BRIAN P. BORGHESI WAS AN ORIGINAL FOUNDING MEMBER OF WOLCOTT CIRCLE OF SPORTS, SERVING ON OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 5 YEARS, AND EARNING THE NICHOLAS E. D’AGOSTINO HUMANITARIAN AWARD IN 2003.  HE CHAIRED THE WOLCOTT RED CROSS BLOODMOBILE, SERVED AS PRESIDENT, TREASURER AND SECRETARY OF THE WOLCOTT LION’S CLUB AND WAS A MEMBER FOR 36 YEARS. THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIONS FOUNDATION AWARDED HIM WITH THE MELVIN JONES FELLOW AWARD FOR DEDICATED HUMANITARIAN SERVICE AND THE WOLCOTT LIONS MADE HIM THE LION OF THE YEAR.  HE WAS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WOLCOTT LIONS AGRICULTURAL FAIR COMMITTEE, A MEMBER OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WOLCOTT HISTORICAL SOCIETY, WOLCOTT LODGE NO. 146, A.F. & A.M., HARMONY LODGE NO. 42, A.F. & A.M., SPHINX SHRINERS OF NEWINGTON, AND THE ROYAL ORDER OF JESTERS.  HE ALSO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN TOWN AND CIVIL SERVICE.  IT IS IN HIS MEMORY AND LEGACY THAT THIS AWARD IS GIVEN TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO SHOWS SIMILAR LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE QUALITIES.

2019 Jim & Carrie Pawlak

Past Recipients

1997 – John Rossi

1998 – Dick Harder

1999 – Jerry Belanger

2000 – Rick Miller

2001 – Tom Caisse

2002 – Harry and Patricia Najarian

2003 – Peter DiClementi

2004 – Ray Rinaldi

2005 – Pete Pace

2006 – Albert V. Della Volpe

2007 – Thomas C. Centinaro

2008 – John “Corky” Mazurek

2009 – Roger Picaud

2011 – Cyndy Bissonnette

2012 – Darlene Dunn Tynan

2013 – Russ Emons

2014 – Theresa Marin

2015 – Ronald Gambino

2016 – Joseph Fazzino

2017 – Carla Goldstone

2018 – Michael Bruce