MAPS 13TH ANNUAL AWARDS GALA

The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) presented awards to five community leaders and volunteers on May 6 at the organization's 13th Annual Awards Gala, held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Natick. All five were honored for helping Portuguese speakers and other Massachusetts immigrants on a variety of issues.

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MAPS 2006 AWARD RECIPIENTS

Person of the Year Award: State Rep. Deborah Blumer, D-Framingham	Manuel N. Coutinho Outstanding Volunteer Award: Manoel De Sousa, Community leader, Framingham	Mary & Manuel Rogers Lifetime Community Service Award: Ana Morais, Ethnic Librarian, Valente Branch, Cambridge Public Library

Jorge Fidalgo Community Service Awards:

Vera Dias, Owner of Vera's Jewelers in Framingham		Boston Police Sgt. Tony Fonseca, community leaders and volunteers

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A Tribute to Rep. Deborah Blumer
The MAPS community was saddened by the sudden death of state Rep. Deborah Blumer of Framingham, the MAPS Person of the Year, in the fall of 2006. She was a true friend to our community and will be greatly missed.

MAPS serves the Portuguese speaking community in partnership with

of Massachusetts Bay and of the Merrimack Valley