AAFF members – Northeast Florida
AAFF members – Central Florida
Antonio H. Wong Medical Director, Doctors Plus
AAFF members – South Florida
The Asian Summit was capped by a discussion and review and amendment of the AAFF Bylaws, followed by election of its new officers. At the Summit, LDBF and FMCRC introduced some of the most common tax credit investments used to satisfy the CRA Investment Test, such as the Low Income Housing Tax Credit, New Markets Tax Credit and Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) investments. New innovations in community economic development capital were also presented by various panelists. FMCRC is a 501(c)(3) advocacy group that aims to empower low-income and minority communities by attracting investments for health, education, home ownership, employment, and minority entrepreneurship using a holistic advocacy approach. “We are identifying market-based growth opportunities in minority communities through research, education, policy development/advocacy and programs that will lead to a paradigm shift in the approach of inner-city community economic development for minority communities of Florida,” says Al Pina, FMCRC Chair. “And this
Summit is one of the major venues by which we can educate our community.” The Summit was highlighted by the empowering keynote speech by Ms. Kerry Kennedy, Esq., one of the nation’s foremost human rights activist and the daughter of the late Senator and U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. Leilani Fontanilla, Founding President and Advisor of the Bayanihan International Ladies Association of Central Florida and Auditor of the Asian American Federation of Florida was among the chosen few who received the 2010 Builder of Community and Country award.
Leilani Fontanilla receives 2010 Builder of Community and Country award
The AAFF-FMCRC Summit in Miami certainly proved to be an empowering and historic event for the widely diverse Asian-American communities in the State of Florida. For more coverage on the AAFF-FMCRC-LDBF Summit, go to: http://fmcrc.org/
Alan Tanyag Ababon
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