More than 30 members of the Knights of Solanus Men’s Club raised $2,800 for two local charities at a dinner held Tuesday, Feb. 19. Pictured at the dinner, left to right are Nicholas Patrico, Judge Denis Leduc, Chuck Baffo, Mike Schodowski, Michael DiNello, Ron DiBartolomeo, Santino Polidori, Tony D’Agostini, Tony Longo, Reno Torres, Jacques Gagnon with his daughter Gianna, Kurt Hunsanger, Dominic Bellomo, Brian Alan, Joe Recchia, Greg Gagnon, Anthony Apone and Sal Cucci. The club was formed by Santino Polodori, executive chef at Villa Penna and Mike Schodowski, vice president of Shelving.com. The proceeds were split with $1,400 dontaed to ther Capuchin Soup Kitchen and $1,400 donated to Judge Denis LeDuc’s NEST “North End Sobriety Team” program. One tradition of the group’s fundraisers is the appearance of an oversized baseball bat with the original member’s signatures from 2012. (Photo courtesy of Debbie Gagnon)
