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FIRST HISPANIC TO THE US SUPREME COURT CELEBRATION
Wednesday, August 12 , 2009

Honoring Judge Sonia Sotomayor
Sponsored by the Puerto Rican Leadership Council of South Florida and our corporate and strategic partners Helen Aguirre Ferré, Editor, Diario Las Américas and hostess of "ISSUES" on WPBT TV- 2 Wednesday, August 12 , 2009, 5:30PM- 8:30PM
Double Tree Grand Hotel 1717 N. Bayshore Drive Miami, Fl 33132
Music by Plena Es & Salzón Jazz

Expected guests: Hispanic Judges Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, TV personalities, Elected Officials, Celebrities and You! Sponsors: ASPIRA of Florida, Borinquen Family Health Care Centers, Cuban Bar American Association of Florida, Elizabeth Erazo Baez, artist; Kidco Child Care Centers, National Conference of Puerto Rican Women (NACOPRW), Puerto Rican Bar Association of Florida, Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce of South Florida, Puerto Rican Cultural Center of South Florida, Committee of Puerto Rican Democrats, Puerto Rican Professional Association (PROFESA), Puerto Ricans Overseas of Florida (PROOF), Yesenia Collazo Law Firm, Double Tree Grand Hotel and DonQ

 

Photo: Lucy Del Valle-Noriega, President Miami Chapter of (NACOPRW) National Conference of Puerto Rican Women; Elizabeth E. Baez, Artist; and Gloria Bolaños winner of live auction for portrait of Sonia Sotomayor.
Portrait sold for $1100, all proceeds go to NACOPRW scholarhips.

Photo: Left to Right Elizabeth E. Baez; Helen Aguirre Ferré; and
Luis De Rosa, President Puerto Rican Chamber of South Florida

Music by Plena Es

Event was covered by Diario Las Americas see page at link
http://diariolasamericas.com/news.php?nid=83265

In print August 13, 2009 Diario Las Americas, Miami Y Florida Page1
Translated to English

Southern Hispanic leaders of Florida met in the Doubletree Grand Hotel to pay homage to the Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be the first person of Puerto Rican origin to be confirmed for a seat in the Supreme Court U.S.

"We applaud the confirmation of the judge Sotomayor because her confirmation to the Supreme Court of US has changed the course of the history ", said Nydia Menéndez, president of the Puerto Rican Bar Association of Florida.

"The eyes of all the men, women and children of Puerto Rico are focused on Sonia Sotomayor because her victory is also a victory for women and all the Hispanic community", said Lucy Del Valle-Noriega, President Miami Chapter of (NACOPRW) National Conference of Puerto Rican Women.

"This triumph opens doors and is a challenge for all the Hispanic to aspire to a higher level, upon seeing this example, anything goal is possible when there is a desire to reach it", expressed Nilsa Velásquez, President of Kidco Day Care Centers. In the celebration present personalities of our community were Maurice Ferré, the Mayor Manny Díaz, and Tomás Regalado, among others.

 

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