Brian Piccolo Award | The Dunmorean

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Nicholas Ferretti is the winner of this year’s Brian Piccolo Award, which he received at Dunmore’s Keystone UNICO Awards Dinner at La Buona Vita. The award includes the Brian Piccolo Plaque and $1,000.

Nicholas resides in Olyphant and attends Mid Valley High School where he attained a 4.0 GPA. He actively competed in baseball, basketball, lacrosse and soccer. Nicholas has chosen Penn State Main for his higher education, where he will major in engineering.

Shown in the front row, from left: Heather Ferretti, mother; Brian Piccolo awardee Nicholas Ferretti, and Rudy Ferretti, father.

Back row, same order: Brian Piccolo committee member Mark McDade; Ann Summa, president; Nanine Gramigna and Brian Piccolo Award chairman Marilyn Vitali.

UNICO Brian Piccolo award photo

Dunmore’s Keystone Chapter UNICO presented its first Brian Piccolo Award to a deserving high school senior in Lackawanna County.

Under the direction of Keystone UNICO member Marilyn Vitali, the awardee is selected from a pool of candidates submitted by each of the Lackawanna County high schools. Qualifications include a B or better grade average, exemplary amount of service hours, good character, acceptance into college, Italian ethnicity and excellence in sports.

The award is named after the late Brian Piccolo, NFL running back for the Chicago Bears. This first award was presented to Anthony Ceccarelli Jr. from Valley View High School, who is furthering his education at Penn State Main Campus.

Shown seated from left: Maura Ceccarelli, honoree’s mother; Anthony Ceccarelli Jr., honoree; and Anthony Ceccarelli Sr., honoree’s father. Standing: Cathy Bianchi, Keystone UNICO president; Marilyn Vitali, Brian Piccolo Award chairwoman, and John Mecca, Keystone UNICO board chairman.