The 8th Annual Puerto Rican Day Parade will be held, Saturday, September 11, 2010!!! It will start at 1pm in front of Buffalo City Hall, travel North on Niagara Street (Avenida San Juan), turn left at Porter and into LaSalle Park on Buffalo's beautiful waterfront. Go to Committees/Parade or further below this paragraph for registration forms!!! Sign up now!!!

The 7th Annual
MISS BORINQUEN of WNY Ledership Pageant
was held at the
Theater of Youth's beautiful
Allendale Theater
on July 24, 2010

The photos of the winners are below:

2010 Queen
Tamara M Gonzalez


2010 Princess
Gina Dones Patti


 Pageant Application

-The Flag Raising Ceremony will be held Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 12:00pm in Niagara Square!!!!

Travel down Niagara St. and see your new AVENIDA SAN JUAN signs which were unveiled at the 2007 flag raising by Councilman Brian Davis and sponsored by the Association!!!!!!

Concert vendors can contact us at Puerto Rican Day Parade
PO Box 166
Buffalo, NY 14201

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Parade Date:
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Starting at 1:00pm

The Flag Raising Ceremony:
September 2, 2010 at 12:00pm in Niagara Square




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Remembering Our Hero's
Puerto Rican Heroes of Yesterday and Today

This year the Puerto Rican Day parade is dedicaded to Puerto Rican heroes. Heroes come from all walks of life, this is true about our national heroes that made or are making a difference in areas such as military service, politics, literature, art, sports, human rights, and many other areas that make a diffence in our daily lives.



-We thank our heroes for making a difference-

BIENVENIDOS
WELCOME

Thank you for visiting the Puerto Rican Day Parade of Western New York Association, Inc. website. We are thrilled that you have taken the time to learn more about the Association. We are equally excited about presenting our 8th Annual Puerto Rican Day Parade to the Western New York community. For the past seven years this event has brought our people together in a celebration full of music, dance, great food and pride. We have been able to welcome our friends and neighbors from all over Western New York and Southern Ontario with different backgrounds into our lives and culture, so they too may share in the great warmth, dignity and history of the Puerto Rican and Hispanic cultures and celebrate with us.

Above you will see links to the different pages on the website. Please visit each page to learn more about our organization and the community we serve. You will learn about our committees and sponsors, be able to see pictures and listen to our exciting commercials under psas. Under "Events/News", you will find a community calendar full of upcoming events from different organizations that serve the Puerto Rican and Hispanic communities of Western New York. If you have an event of interest to the community that you would like posted, please email serrotfc@aol.com with the details. Be advised that the Association will have sole discretion as to what is posted.

Again, Gracias and we look forward to seeing you on September 11, 2010 for the 8th ANNUAL PUERTO RICAN DAY PARADE OF WNY, "Recordando Nuestros Heroes!! (Remembering Our Hero's!!!) ".

SINCERELY,

CHARLES TORRES
PRESIDENT

Mission Statement back to top
To promote and celebrate our Puerto Rican traditions by planning events that will enrich our culture, and maintain its viability. To educate our youth today for future generations by faithfully engaging in the preservation of our heritage.

Misión de Declaración
Promover y celebrar las tradiciones Puertorriqueña a trávez de la planificación de eventos que enriquecerán nuestra cultura.  Educando a nuestros jóvenes hoy para las generaciones del mañana, fielmente dedicados a la preservación de nuestra herencia.

Statement of Purpose back to top

The primary purpose of the Puerto Rican Day Parade of Western New York Association, Inc., is to host a parade inclusive of all people and communities. The parade will empower the community, and in particular our youth, by promoting civic pride, celebrating the history of Puerto Rico, and increasing awareness of Latin America's diverse cultural heritage. Association members will be cultural ambassadors, historical preservationists, and civic activists. The Puerto Rican Day Parade of Western New York Association will collaborate with a variety of social and service-oriented agencies to build a stronger Western New York community on a foundation of pride, knowledge, and empowerment

Executive Steering Committee 2010 back to top

CHARLES F. TORRES, President
ARTURO SALAS, Vice-President
ESMERALDA SIERRA, Vice-President
IRMA LORENZO, Secretary
CARMEN DOESECKLE, Treasurer
RUBEN VEGA, Sgt-At- Arms







Through the years the Puerto Rican Day parade
has become a very popular place to be...




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