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Matt Troiano of Dublin receives MLK Legacy Award
The 23rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Fellowship Breakfast for the Tri-Valley will be held in person on Monday, January 23rd, 2023
Dr. Martin Luther King Fellowship Breakfast honors three from the Tri-Vallely
The 23rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Fellowship Breakfast for the Tri-Valley will be held in person on Monday, January 23rd, 2023 after two years as a virtual event due to Covid.
The breakfast is sponsored by the Pleasanton Community of Character Collaborative.
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This year’s keynote address will be by Dr. William Nelson, Assistant Superintendent of the Pleasanton Unified School District.
LEGACY AWARD WINNER – MATT TROIANO
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Ten years ago, Matt was the was the co-founder of the Annual Tri-Valley Thanksgiving Dinner held at St. Raymond Catholic Church in Dublin, where hundreds of people in need of a place to go for Thanksgiving can receive a delicious turkey dinner on nice linen and china, served by happy volunteers. Matt organizes the kitchen and makes sure everything is cooked to perfection, after two years of Covid cancellations, fortunately, the event resumed this year.
He has been heavily involved with Special Olympics as a basketball and track coach, raised funds by participating in the Polar Plunge and was on the Special Olympics State Committee for two years.
He has helped veterans by volunteering at the Livermore Veterans Hospital and at the East Bay Stand Down to help homeless vets.
He has supported the Livermore Homeless Refuge with clothing drives, bag lunches and providing cooked meals.
He has been a coach for Little League baseball, Pop Warner Football and youth soccer and was named Citizen of the Year in 2009 by the City of Dublin.
Matt has been an active member of St. Raymond Catholic Church and with the Diocese of Oakland Pastoral Council as a member and president. He has been a member of numerous committees, councils, and events. He was District Deputy of the Knights of Columbus and very active in all their events and activities too numerous to mention.
Matt is a big, friendly, humble man, when he gives you a hug, it’s like being hugged by a big Teddy Bear.
The other recipients from Pleasanton and Livermore are:
Kelly O’Lague, formerly CEO of Hively & the YMCA and President of the Pleasanton Community of Character Collaborative
Ronnie Forbes, founder of One Nation Dream Makers, a food pantry in Livermore and President of the Livermore VFW. www.onenationdreammakers.org
To Attend the MLK Legacy Breakfast:
Registration is at the Chamber Website: www.Pleasanton.org
Cost is $40 per person
