June 5, 2007

Wickliffe, Ohio – The Wickliffe Italian-American Club announced that the Pat O’Brien Chevrolet Cleveland Challenge Cup of Bocce will be held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday August 24th, 25th & 26th, 2007 at the Wickliffe Italian-American Club located at 29717 Euclid Avenue in Wickliffe, Ohio. The event features competing bocce teams from Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Michigan & Canada. The tournament begins at 6:00 p.m. on Friday August 25th, and runs continuously through Sunday night on the seven bocce courts, six of which are now covered. The Wickliffe Italian-American Club will present the top 20 teams with cash prizes totaling $15,000. For information on entering a team in this year’s tournament (4-5 person team entry fee is $150) call Gino Latessa, Wickliffe I & A Club President, at 216-789-6393, or Paul DiCicco (440-552-1865).

FROM HOME PAGE > A wide variety of food vendors will provide homemade Italian food (including tripe) and refreshments will be available throughout the weekend. Parking and admission is FREE. The event will also feature entertainment throughout the weekend.

THE WICKLIFFE ITALIAN-AMERICAN CLUB is a non-profit, community-based social/fraternal organization established in 1932 for people of Italian ancestry who live in the city of Wickliffe, Ohio (a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio). The club actively promotes and recognizes those of Italian descent who have furthered the Italian cultural bond that they share, and offers educational programs for the children and grandchildren of it’s members, as well as awarding college scholarships each year to those who have demonstrated knowledge and pride in their Italian heritage. The Pat O’Brien Chevrolet Cleveland Challenge Cup of Bocce Tournament is now in it’s 24th year and has grown from 16 teams to 84 teams, with attendance hitting over 10,000 in 2006. It is now the largest men’s bocce tournament in the Midwest.

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