The board of directors of the American Amusement Machine Charitable Foundation raised US$275,000 for the Life Time Achievement Award in honour of Innovative Concepts in Entertainment founder and president, Ralph Coppola.

AAMCF honours ICE founder

David Cohen, president of the AAMCF, said: “I thank all of the individuals who worked on this campaign. Their hard work and dedication over the last three months have been incredible. My hat’s off to all the volunteer campaign staff, office staff and contributors, who have made this possible. The support and desire to recognise the achievements of Ralph Coppola are amazing.”

Included in that amount, is a company donation from ICE. Joe Coppola said: “We are pleased to be able to support the AAMCF in recognition of Ralph’s legacy. ICE is making a $75,000 donation to the Foundation as part of the 2019 Lifetime Achievement fund raising campaign. We thank all of the companies and individuals who have helped make this campaign such a tremendous success. Your support is a testament to our father’s many contributions to the industry he loved.”