3 TIERS
Major, Scholarship, and Additional Sponsors
80+ SPONSORS
Businesses, foundations, and individuals
$1.3M+
Total community giving since 1995
ANNUAL EVENTS
Fundraisers that bring people together
Our Sponsors
Made possible by the generosity of our community
Since 1996, the Ilio DiPaolo Scholarship Fund has supported over 60 organizations across Western New York and beyond. Our program reflects the three values Ilio lived by every day: education, athletics, and service to the community. Each year, proceeds from the Celebrity Chef Culinary Extravaganza, the Jeffrey Brady and Harrison Phillips Bocce Tournament, and the Annual Ilio DiPaolo Memorial Golf Classic fund this giving. This makes every ticket and every donation a direct contribution to Western New York’s most vulnerable and most promising.
Major Sponsors
Our Premier Partners
We are proud to recognize the following organizations as Major Sponsors of the Ilio DiPaolo Scholarship Fund.
The Law Offices of Jaros and Jaros
William and Diane Hein Foundation
Scholarship Sponsors
Supporting the fund’s annual scholarship giving
The following businesses and individuals serve as Scholarship Sponsors of the Ilio DiPaolo Scholarship Fund, providing direct support for our annual scholarship awards and charitable giving across Western New York.
- All State Fire and Security
- Battery Post/Golf Cart Sponsor
- Ben Violanti
- Bill Polian and Family
- Buffalo Hotel Supply Co., Inc.
- Certo Brothers Dist. Co.
- Colonial Memorial Chapels
- Contract Specialists, Inc.
- Dick “The Destroyer” Beyer and Family
- Empire Merchants North
- The Galanti Family
- Hanes Supply, Inc.
- Jet Action, Inc.
- Kaleida Health – WNY Radiology Assoc.
- Liberty Solutions, Inc.
- Lipsitz, Green, Scime and Cambria LLP
- M&T Bank
- Mazurkiewicz Family
- McCullagh Coffee/Premium Coffee Roasters
- MJ Kelley Foundation
- Morgan Hospitality
- Orange Theory Fitness
- Parkview Health Services
- Paul Maguire
- Pepsi-Cola Bottling Group
- Pirritano Prime Properties
- Polymer Conversions
- Premium Mortgage Corp./Ralph Basile
- Prestige Wealth Strategies/Adam Brunner
- Quaker Crossing, LLC
- Sgroi Financial
- SimplexGrinnell
- Southern Wine and Spirits
- Steve Tasker and Family
- TBN Direct
- Towne Automotive
- Try-It Distributing
- UBMD Orthopaedics – Dr. John Marzo
- Uncle Joe’s Diner
- Waste Management
- Wells Fargo Advisors/Douglas M. Druzbik, CFP
Additional Sponsors
With gratitude to our full community of supporters
We extend our sincere thanks to the following additional sponsors whose contributions help make the Ilio DiPaolo Scholarship Fund’s events and
giving possible each year.
- All State Fire and Security
- Alton’s Restaurant
- Black and Blue Steak and Crab
- Blair Dental Care
- Bills Backers of North Carolina
- Bills Backers of Port Charlotte, FL
- Bills Backers of West Coast, FL
- Buffalo Bills Alumni
- Buffalo Brew Pub
- C.A. Curtze Co.
- Certified Pest Controls, Inc.
- Chick-N-Pizza Works
- Costanzo’s Bakery
- Darling Paint
- Destroyer Park Golf
- Dick Topinko, Ex-Pro Fighter
- Ellicottville Brewing Co.
- Explore New York Magazine
- Family of Paul Twist, Sr.
- Forestview Restaurant
- Gondola Macaroni Products, Inc.
- Hamburg Brewing Company
- Holiday Inn Express
- James Desiderio, Inc.
- Joe Kacz
- JP Fitzgerald’s Restaurant
- Kelly for Kids
- Lebro’s Restaurant
- Lorigo’s Meating Place
- Lucia’s on the Lake
- Magruder’s Restaurant and Pub
- Marty Maloney
- Merritt Winery
- Millington Lockwood Business Interiors
- Mulberry Italian Ristorante
- Murray Roofing
- Old Orchard Inn
- Pizza Plant
- Plain Jayne’s Gift Shop
- Poppyseed Restaurant
- Povinelli Cutlery and Sharpening Services
- Rocco’s Wood Fired Pizza
- Ross Cellino
- Roycroft Inn
- Save-A-Lot Blasdell
- Save-A-Lot Hamburg/Lackawanna
- Seneca Niagara Hotel and Casino
- Steve Hall
- United Payroll of WNY
- US Food Service
- Visit Buffalo Niagara
- Welcome 716
- Woodlawn Volunteer Fire Co.
Get Involved
Become a sponsor of the community giving
Sponsoring the Ilio DiPaolo Scholarship Fund is an opportunity to align your business or organization with a 30-year legacy of community giving in Western New York. Your support directly funds annual scholarships for student athletes and charitable donations to organizations serving WNY families.
Sponsorship opportunities are available across all three of our annual fundraising events: the Celebrity Chef Culinary Extravaganza, the Jeffrey Brady and Harrison Phillips Bocce Tournament, and the Annual Ilio DiPaolo Memorial Golf Classic at Wanakah Country Club.
For event sponsorship information or to donate:
Contact name: Dennis DiPaolo
Phone: (716) 825-3675
Address: 3785 South Park Avenue, Blasdell, NY 14219
More from the Scholarship Fund
Explore the full legacy
Sponsors
Meet the businesses and individuals who make the fund’s annual events and scholarship giving possible each year.
Scholarship Awards and Winners
See the WNY student athletes recognized by the fund for excellence in academics, athletics, and community service.
Apply for a Scholarship
WNY student athlete wrestlers can apply for the annual Ilio DiPaolo Scholarship Fund award each spring.
