Zander Ponzo
The Burlington Bocce Club would like to recognize the tremendous effort and achievement of Zander Ponzo in helping to bring the wonderful game of Bocce to Burlington. Zander's vision for a Burlington Bocce club was born during a trip to New Zealand. With help from the city, the local Bosnian community, and the Vermont Italian club, Zander led the effort for funding and the construction of our two original courts built in 2007. Along with being its founder, Zander also served as club president for several years.
He was a very skilled player. He was always difficult to beat and always willing to share his love of Bocce with others.
The original club had about 20 members. Last year’s club boasted membership approaching 300 members of all ages and backgrounds. Zander's dream has flourished!
We are renaming our two novice tournaments in his honor. They will be called the Zander Ponzo Novice Singles Tournament and the Zander Ponzo Novice Doubles Tournament. This seems very fitting in that Zander has brought so many people to the game of Bocce.
We will miss his presence and be forever grateful for his gift of Bocce.
