The Abrazo Boricua Banquet by Senator Ruben Diaz Sr. took place on Thursday night at the Eastwood Manor. Honorees included Santos Seda “Papichy” the Mayor of Guanica, Puerto Rico;
Ms. Aida Rosario Director of Communication Univision 41; and Mr. Hector
Ramos Reporter and Senior Citizens’ Advocate.
This annual activity sponsored
by Senator Rubén Díaz together with Senator Jeffrey Klein, Assemblyman
Marcos Crespo and Assemblyman Luis Sepúlveda, was completely free of charge
for the community. There was an estimated 500 plus people in attendance
According to Senator Díaz, “many
people in our community lack the necessary resources to pay for the different
activities that the Puerto Rican Parade organizes during this Puerto Rican
week. Therefore, in order for some of them to be able to attend a banquet
and socialize with the people who are coming to participate in the parade,
we organize this banquet free of charge for the first five hundred people
who arrive and offer them a night of Puerto Rican culture, food, entertainment
and the opportunity to meet the Mayors and dignitaries who come from Puerto
Rico.”
Below are a few photos of the event. Click on any photo to enlarge it.
Left - State Senators Ruben Diaz Sr. and Jeff Klein and a few of the 500 plus attendees.
Right - Team Diaz plus State Senate Co-Leader Jeff Klein.
Ms. Yolanda Cruz sang both the U.S. and Puerto Rican National Anthems.
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