By Norma Dittman
Fulda Free Press staff writer
Fulda High School international exchange student, Andrea Mastrofrancesco had a dream come true in December when he was able to meet the Denver Nugget’s Forward, Danilo Gallinari (Gallo).
Mastrofrancesco, who is from Bergamo, Italy, is living with the Duane and Chris Van Dyke family while studying at FHS. The family traveled to Colorado for five days during the Christmas break to visit with Chris’ family members who live in Boulder.
In November, when Mastrofrancesco learned that they would be making a trip to Colorado and possibly seeing the Timberwolves verses Nuggets game while there, he asked the Van Dyke’s if there was any way possible that he might be able to meet Gallo. Chris replied, “I can try.” So she wrote a letter to Vice President of Basketball Administration Lisa Johnson explaining that Andrea was an international exchange student from Bergamo, Italy and that he wanted to meet Gallo while the family visited Colorado. Gallo is from Olimpia Milan, Italy.
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