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Team Grade 8: Gaetano Caltagirone & Tricia Brown
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Team Eighth Grade is raising money for Dancing with the Stars of St. Cecilia, help Gaetanio & Tricia reach their goal.


Fundraising Amount=$4,412.08 ; Goal=$1,500.00
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8th Grade Dancer: Gaetano Caltagirone

Gaetano Caltagirone has been an active member of the St. Cecilia Parish and School for numerous years. With his wife Ann, they have brought four children through St. Cecilia, Michael ’11, Nicholas ’12, Catrina ’13, and currently enrolled Marcella in the 5th grade. Gaetano has been committed to St. Cecilia for a long time and has assisted in many events. He is best known for dancing around the kitchen and creating delicious dishes for all to enjoy. Gaetano and his kitchen crew will be cooking their 11th consecutive Men’s of St. Cecilia’s Crab Feed.  He is now ready to cook up the stage with his dancing moves with his beautiful partner and longtime friend, Tricia Brown. They will both be representing the 8th grade for the DWTS fundraiser.

8th Grade Dancer: Tricia Brown

Tricia is representing the 8th grade for the DWTS fundraiser. Along with sending her children Robert '10, Alyssa '13 and Nicholas '14 to SC, she is also a graduate from the Class of 1980. At SC, she was a cheerleader where she learned many of her dance moves. Her biggest claim to fame at SC was being the 1980 "May Queen"!! Her dance partner in crime is Gaetano Caltagirone. They met at Saint Mary's College and have been friends ever since. Watch out for their awesome 80's moves...they have been perfected at many Caltagirone "kitchen" dance parties!!!

8th Grade Co-Manager: Siobhan Orford

Tricia and Gaetano have spent endless hours watching re-runs of Soul Train and American Bandstand to get ready for this competition. Watch out!!!

Sponsored by:
Friends of Tricia & Gaetano

If you would like to sponsor a couple, please choose the Paso Doble package on the Sponsorship Page.

Donors and Comments

Dana M Wayne  gave $100.00 3/23/2014
"Had a blast working with you! You are ready to rock!!!!!"
Kathy Bonacini  gave $50.00 3/9/2014
"Boogie your way to the Mirrorball Trophy! We are rooting for you!!!"
Nancy Coviello  gave  3/3/2014
"We know you guys can do this!! Now dance, dance, dance!! :)"
Chris & Lilly Angelopoulos  gave  3/2/2014
"GO Tricia and Gaetano!"
Eighth Grade Families  pledged to give  3/1/2014
Peter & Lisa McKeon  gave  3/1/2014
"Good Luck Tricia & Gaetano!! Peter & Lisa McKeon"
Anonymous  gave  2/28/2014
"Knock 'Em Dead! Rose and Dexter"
Melissa A Borzoni  gave  2/28/2014
Michael & Kristine Fenech  pledged to give  2/28/2014
Paul and Debbie Giusto  gave $50.00 2/28/2014
"You got this Tricia & Gaetano!! Make us proud!! XO"
Sheila Gallagher  gave $200.00 2/28/2014
"Good luck Tricia and Gaetano!!"
Patty Buckley Hazelhofer  pledged to give  2/27/2014
Noreen Corry  gave $25.00 2/24/2014
"Go team 8th grade!! Noreen Corry (Gavin Rivero's grandmother)"
Steven Dal Porto  pledged to give $50.00 2/24/2014
Lyn Bradshaw  pledged to give $25.00 2/23/2014
Ed DelCarlo  gave  2/22/2014
"Good luck Gaetano and Tricia, viva Italia. Jessica, Sophia, and Ed..."
John and Marlena Sheeran  gave $100.00 2/22/2014
"Bravo Tricia and Gaetano! Shake your Sicilian culos! "
Ted and Mariwil Wong  gave $100.00 2/21/2014
"Thanks for representing 8th Grade!!! Good luck!!!! Have fun!!!"
Cammy Blackstone  gave $20.00 2/21/2014
"You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life, See that girl, watch that scene, digging the Dancing Queens!"
Niamh, Molly& Ronan Orford  gave $100.00 2/21/2014
"Good luck Tricia and Gaetano U guys will steal the show. Go 8 th grade"
Janelle Feiner  gave $50.00 2/19/2014
"Best of Luck , Tricia and Gaetano!!! Steve and Janelle Feiner"
Elizabeth Peregrino  gave  2/18/2014
Kerry Lucey  gave $50.00 2/17/2014
"If Sean and I don't win, I'd really like you guys to win! Kerry and Con"
Maurice Wong  gave $50.00 2/14/2014
"Mindy & Maurice Wong -- Good Luck!"
Steve and Teresa Ira  gave  2/12/2014
"Good luck Tricia and Gaetano!"
Siobhan Haskell  gave  2/11/2014
"Good luck Team 8th grade!"
Joe & Teresa McNamara  pledged to give $50.00 2/10/2014
Stephanie & Tom Vo  gave $50.00 2/8/2014
"Good luck Gaetano and Tricia! Thanks for representing 8th grade!"
Thomas & Siobahn Orford  pledged to give $250.00 2/7/2014
Kathryn Ann Dougery  gave  2/4/2014
Anonymous  gave $112.08 2/4/2014
"Best of luck Tricia and Gaetano! - The 8th Grade Moms"
Kin and Annie Blas  gave $100.00 2/3/2014
"Go Team Grade 8!! Best of luck Tricia and Gaetano!"
Katherine M Kays  gave  2/2/2014
"Go Eighth Grade!! Good luck in the competition. The eighth grade will be proud of you! Kathy Kays"
Sylvia K King  gave  1/27/2014
Noreen Lynch  gave $100.00 1/23/2014
"Best of luck Tricia and Gaetano !"
Annette Hagan  gave $100.00 1/22/2014
"Thanks for representing the 8th grade & good luck- you'll do great!!"
Trish & Bill Magee  gave $100.00 1/22/2014
"Thanks for volunteering to be our 8th grade dancing stars!"
Mark & Molly Burke  gave $100.00 1/22/2014
"To the HOTTEST Italian-American Dance Team...Make us proud on the SC dance floor Gaetano & Tricia...We are cheering you on! Mark & Molly Burke"
Marina F Roche  gave $100.00 1/21/2014
"We can win this. Way to go Trish and Gaetano."
Siobhan Orford  gave $100.00 1/21/2014
"Good luck Trisha and Gaetano. Here's to a great night and successful fundraising."
Elaine Shanahan  gave $25.00 1/21/2014
"Let's go team 8th grade!"