Registration Open for July 27th Welcoming Reception of DANR’s 15th Annual Leadership Summit and Historic Celebration in Washington, DC

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Washington, DC (June 25, 2012)— The 2012 National Youth Fellowship Program and the 15^th Annual Leadership Summit of the Dominican American National Roundtable will take place in Washington, DC at the end of July.  Welcome Reception regular registration is open until July 26th. Register Now Here.

The first part of the Fellowship Program will be from Sunday, July 21st to Sunday, July 29^th, 2012.  Ten college students from around the U.S. will participate this year undergoing intense training in DC during the summer and in their home states in the fall 2012. The program’s theme is “Civic Engagement: Leading the Next Generation Towards Advocacy and Reform.”

The DANR 15^th Annual Leadership Summit will take place from Thursday, July 26^th to Sunday, July 29^th.  Highlights include:

Thursday, July 26^th 9am to 5pm  – Annual National Legislative Day

Friday, July 27^th –8am Registration Open

8:30am – 10pm – Meeting of the DANR & NDAC Board of Directors and volunteers

10am – 3:30pm Morning and afternoon workshops –U.S. Capitol Visitor Center (Free with registration)

Friday, July 27^th 4pm – 8pm – Welcome Reception at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center (limited space to 400 guests)

-Premiere of “The Dominican List”, a publication and audiovisual account of Dominican past and present contributions to the United States.

-Awards Ceremony: Honorees include: singers Monchy & Nathalia, Julissa Marenco, President of Telemundo ZGS, Nelson Valdez, Vice President of 1199, RI Senator Juan Pichardo, Dr. Karina Edmonds Montilla, Ph.D., NASA Technology Specialist, Dr. Ramona Hernandez, Executive Director of the Dominican Studies Institute, Felipe Lopez, former NBA player, and among others, author Diogenes Ramon Abreu.

The welcome reception will be attended by singer Milly Quezada, Monchy & Nathalia, inductees in The Dominican List, personalities, leaders, students sponsors, DANR members and guests from the U.S. diverse communities, including Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.

Click Here to register now.

Saturday, July 28^th, 11am – 4pm  - The Historic 2012 Dominican Washington Celebration Recognizing & Acknowledging the Contributions of Dominican Americans to the United States.

Place: Washington Monument on the National Mall (Madison Dr. NW 15^th St NW Washington, DC 20001).

To register for free and for information about affordable bus transportation, visit www.danr.org.

Saturday, July 28^th 7pm – Closing VIP Reception (Place TBA)

Sunday, July 29^th, 9am – Meeting of the DANR National Board of Directors

Sunday, July 29^th, 11am – Debriefing DANR Summer Fellowship Program

Coordinators and sponsoring organizations of the Historic 2012 Dominican Washington Celebration include the Dominican American National Roundtable, National Dominican American Council, Galo’s Corporation, Diversity Foundation, Latino Coalition, The Institute for Latino Studies, Lino Press, Dominican Republic Tourism Board, and among others, Voxxi.com, Hispanic Across America, the City University of New York.

Special Hotel Discount
Hyatt Regency Washington On Capitol Hill
400 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20024
(202) 710-8426
Use Link: https://resweb.passkey.com/go/DANRSpecial rate will expire on July 15, 2012

Special Hotel Discount
Capitol Skyline Hotel
10 I Street Southwest
Washington, DC 20024
(202) 485-7500
Use Code: DANR

For Information and Sponsorship Opportunities
♦ National Dominican American Council
(202) 2385-0097
info@danr.org
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