(Excerpt from March of Dimes press release November 19, 2009)
The Marion County Volunteer of the Year Award was presented to Frank DeLuca. DeLuca has been a staple of strength and stability in this community for decades, and exhibits the same virtues toward March of Dimes. As the 2009 March of Babies chair, his [...]
Feb 3
Jan 31
Frank and the DeLuca family have been supportive of the college for decades now. He has been a sponsor of the CFCC Foundation’s successful scholarship fundraiser Taste of Ocala for nearly 15 years and also its Dinner Theater series, which raises much needed funds for the Promise for the Future Fund.
Frank has supported the [...]
Jan 20
May 30, 2008, excerpt from Ocala Style Magazine, by Pete Tesch
Spring is here and graduation time is upon us. Last year, I had the honor of addressing the graduat-ing class at Marion Technical Institute. Bolstered by the optimism of youth and a good chance to get ahead, those students already had a head start on [...]
Jan 9
For the fourth consecutive year, DeLuca Toyota is sponsor of the largest Grand Prix at HITS Ocala, the $100,000 DeLuca Toyota Tundra Grand Prix.
The 2010 HITS show runs from January 20th to March 21st.
Further information about the show is available here.
Jan 6
Frank J. DeLuca was a major sponsor for several years for the GO RED FOR WOMEN event in Ocala, Florida.
Dec 23
May 16, 2007
OCALA – Local businessman Frank DeLuca gets emotional when he talks about his late wife, Carole, who died in 2006.
“She wasn’t just my wife, she was my best friend,” he said through tears.
Now the philanthropist is spending his life, and his fortune, preserving her legacy by supporting the causes that were near to [...]
Dec 20
The Marion County YMCA improves lives and is a place where the whole family can enjoy activities in a wholesome and fun atmosphere.
Dec 15
Beautiful spring weather and a new location proved a success for the annual March for Babies walk that took place last weekend in Ocala.
“In these tight economic times we were very pleased with the amount we raised,” said Gloria James, community director of the March of Dimes’ Marion County satellite office. “Everything went very well.”
She [...]
Dec 7
The Blessed Trinity Church does many wonderful things in our community. In May of 2009 I was fortunate to join a small gathering and meet the legendary Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz. His words were inspiring as always. The meeting was to support the Diocese of Orlando’s “Alive in Christ” campaign. [...]
Dec 5
As a member of the Silver Springs Rotary Club each year, Frank J. DeLuca supports the Salvation Army by giving time each year to “ring the bell”. Frank has been a contributor to the Salvation Army since 1980, and he encourages others to support this great organization. Thank you.