Comite Noviembre Is pleased to invite you to its

 

Thirty-Ninth Annual

Puerto Rican Heritage Month Kick-Off Event

 

“Dignity: Puerto Rico at the Crossroads of Survival and Renewal”

 

Saturday, November 1, 2025

 

Presentations & Reception

Lo Mejor de Nuestra Comunidad &

Scholarship Awards @

 

 CENTRO de Estudios Puertorriqueños

Hunter College, CUNY

Silberman School of Social Work

2180 Third Avenue

New York City

Ceremony at the auditorium

Reception in room 115 A & B

 

 

2 PM - 5 PM

 

This event is free to the community.

 

Lo Mejor de Nuestra Comunidad Honorees

 

Diógenes Ballester

Artist • Community Advocate • Cultural Mentor

 

Evette Camacho

Community Advocate • Higher Education Supporter &

Volunteer Leader

 

Norman Correa

Community Advocate • Volunteer Leader &

Philanthropic Organizer

 

Edwin  “Felese” Feliciano Jr.

Veteran • Law Enforcement Officer • Music Artist &

Community Advocate

 

Brian Gonzalez

Community Advocate • Volunteer Leader • Mentor

 

Monique Nieves

 Community Advocate • Mentor • Champion for Equity

 

 

Scholarship Recipients

 

Comité Noviembre Scholarship Program: For Volunteerism

Kashiyana Rosario - Oswego / SUNY

Madeline Gamez - Mississippi State University

Marena Canabal Ramirez - Haverford College

 

Ana Beatriz Domenech Scholarship: For Nursing

Sophia Morales - Stony Brook University / SUNY

 

Bello Family Scholarship: For Community Service

Idalys Castro - Valencia College

 

Cecilia Carrasco Rosario (de Alicea) Scholarship: 

For Mature Students Pursuing a College Degree

Mercedes Yordan - Hunter College / CUNY

 

Cruz Cordero Family Scholarship: For Journalism or English

Adriana Isabel Santa Porrata - New York University 

 

Dr. Evelina Antonetty Scholarship: For Community Activism

Susan Guerrero - Silberman School of Social Work,

Hunter College / CUNY

 

Ernesto Malave Scholarship: For the Arts

Emrey Valentin - Fashion Institute of Technology / SUNY

 

Julia Mandry Scholarship: Civic Engagement and Public Policy

Jasmin Pallet - Monroe University

 

Nolda Vivó Scholarship: For Bilingual Education

Jocelyn Faith Rivera - The City College of New York / CUNY

 

Richie Perez Scholarship: For Peace and Justice

Vida Rodriguez - Brooklyn College / CUNY

 

The Cabrera Drinane Family Scholarship: For Social Work

India Carranza - Stony Brook University / SUNY

 

Wallace Edgecombe Scholarship: 

For Affecting Change in the Hispanic Community

Pedro Adrian Vega Alvarez - Universidad de Puerto Rico – Recinto de Ciencias Médicas

Wilbely Nunez - George Washington University

 

The Loh Collado Family Scholarship: For Engineering,

Pre-Med, or Computer Science

Coralys Ivette Cuevas Hornedo

Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine

PLEASE RSVP BY: OCTOBER 28, 2025 TO:

gigireis1963@gmail.com 



To donate to support

COMITÉ NOVIEMBRE'S SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS

Here's How!

 

Zeffy.com

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/comite-noviembre-scholarship-fund-investing-in-our-future-honoring-our-heritage

 

Or by Check or Money Order

Make check/money order payable to Comité Noviembre

And mail to: Comité Noviembre Management Office

C/O: TAS Communications, LLC

45 East Hartsdale Avenue, Suite 3L, Hartsdale, NY 10530