NEW YORK.- Several Dominicans in this city were recognized last weekend by the Institute for Dominicans Abroad (INDEX), for their hard work and excellent work in the United States, contributing to the positioning of the DR around the world, being an example for our communities abroad.
This was proclaimed by John Sánchez, director of INDEX-NY, adding that after summarizing the community, academic and cultural programs that this institution has been developing, those recognized have been examples of struggle, effort and progress in the United States.
“We feel highly satisfied by the outstanding work of each one of you, whose work maintains dignity and Dominican identity abroad,” said Sánchez.
“Our Government has the mission of not letting Dominicans who put Dominicanness high, who with their example and work effort around the world have our country very high, go unnoticed,” he said.
“We are determined that our compatriots do not lose their identity, that second and third generation of Dominicans who are born here, we are here to tell them that they are Dominicans and cannot forget their roots,” he said.
“We want this to be a tradition, future generations need to know about their roots and that if they do well in this country, if they make an effort to progress and excel, they will have a government, an entity, and an institution who will recognize them.”
Rafael Núñez, Alejandro Rodríguez (Tontón) and Aris Guevara also spoke at the event.
Those recognized were the businessman Cirilo Moronta, who in his absence, because he was in the province of Higüey delivering non-perishable food that his foundation and other institutions collected for the victims of Hurricane Fiona, was received by his wife Yanilda Estrella.
Also José Hernández, Cornelio Olivo, Richard Peralta, Rolando Robles and Sandra Jarry. The communicator Robles thanked on behalf of the others.
At the beginning of the event, held at restaurant 809 (La Casa Dominicana) in Upper Manhattan, the hymns of the USA and the DR were sung. Then, there was a religious invocation by Maritza Báez. At the end, a varied picadera with sangria was offered.
