Dr. David Wong of the UCLA School of Dentistry accepts a check from the Dio Cancer Fund’s Board of Directors. From left: Board members Diana DeVille, Mary Kusnier, Adam Parsons, Delilah Gimenez Dio, Dr. Sandeep Kapoor, Wendy Dio, Dr. David Wong, board members Nick Jackson, Sheila Melody, Sharon Weisz, Sean McNabb, Tim Murch, Sabrina Ment and Andy Gould. Not pictured: John Doran, Paul Newman, Scott Sentinella, Robin Shaw and Danny Zelisko (Photo by Gene Kirkland) |
1st Place Celebrity Team receives their trophies: Eddie Trunk, Star Fields, Wendy Dio, Scott Courtright, Al Coronel, Sean McNabb, Jesse Hughes and Cody Renee Cameron (Photo by Alex Kluft) |
1st Place Lane Sponsor Team—Metal Blade Records—(from left) Heidi Weaver, Andy Brzakala, Chris Velez (Persekutor), Suzy Cole, Vince Edwards, Wendy Dio and Eddie Trunk. Not Pictured: Michael Faley, Heather Parsons, Matthew Taylor, Diana Tanda, Katherine Turman, Ryan Williams, Steve Sawyer and Claire Carter. (Photo by PG Brunelli) |
Members of the 2nd Place Celebrity team, which included (from left) Matt Duncan, Shawn Duncan, Patrick Stone, Jonny Martin and Phil Demmel (Photo by Gene Kirkland) |
2nd Place Lane Sponsor Team—Danny Wimmer Presents—(from left) Brie Ventrice, Jimmy Hunt, Kyle Conneely, Will Barbour, Eddie Trunk, Mary Kusnier, Nader Vaziri, Landon Hill, Wendy Dio Not pictured: Joseph Brunson, Kristen Mourad, Pat Otis, Kate Webster and Danny, Haley and Kathi Wimmer. (Photo by PG Brunelli) |
3rd Place Celebrity Team (from left) Tyler Bates, Brent Woods, Tom Morello, captain Eddie Trunk, Kyle Purwin (a spectator who was chosen to fill in for Doug Burgess, who had won the spot on Eddie Trunk’s team as the highest bidder in the eBay auction but was unable to attend) and Frank Bello. (Photo by PG Brunelli) |
3rd Place Lane Sponsor Team—Global Merchandising Services–(from left) Santos Salinas, Liam Lindstrom, Molly Torrance, Daniel Heitkemper, Benny Lindstrom, Eddie Trunk and Wendy Dio. Not Pictured: Kayla Koczian, Taylor Downs, Mike Rotondo and Jackie Phillimore. (Photo by PG Brunelli) |
Steve Strange Award for Highest Individual Celebrity bowling score presented by Eddie Trunk and Wendy Dio to Jerry Dixon of Warrant (Photo by Gene Kirkland) |
Dean Schachtel Award for Highest Individual bowling score presented by Eddie Trunk and Wendy Dio to multi-year winner Scott Courtright, who came in from Nashville for the event (Photo by PG Brunelli) |
Additionally, the Dio Cancer Fund paid tribute to long-time supporter Mikeal Maglieri, owner of the Whisky a Go Go nightclub and Rainbow Bar and Grill, who had purchased two lanes for the event prior to his untimely passing in early November. The charity’s King of Rock ‘N Roll Award, presented for major contributions made to the Dio Cancer Fund by donors or volunteers, is being renamed the “Mikeal Maglieri King of Rock ‘N Award” and was presented to him posthumously this year. |
Highlights of the 2023 BOWL FOR RONNIE can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/ocB6KJnQ6OI?si=gdW_PgCg4zwPfU7x |
In addition to all of the celebrities who continuously support and participate in our events, the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund would like to thank: everyone who generously donated by sponsoring a lane: Adam Parsons Entertainment, BMG, Gloria and Geezer Butler, Clair Global, Danny Wimmer Presents, Danny Zelisko Presents, Death Dealer Union, Global Merchandising Services (which also donated this year’s event teeshirts), Kapoor Medical, McBride Wealth Management, Mercury Studios, Tim Murch, Nederlander Presents, Niji Entertainment, Pants: Optional, PRG, Rainbow Bar & Grill, TKO, There Bowl’s My Hero, Upstaging, Whisky A Go Go and Valley Relics Museum; …and the volunteers who generously gave of their time: Lauren Aloy, Kia Andersson, Mathew Beighley, Deme Bermudez, PG Brunelli, Alex Castino, Charlene Codella, Michele Coombe, Omar Gimenez, Rhian Gittins, Jeff Gray, Scot Kaufman, Gene Kirkland, Alex Kluft, Jessica Kusnier, Rebecca Kusnier, Joe Montoya, Kristen Mourad, Craig Newman, Paula Newman, Tyler Newman, Pat Otis, Michelle Parisi, Beth Patton, Rita Rendon, Theresa Schachtel, Zander Schachtel, Brie Ventrice, Charlene Ward, Ann Webb and Kate Webster. The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund was formed in memory of the legendary rock singer Ronnie James Dio, who lost his life to gastric cancer in 2010. A privately funded 501(c)(3) charity organization dedicated to cancer prevention, research and education, the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund has already raised over $2 million in its history. Monies raised have been committed to the cancer research work of the T. J. Martell Foundation for Cancer, AIDS and Leukemia Research, the gastric cancer research unit of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, where Ronnie was treated for gastric cancer during the last six months of his life, and other cancer research projects. Since 2016, the Dio Cancer Fund has committed funds to support the research of Dr. David Wong and his team at the UCLA School of Dentistry in developing a simple, non-invasive saliva test for the early detection of cancer, which is in keeping with the Fund’s mission of cancer prevention, research and education. The acclaimed documentary, “DIO: Dreamers Never Die,” is now available on DVD and Blu-Ray+4K, which debuted at #1 on both the US and UK Music DVD charts during its first week of release. To order the DVD, Blu-Ray+4K or merchandise bundles, visit: https://shop.bandwear.com/dio. The film is also streaming on SHOWTIME and on the SHOWTIME app at: https://www.sho.com/titles/3519882/dio-dreamers-never-die. |
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