The Italian American Veterans Museum will present its founder and chairman, Anthony Fornelli, with a Lifetime Achievement Award at a testimonial dinner on June 8 at the Donald E. Stevens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill. During a career that has spanned more than six decades, Fornelli has served at various levels of government; presided over half a dozen non-profits; raised or donated millions of dollars for charity; and earned nearly a dozen local, national and international honors.

He is a co-founder and past chairman of Casa Italia and the Italian American Political Coalition, and a past president of the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans, the Justinian Society of Lawyers and UNICO National. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a sumptuous dinner buffet and open bar, and conclude with a multimedia testimonial and award ceremony at 8 p.m. emceed by legendary entertainer Tom Dreesen.

Tickets are $125, pages in a celebratory book are $100, and sponsorships are $5,000. The Italian American Veterans Museum is located at Casa Italia in Stone Park, Illl. For details, visit www.iavmuseum.org.