Raffaele Viello, president of the Sons of Italy and Dr. Carmelo Scime (right)
Long-time pro-life activist Dr. Carmelo Scime (right) received the Citizen of the Year award from the Sons of Italy, Trieste Lodge, from Raffaele Vitello, president of the Sons of Italy. Scime was honoured for his 52 years of outstanding service to families as a medical practitioner and more than 300 family, friends and admirers were on hand.
During his acceptance speech, Scime recalled that when abortion was legalized in Canada in 1969 that set him on “life long journey to give a voice to the unborn.” His pro-life activism included involvement with Physicians for Life, Hamilton Right to Life, Birthright, and Campaign Life Coalition.