DiMatteo Family Foundation Donates $30,000 to Three Nonprofits

When The DiMatteo Family Charitable Foundation was founded over 15 years ago, the DiMatteo family never imagined what a major impact their Foundation would have on countless communities throughout Connecticut and beyond.

Funded primarily from the proceeds of the DiMatteo Family Charitable Foundation Golf Tournament, the Foundation has donated an impressive $430,000 to 15 charities and touched the lives of well over 30,000 people in need.

This year nearly 90 golfers enjoyed a beautiful summer day on the links at Brownson Country Club in Shelton. At the same time, their spirit of giving contributed to three great causes, including: youth enrichment programs, women with breast cancer 40 and under, and the establishment of a high school scholarship benefiting a senior at Notre Dame High School in Fairfield.

This recent tournament raised $30,000 for The DiMatteo Family Charitable Foundation and the following non-profits each received a $10,000 donation: the Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley in Shelton, the Young Survival Coalition based in New York City, NY, and the newly created Tony DiMatteo Scholarship Fund.

The Foundation was established by the DiMatteo Family as a tribute to Anthony “Tony” DiMatteo, company founder and their late father, who was battling cancer at the time.

Giving back to the community is part of the company’s mission. Currently celebrating its 60th anniversary, DiMatteo Group now includes three divisions: DiMatteo Insurance, an affiliate of Cross Insurance, DiMatteo Group Financial Services, and DiMatteo Group Tax and Accounting.

“Our 15th Annual Golf Tournament was a huge success,” said John DiMatteo of Bethany. “Thank you to all the golfers who supported three amazing causes, and to our sponsors, who made this year a generous giving year despite a pandemic. Year 15 will be remembered as a game changer and the time we learned how to social distance while golfing.”

Many area companies and business associates of DiMatteo Group contributed to the tournament as sponsors. Top gold sponsors included: DiMatteo Insurance, DiMatteo Group Financial Services, Liberty Mutual Insurance, MEGIN, and ACBI Insurance.

At the silver sponsor level, the following generous sponsors were: Acadia Insurance, Beta Squared Lithography, B H Burke & Co, Burns Construction, Commonwealth Cares Fund, Inc., Crystal Restoration Services of CT, DiMatteo Group Tax & Accounting Services, Selective Insurance, The Hartford, Viglione Heating & Cooling, Inc., and Preferred Tool & Die. Special thanks to other in-kind sponsors: Minuteman Press of Shelton for tee signs, Select Physical Therapy in Fairfield and Shelton for providing a Golf Swing Assessment by Physical Therapist Mark Martire, Center Manager; A&A Windshields in Shelton for the Break the Windshield Contest and D’Addario Nissan of Shelton for the Hole in One Contest.

A committee of volunteers planned this successful annual golf tournament. The following volunteers deserve special recognition: Shelton residents Lena DiMatteo, Rosemarie Esposito, Loretta Lesko, Robert Lesko, Victoria DiMatteo, Rose Grzybala and Alyssa Zavadsky; Bethany residents John DiMatteo, Kim DiMatteo, Jessie DiMatteo, and Michael DiMatteo; John Esposito of Middlebury, David Attolino of Wallingford and Zaibel Torres of Bridgeport.

“Our Family Foundation in conjunction with our Golf Tournament is committed to supporting organizations that benefit our family, clients and staff, added Rosemarie Esposito of Shelton. “We have contributed to various well-known local and national charities that fund research, education and finding a cure for diseases.”

The golf tournament previously supported the following 15 nonprofits: Alliance for Prevention and Wellness, Hewitt Center for Breast Wellness at Griffin Hospital, BHcare, Valley Angels for Families, Project Purple, National Kidney Foundation, the Umbrella Center for Domestic Violence Services, The Kennedy Center, St. Vincent’s Special Needs Services, St. Vincent’s SWIM Across the Sound, Juvenile Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, Spooner House, Homes for the Brave Female Soldiers/Forgotten Heroes, and MovingWithHOPE.

Visit www.dimatteofamilyfoundation.com/ for more information.