Achievements and Involvements in the Italian Canadian club.
A newspaper clipping of scholarships rewarded by ICC to students of the University of Guelph. Retrieved from the Marucci albums in the Wellington Archive; Album 11, image 008.
Involvements With The University of Guelph
Un esempio del suo grande lavoro all'interno del club Italiano-Canadese e della comunità italiana di Guelph in generale si trova nell'album 11 dove c'è una foto di un ritaglio di giornale in cui Peter è presentato durante la consegna di una borsa di studio di 500 dollari al vice presidente accademico dell' Università di Guelph. Sottolineato in questo ritaglio è la frase " The University of Guelph is proud to be associated with the Guelph Italian community through the scholarships ", la didascalia del quadro nel ritaglio suggerisce anche che la borsa di studio data dal club.
An image of Peter Marucci, the president of the ICC at that time, handing out a scholarship to a University of Guelph Student in 1967. Retrieved from the Marucci albums in the Wellington Archive; Album 11, image 003.
Nel 1952, Peter fu uno dei membri fondatori del club Italiano-Canadese di Guelph, insieme a George Longo, Angelo Longo, Pacifico Valeriote, Andy Malison, Albert Mezzabotta, Louis Ferraro, Cosmo Ferraro, Joe Carere, Caseo Valeriote, Rudolph Sorbara e altri). Peter divenne presidente del club nel 1957-1959 e 1966-1968[1]. Ricardo Gazzola ha chiarito, in un'intervista condotta il 20 novembre 2019, che tutti i soci fondatori si sono alternati alla presidenza del club perché tutti hanno investito denaro nella realizzazione del club, e volevano vedere i loro investimenti prosperare.
[1] Le informazioni contenute in questo paragrafo sono recuperate da:
Album 6, image 021: Ritaglio di giornale italiano e foto riguardanti gli ufficiali e i direttori del Club Italiano canadese di Guelph.
Album 6, image 022: Ritaglio di giornale italiano che elenca gli ufficiali e i direttori del Club Italiano canadese di Guelph.
Album 6, image 023: Ritaglio di giornale intitolato: "Peter Marucci Reviews Italian-Canadian Club."
Album 3: Informazioni sulla presidenza di Peter della ICC in 1957-1959 e 1966-1968.
Image of Peter Marruci giving a trophy to Peter Artuso, the captain of the ICC soccer team after the team came first in the Industrial Soccer Champions in 1968. Retrieved from the Marucci albums in the Wellington Archive; Album 11, image 014.
Involvement in Sports
Peter Marucci è stato molto attivo nella comunità sportiva di Guelph partecipando a sport come ciclismo, boxe e wrestling. Tony Ferraro scherzosamente si riferiva a lui come un "big guy" e un "tough guy" nell'intervista. Dopo essersi ritirato dalla competizione, ha iniziato ad allenare gli atleti più giovani. L'immagine qui sotto è uno dei tanti esempi del continuo coinvolgimento di Peter nello sport anche come presidente del club italiano-canadese[1].
[1] Il numero di immagine è 014 dal 11th album di Marucci.
Image of Peter Marucci receiving a ‘25-year service’ clock from Peter Garner, the president of Foseco Canada in 1978. Album 7, Image 003.
Career
Pietro era un grande lavoratore, sia all'interno della comunità italiana che al di fuori di essa. Ha lavorato presso Foseco Canada Inc. a Guelph come sovrintendente. Nel 1978, è stato riconosciuto per i suoi successi in questa azienda ed è stato premiato con un orologio ‘25-year service’ da Peter Garner, l’allora il presidente di Foseco Canada, come si vede nell'immagine qui sotto. Inoltre, Peter possedeva un Kentucky Fried Chicken in franchising su Wellington Street[1].
[1] Le informazioni contenute in questo paragrafo sono state raccolte dalle didascalie dell'album intitolato: A1997.126 - Peter Marucci Photograph Albums, 1952-1977.
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Involvements With The University of Guelph
An example of his hard work inside the Italian Canadian club and the Italian community of Guelph in general is found in album 11 where a picture of a newspaper clipping shows Peter handing a scholarship of $500 dollars to the vice president academic of the University of Guelph. Underlined in this clipping is the sentence “the university of Guelph is proud to be associated with the Guelph Italian community through the scholarships”, the index of the picture in the clipping also suggests that the scholarship given by the Canadian Italian club of Guelph to the university is an “annual” event.
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In 1952, Peter was one of the founding members of the Italian Canadian Club of Guelph, along with George Longo, Angelo Longo, Puss Valeriote, Andy Malison, Albert Mezzabotta, Louis Ferraro, Cosmo Ferraro, Joe Carere, Caseo Valeriote, Rudolph Sorbara and others. Peter became president of the club in 1957-1959 and 1966-1968[1]. Ricardo Gazzola clarified, in an interview conducted on November 20th of 2019, that all the founding members took turns at the presidency of the club because they all had invested money into its making, and therefore had wanted to see their investments thrive and prosper.
[1] The information found in the paragraph is retrieved from:
Album 6, image 021: Italian newspaper clipping and photo regarding the officers and directors of the Italian Canadian Club of Guelph.
Album 6, image 022: Italian newspaper clipping listing the officers and directors of the Italian Canadian Club of Guelph.
Album 6, image 023: Newspaper clipping titled "Peter Marucci Reviews Italian-Canadian Club."
Album 3: information about Peter’s presidency of the ICC in 1957-1959 and 1966-1968.
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Involvement in Sports
Peter Marucci has been very active in the Guelph sports community; he had participated in sports such as cycling, boxing and wrestling. Tony Ferraro jokingly referred to him as a “big guy” and a “scary guy” in the interview. After retiring from the competitions, he had begun coaching the younger athletes. The image below is one of the many examples of Peter’s continued involvement in sports even as the president of the Italian Canadian club[1].
[1] The image number is 014 from the 11th Marucci album.
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Career
Peter was a hard worker, both inside the Italian community as well as outside of it. During the 1960s and 1970s, he had worked at Foseco Canada Inc. as a plant superintendent. In 1978, he was recognized for his achievements at this company and was rewarded with a ‘25-year service’ clock by Peter Garner, the president of Foseco Canada at that time, as seen in the image below. Furthermore, Peter owned a Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise on Wellington Street[1].
[1] Information found in this paragraph was gathered from the captions in the album titled: A1997.126 - Peter Marucci Photograph Albums, 1952-1977.
