Frank Palmieri has been a volunteer soccer coach in Burnaby for more than 28 years, starting with Cliff Avenue in 1979. He also served on the Burnaby District Soccer Association for 15 years, five of those as chair.
During his coaching career his teams won nine coastal and provincials cups and he led two teams to two national championships. He still coaches today, the Burnaby Boys under 16 selects team and sits on the board of the Metro Selects Club.
Frank has spent countless hours donating his time and effort to benefit the community and in particular the sport he loves, soccer. He has received many awards for his contributions including recognition from the BC Soccer Association and the Burnaby District Soccer Association and tonight we add to that honour roll.