Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. toasted several distinguished honorees at this year’s Bronx Week grand finale breakfast gala on Sunday, May 21.
Margarita Castro and Luis Angel Paztoriza (2nd from r) of Catholic Charities Mobile Food Pantry received the Bronx’s 2017 Volunteers of the Year from Diaz (l) and Msgr. Sullivan.
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The day featured a volunteer break and induction ceremony at the Bronx County Building to honor local volunteers as well as this year’s Bronx Walk of Fame inductees Latin music superstar Prince Royce, hip-hop pioneer Funkmaster Flex, ‘Orange is the New Black’ star Selenis Leyva and medical inventor Dr. Manny Villafana.
Norma Gonzalez (2nd from l) and Marta Rivera of Casita Maria received the Bronx’s 2017 Volunteers of the Year from Diaz (l) and Msgr. Sullivan.
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Juana Ramirez (l) and Ana Tirado of Bronx Food Hub received the Bronx’s 2017 Volunteers of the Year from Diaz (2nd from l) and Msgr. Sullivan.
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(l-r) The Bronx’s 2017 Volunteers of the Year award recipients Elizabeth Lavin and Stephen Jackson of Astor Services, Borough President Diaz and Msgr. Sullivan.
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