ninth edition with so many people in the audience. I am very proud to know that the recipients of the awards are very deserving of this recognition because they were nominated directly from the community”. Many public figures attended the award ceremony, including several
political, business and community leaders such as Richard Negrin, the Managing Director of the of Philadelphia, Ricardo Hurtado, Bruce Datil, Frank Franco, Natalia Gamarra, Carlos De Los Ramos, Luz Foglietta, Dario Bellot, Will Gonzalez and Uriel Rendon.
THE 2012 HISPANIC CHOICE AWARDS WINNERS ALFREDO CALDERON Education Champion of the Year - El Futuro Award The President and CEO of ASPIRA said, “This award is for all the members of our organization. It is an honor to receive this recognition”. LILI D’ALIESSIO Business Person of the Year - Trailblazer Award “I am so happy and thankful for this acknowledgment. It is a reward for all the work. I feel that I can inspire people and also that I can inspire”. PECO Corporate Partner of the Year - Alianza Award Romy Díaz, Vice President of Governmental and External Affairs de PECO, recipient of the award, said “This recognition and the Hispanic Choice Award are an opportunity to demonstrate that we support the community”. HECTOR SERRANO Creative Artist of the Year - Vision Award “It is an honor. I’m moved. It is a prize for 15 years of work”. JOANNA OTERO-CRUZ Community Advocate of the Year - Impact Award “I am very proud of this award. It recognizes the sacrifice of our employees and their effort to improve the quality of life of our community”. JORGE MUÑOZ Community Advocate of the Year - Impact Award The coordinator of “An Angel in Queens”, said, “The award is a recognition to someone who wakes up very early and works until late at night, but goes to bed happy knowing that at least 100 people were able to eat”. DIEGO CASTELLANOS Life Time Achievement Award “I would like to thank all the people that have watched my show through the years. It is very important to receive this award directly from the community”. GILBERTO SANTA ROSA Living Legend Award Accepted the award in a video presented to the audience during the ceremony. OCTOBER, 2012 • PAG 11