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Successful Gala
Gathers
Hundreds
in
Celebration
of
AnewAmerica's
6th Anniversary Gala!
  
**Click here for a slideshow of Gala pictures!
On November 3rd at the Holy Redeemer
Center in Oakland, over 300 friends gathered to enjoy festive
entertainment and cuisine in honor of AnewAmerica's entrepreneurs and
Community Angel Awardees. Funds raised by this event are to
support economically disadvantaged new American entrepreneurs and their
families. The
annual gala celebrates new Americans and the work that
AnewAmerica and others have done in helping to further the
endeavor.
This
celebration of entrepreneurship, community and culture included speakers
Sr. Linda Orrick, AnewAmerica Board Chair; Maggie Kaplan, WBC Advisory
Board Chair; Mauricio Galan of Citibank; Lola Robinson of the U.S. Small
Business Administration and Celina Rodriguez, Telemundo, as the Master
of Ceremonies.
Heartfelt
thanks to our event sponsors this year: Citibank, Maggie Kaplan, LeFetra
Family Foundation, Union Bank, O.O. & L.E. Orrick Trust, Union
Bank, Washington Mutual, Wells Fargo, Anthony A. Batarse Jr., Cathay
Bank Foundation, ABC Security Service Inc., California State Automobile
Association, California State University, East Bay, Comerica Bank, Jay &
Judy Espovich, Ritchey Real Estate & Investments; Sylvia Rosales-Fike &
David Fike, John Price and Tiffany Eng. Telemundo/NBC Channel 48
provided media coverage by broadcasting their entire evening news
program on site at the Gala.
Every year at the
gala, AnewAmerica recognizes amazing individuals in
government and the business community who have greatly contributed to the
well-being of low-income and minority new Americans in the area.
This year's recipients of the AnewAmerica Community Angel Award included
Oakland City Council President, Ignacio De La Fuente; Deputy District
Director, U.S. Small Business Administration, Darlene McKinnon; and
President, Vietnamese Community Development, Inc., Trung Nguyen.
This year,
for the first time, AnewAmerica also established the Entrepreneur of
the Year Award. The first place prize, a $700 check presented
by Citibank, went to Delia Suarez, owner of Delia's Little Angels.
The second place prize, a $300 check presented by Union Bank, went to
Lourdes Rodriguez, owner of Lourdes' Linens. A third prize, a
certificate of recognition went to the Emerging Entrepreneur of the
Year, Fanta Nabay, co-owner of Tbon African Home Concepts.
The event also
featured a microbusiness exposition where entrepreneurs in our program
showcased their successful businesses strengthened by AnewAmerica's
services.
Kudos to
microbusinesses who exhibited their innovative products:
Enrique & Felipe Mata............................................E&F
Marble & Granite Installers
Fanta
Nabay.............................................................Tbon
African Home Concepts
Maria
Reyes.....................................................................................Joyeria
Reyes
Carlos
Rodriguez........................................................................Tiger's Auto Body
Lourdes
Rodriguez.........................................................................Lourdes'
Linens
Manuel
Caicedo..............................................................................Ingmac25.com
Ana Vilanova..............................................Spark
of History Photography Services
Rimma
Ten....................................................................Phoenix
Massage Therapy
Yan
Liu............................................................................................Prime
Jewelry
Tran Khanh
Tuyet...................................................................Tuyet's
Bead Designs
Mario Franco & Beatriz
Marin............................................ Mafraphoto
Productions
An
Pham................................................................................
Hoang Long Pottery
Fernando Guerra & Jesus Lopez...................CIMA Custom
Cabinets; Best Furniture
Joyce
Kamau....................................................................Bubujika
Puppet Shows
Delia
Suarez............................................................................Delia's
Little Angels
The
delicious food prepared for the gala was coordinated by
AnewAmerica's Food Incubator project consultant, Andrea Baker.
This catering production was part of the experiential training for
food incubator entrepreneurs: Fabiola Caballero, Juanita Flores, Maria
Jimenez, Cecilia Lopez, Fanta Nabay, Dolores Quintanilla, and
Ethelvina Sanchez.
Photography services were donated by AnewAmerica's entrepreneur, Ana
Vilanova of Sparks of History Photography and volunteer Mark
Halpert.
Our 300 guests were entertained with music by Caroline Chung Jazz
Quartet and dancing by Maestro del Folklor and the Dina Star Dancers.
A million
thanks to our volunteers and everyone who helped to make Gala 2005 a
success! To our
guests, thank you for your support. Together we are building a
new America. We hope to
see you all next year!
Delia Suarez, Owner,
Delia's Little Angels and
Entrepreneur of the Year first place recipient
with Mauricio Galan of Citibank
Click here for film clip
Lourdes Rodriguez,
Owner, Lourdes' Linens and
Entrepreneur of the Year second place recipient
with husband, Carlos Rodriguez, Owner, Tiger's Auto Body
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Maestros del Folklor
Click here for film clip
Oakland City Council President & Community Angel
Award recipient, Ignacio De La Fuente, with AnewAmerica President & CEO,
Sylvia Rosales-Fike and
Councilmember Larry Reid
Deputy District Director, U.S. Small
Business Administration & Community Angel Award recipient, Darlene
McKinnon with Alameda County Supervisor, Alice Lai-Bitker and
AnewAmerica President & CEO, Sylvia Rosales-Fike
President, Vietnamese Community
Development Inc. and Community Angel Award recipient, Trung Nguyen
Celina Rodriguez, of Telemundo as Master
of Ceremonies
Fanta Nabay, Co-owner, Tbon African Home
Concepts with Lola
Robinson of the U.S. Small
Business Administration
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