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45th Anniversary and 2022 Alicia Baró Achievement Award Event

[caption id=attachment_742 align=alignleft width=478] Dr. Frances Colón, 2022 Alicia Baró Achievement Awardee with Miami Chapter's President, Dr. Mayra L Hernández[/caption] On Sunday, April 10th, 2022, the Miami Chapter celebrated its 45th Anniversary honoring Dr. Frances Colón, the 2022 Alicia Baró Achievement Awardee. Dr. Colón presently serves on President Biden's Council of Advisors on Science and

2019 NACOPRW’s Scholarship Award Luncheon

Please join us on Sunday, July 14th, 2019 at Miami Shores Country Club [10000 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami Shores, FL  33126] from 11:30AM to 2:30PM. Our keynote speaker will be Adriana Vargas Hernández, Executive Sales Associate of Estates at Acqualina. We will award three scholarships to graduating high school female students who are heading

Annual Picnic 2015 & Swearing In the New Board Members

On October 25th, 2015, NACOPRW Miami members and relatives gathered at the Oleta River State Park to enjoy the North Miami beach breeze and eat at the annual picnic. For lunch and dinner, we ate a good variety of Puerto Rican food such as alcapurrias, balaitos, pinonons, and the classic arroz con poyo. Those who

Scholarship Awards Ceremony 2015

We honored two outstanding scholarship recipients and an Alicia Baro Award recipient on August 15, 2015, at the Miami Springs Country Club. Puerto Ricans Overseas in Florida (PROOF) also celebrated their Silver Anniversary and awarded two other young ladies with PROOF scholarships as well. So overall, the event was a huge success. While the recipients

Annual Family Picnic 2014

It's that time again! Family and friends were gathered at the Oleta River State Park on Sunday, October 26, 2014. It's a great place to go biking or boating, and enjoy the calming breeze off the coast of North Miami overlooking Biscayne Bay. Attendees enjoyed playing instruments, dominoes, and card games. We had a good variety

Scholarship Awards 2014

This event was held at the 94th Aero Squadron Restaurant on Saturday June 7th, 2014. Myrna Betancourt (above), began the event with her inspirational keynote speech by describing her career journey from a social worker to her current passion as a culinary arts teacher. Congrats to Myrna Betancourt, who was awarded as 2015 Miami-Dade County Teacher of