Charity and Community Work
Colletti is active in several community and charity efforts in Los Angeles. He and the Dodgers have partnered with Guide Dogs of America to sponsor lifelong working partners for the visually impaired. In October 2011, Colletti joined radio personality Peter Tilden and Colletti's friends from the band Chicago, who played a benefit concert that raised funds for Guide Dogs of America and the Foundation for Fighting Blindness.
In 2009, Colletti received a Humanitarian Award from A Place Called Home, located in South Central Los Angeles, which provides at-risk youth with a secure, positive environment. Colletti helped provide six students with scholarships at A Place Called Home. See Fox Sports West report
Colletti also joined actors Tim Robbins and Helen Mirren to raise nearly $30,000 in December 2011 for Get Lit, a city program designed to provide youth with opportunities to develop an appreciation for literature, writing, reading and poetry.
On. Nov. 17, 2012, Colletti was inducted into the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in ceremonies emceed by former Dodger and Mets star Mike Piazza and Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda.
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