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Regular Session, 2011
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 114
BY SENATOR APPEL
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Tommy Cvitanovich on being chosen to receive the
Times-Picayune Loving Cup for 2010.
A RESOLUTION1
To commend and congratulate Tommy Cvitanovich upon his selection as the 2010 Times-2
Picayune Loving Cup recipient.3
WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper for the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana to4
take notice of the selection of Tommy Cvitanovich as the Times-Picayune Loving Cup5
recipient of 2010 and his many acts of selflessness the award represents; and6
WHEREAS, the Loving Cup has been awarded since 1901 to men and women who7
have worked unselfishly for the community without expectation of public recognition or8
material reward; and9
WHEREAS, the son of immigrants, Tommy Cvitanovich, at age four moved from10
Canada to New Orleans with his family, where his parents, Drago and Klara Cvitanovich,11
founded their Metairie restaurant in 1969; and12
WHEREAS, Mr. Cvitanovich's parents instilled in him the value of hard work in13
service to others through their living testimony; and14
WHEREAS, Mr. Cvitanovich's first exposure to giving on a massive scale came in15
the early 1990s when fighting broke out in his parents' native Croatia; his mother and the16
recently-retired Archbishop Phillip Hannan coordinated a drive to send food, medicine,17
clothing, diapers, and other supplies to that beleaguered country; and18 SR NO. 114
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WHEREAS, Mr. Cvitanovich understands the benefits of being in this country and1
giving back to the community and seeks to communicate his appreciation through his2
conduct; and3
WHEREAS, the fifty-one year-old Mr. Cvitanovich contributes extensively to his4
community; he helps to organize "Taste of the Town", a fundraising effort for Lafraniere5
Park, and is deeply involved with the work of Padua Pediatrics in Belle Chasse for severely6
medically fragile children and young adults; he raises money for families of slain police7
officers and for St. Andrew's Village, an Abita Springs community for disabled adults; and8
WHEREAS, Mr. Cvitanovich and his staff at Drago's Restaurant worked tirelessly9
to feed the people of New Orleans in the aftermath of Katrina, giving away nearly 80,00010
meals; and11
WHEREAS, in recognition for his work in the days after Katrina, the National12
Restaurant Association presented Mr. Cvitanovich its Restaurant Neighbor Award along13
with a $5,000 check to go to charity; Mr. Cvitanovich presented the money to Grace King14
High School to help underwrite a kitchen where students prepare for restaurant careers; and15
WHEREAS, Mr. Cvitanovich has continued his work of speaking up for those who16
cannot speak for themselves by deploying his resources to help people in the seafood17
industry in the wake of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico; and18
WHEREAS, Mr. Cvitanovich represents the best qualities of Louisiana's people:19
uncompromising commitment to hard work in loving service to others; and20
WHEREAS, Mr. Cvitanovich has been chosen to be the King of the annual21
celebration of the Mystic Krewe of Louisianians.22
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana23
does hereby commend and congratulate Tommy Cvitanovich, the Times-Picayune Loving24
Cup winner for 2010.25
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to26
Tommy Cvitanovich.27 SR NO. 114
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Laura Gail Sullivan.
DIGEST
Appel SR No.
Commends Tommy Cvitanovich, the 2010 Times-Picayune Loving Cup recipient.