Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers
15th ANNUAL MAPS AWARDS GALA
More than 360 people attended the 15th Annual Awards Gala, the largest annual fundraiser for MAPS.
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HONOREES 2008
Photographer: Alberto Pina, forcv.com
Person of the Year
State Senator Anthony Galluccio
Mary & Manuel Rogers Lifetime Community Service
Virginia Simas, Volunteer, St. Anthony's Church in Cambridge
Manuel N. Coutinho Outstanding Volunteer
Celia Maciel, Brazilian Women's Group, Brazilian Independence Festival
Jorge Fidalgo Community Service
Dr. James Nolan, Cambridge Health Alliance and
Aderito (Derick) Ramos Monteiro, Somerville Cambridge Elder Services
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MAPS 15th Annual Awards Gala Honorary Committee
Senator Edward M. Kennedy
Senator John Kerry
Teresa Heinz Kerry
Congressman Michael Capuano
Congressman Barney Frank
US Representative Niki Tsongas
Mrs. Frances Coutinho*
Mrs. Ana Fidalgo*
Manuel Rogers, Jr*
John Barros, Exec. Director, Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative
Duarte M. Carvalho, CEO/Owner, Riverside Management Group, LLC
Heloisa Galvão, Co-Founder, Brazilian Women's Group
Alvaro Lima, Director of Research, Boston Redevelopment Authority
Prof. Clémence Jouët-Pastré, Ph.D, Harvard University
Prof. Donaldo Macedo, Ed.D., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts/Boston
Prof. Maria de Lourdes B. Serpa, Ed.D., Lesley University
Consul-General of Brazil Mario Ernani Saade
Consul-General of Cape Verde Maria de Jesus Mascarenhas
Consul-General of Portugal Manuela R. Bairos
*Representatives of Gala Award Families