Unveiling Ceremony of Toronto Sam Ciccolini Laneway / 多倫多Sam Ciccolini Laneway巷道命名揭幕儀式

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(Chinese translation by Tanya)

Unveiling Ceremony of Toronto Sam Ciccolini Laneway / 多倫多Sam Ciccolini Laneway巷道命名揭幕儀式

Unveiling Ceremony of Toronto Sam Ciccolini Laneway / 多倫多Sam Ciccolini Laneway巷道命名揭幕儀式

Unveiling Ceremony of Sam Ciccolini Laneway – 多倫多Sam Ciccolini Laneway巷道揭幕儀式

(image courtesy of After Breast Cancer)

• On Friday, February 14th, 2020, Fashion Ecstasy joined in the celebration of the Sam Ciccolini laneway. The laneway, located in Corso Italia, honored the life and legacy of Sam Ciccolini, a renowned philanthropist, business owner, and member of the Order of Canada.

中文版/ Chinese version:
2020年2月14日，星期五，「時尚高潮」受邀參加Sam Ciccolini巷道的開幕慶祝活動。 這條巷道位於多倫多的Corso Italia區，並採加拿大的名慈善家及企業家，Sam Ciccolini的名字命名，藉以向Sam致敬。

A Valentine’s Day Full of Love and Kindness / 偉人在情人節將滿滿的愛獻給人民:

Hosting the ceremony on Valentine’s Day was appropriate as the celebration was a touching tribute of love and appreciation from his community and all those who have been recipients of his kindness and generosity.

中文版/ Chinese version:
在情人節那天舉行這場典禮再也適合不過了！因為此慶祝活動讓他的社區以及所有接受過他的愛和慷慨貢獻的人們得以對他致上感恩和敬意。

• Ribbon-cutting Ceremony / 剪彩儀式活動：

Following the ribbon-cutting, everyone in attendance journeyed to the parish hall inside St. Clare’s Roman Catholic Church for the second half of the celebration. The second half began with a cake cutting where members of Sam’s family and close associates surrounded him.

Unveiling Ceremony of Toronto Sam Ciccolini Laneway / 多倫多Sam Ciccolini Laneway巷道命名揭幕儀式

Unveiling Ceremony of Toronto Sam Ciccolini Laneway / 多倫多Sam Ciccolini Laneway巷道命名揭幕儀式

中文版/ Chinese version:
在剪彩儀式結束後，出席的嘉賓紛紛前往 St. Clare’s Roman天主教堂內的教區大廳，繼續下半場慶祝活動。 下半場以切蛋糕儀式開場。此時，Sam的家人和摯友包圍他。

• After the cake cutting, community members, business partners, and

family members took to the stage to share kind words of gratitude for the man whose dedication and leadership in business, healthcare, sports, and charitable endeavours has spanned over sixty years and counting.

中文版/ Chinese version:
切完蛋糕後，社區成員、商業夥伴和家庭成員輪流上台對這位在商業、醫療保健、體育和慈善事業上奉獻和領導超過60年，至今仍持續不懈的偉人致謝。

• Alicia Vianga, founder and executive director of After Breast Cancer, opened the remarks by sharing how Sam has been an essential part of her organization as the chair, as well as revealed how she led the process of having the laneway named after him. During her remarks, she mentioned that upon sharing this news to Sam, he was surprised and humbly requested to have the lane named after his late daughter, Cristina. She ended her time on stage by presenting a plaque to Sam and his family.

中文版/ Chinese version:
乳癌慈善機構After Breast Cancer的創始人兼執行董事Alicia Vianga在致辭時分享了Sam如何成為她們（ＡＢＣ）組織主席的重要成員，並分享了她如何成功取用ＳＡＭ的名字命名此巷道的往事。 在致詞中，她提到當她與ＳＡＭ分享這見好消息時，他雖然感覺驚喜，卻謙虛地要求他們用已故的女兒Cristina的名字命名。 Alicia最後在舞台上頒給ＳＡＭ及其家人一塊榮譽的牌匾，結束舞台致詞。

• Soon the man of the hour, Sam, approached the stage and gave a speech

that expressed deep appreciation for the unwavering friendship of everyone in the room and how every person he has listed has enriched his life. To his wife, Donna, he has said, “all I can say is thank God for you!” He was deeply touched by the outpouring of love from all of those in the community who have made the laneway possible.

中文版/ Chinese version:
全場焦點人物Sam隨即回上舞台，再次致詞，對每位來賓給他的堅定友誼深表謝意。他一一列舉讓他的生命更加豐碩的人物給他的恩情，並對他的妻子Donna說：「我只能說我感謝上帝有妳！」所有實現此巷道的社區成員對他的愛令他感動不已。

• When Sam returned to his seat, Lenny Lombardi, the event’s emcee, called upon one of the members of the St. Clare Church‘s clergy to say grace and bless the buffet. After the priest encouraged everyone to recite Benedictus Benedicat, meaning “May the Blessed One bless this,” Lenny thanked everyone for attending the ceremony and welcomed everyone to enjoy the lunch buffet, catered by La Bruschetta restaurant.

中文版/ Chinese version:
當ＳＡＭ回到座位時，活動主持人Lenny Lombardi邀請St. Clare教堂一名神職人員帶著大家做餐前禱告。 牧師帶者大家背誦 「Benedictus Benedicat」，其意思為「願有福的人為此祝福」Lenny最後感謝所有嘉賓參加此活動並歡迎大家享用由La Bruschetta餐廳外燴的自助午餐。

Congratulations to Sam Ciccolini and his family on this great honour!

時尚高潮在此恭喜Sam Ciccolini和他的家人獲得此殊榮！