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MAPS Gala 2008

Gala Home

2008 Sponsors

Silver
Cambridge Health Alliance
NStar
Bronze
Bank of America
Citizens Bank
CP Credit Union
Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation
Neighborhood Health Plan
Riverside Management Group
Media Sponsors
Bate Papo
Bate Papo
BiSaDo.com
Brazilian Times
Brazilian Times
ForCV.com
O Jornal Brasileiro
O Jornal Brasileiro

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.

Read the full press release

HONOREES 2008

Awardees 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

More Photos from Gala »

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
 
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