action on the slots. Explore the gallery below for some of the tournament highlights.


2023 Lisa Kelly Heart Of Winter Gala

Posted on March 4, 2023 by Michael Liotta Posted in News

It was February 25, 2023. It was a new year, but the old feeling was back at the Lisa Kelly Heart Of Winter Gala. Reminiscent of pre-pandemic events, almost 200 people returned to enjoy a fabulous evening and raise money for Grandravine Special Hockey. At same time we had the opportunity to remember Lisa Kelly, in whose honour this event is named.  Lisa was a dynamic volunteer both on and off the ice. This event was her pet project. Sadly she left us far too early.

Premier Place Banquet Hall came through once again with a delicious dinner and their splendid hospitality. To help work off that dinner, Innerphase pumped out the tunes, keeping the dance floor jumping all night. For that night we could all leave our worries behind and enjoy the party.

Then there was the main reason we were there, to raise some money, and raise money we did. Over fourteen thousand dollars was raised, thanks to the generosity of donors and attendees.

And let’s not forget about those who made this event possible. Thank you to Silvia Rizzuto and her group of volunteers that helped make this such a special evening.


Thank you to our sponsors and donors.

Angelo & Iride Pecchia

Arista Homes

Azzurri Soccer Club

Bentley Family

BreakThru Beverage

Chung Family

Cindi Buick & Family

Daina Gibbons

David Castellani

Dentistry on Royal York

Diana Burkhardt

Domenic Scalia

Edith Tam

Edna Cheng & Family

Greg Calhoun-Southern Glazer

Gugliemelli Family

Guy Palumbo

Innerphase Disc Jockey

Iris & Bob Batt

Joe & Silvia Rizzuto

John & Nadia Lubiato

John & Rosella Liotta

Josie Castellani

Les Kravitz

Lorne Propas

Louie De Santo/LDS  Landscaping

Magni Family

Marel Contractors

Maria & Franco Egizzi

Maria Liotta

Mario Nunnaro-TD Wealth

Melanie Smith

Metro Compactor

Michael & Luci Liotta

MLSE

Noble Estates Wine & Spirit

Phil Carnevale

Pirjo Roininen

Pristine Homes

Salas Family

Shiela & Mark Furlong

Starlane Homes

TELUS – Reshma Jain

Tom & Lila Labudski

Val Vescio

 

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Posted on December 21, 2022 by Michael Liotta Posted in News

The Grandravine Tornadoes would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a happy holiday season.

There will be no hockey on Saturday, December 24 and Saturday, December 31. We will return to hockey on Saturday, January 7, 2023.

Please enjoy some pictures from our Bowling Party on Saturday, December 17.

 

Our Proud Sponsors

 

 

Frank & Pat Rowe
Robert Leon
Joanna Cheung
David Ostos
Argyropoulos Mediation & Arbitration

Donate To Grandravine

If you would like to make hockey a reality for all these special athletes you can make an online donation to Grandravine Special Hockey.