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Juan Montoya, John Hardy, Ambassador Mary Dawkins and General Brigadier Peter Dawkins, and Edgar Legaspi will be honored at Casita Maria's 2019 Fiesta! in recognition of their contribution to the worlds of arts, education, and philanthropy within the Latino and Hispanic communities of the Bronx and New York City.

Guests expected Adwoa Aboah, HRH Crown Princess of Greece Marie-Chantal, Elizabeth Peabody, Lynn Wyatt, Carlos Souza, and Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos.

Casita Maria Center For Arts and Education, headquartered in the South Bronx, was the first charitable organization to serve Latino youth in New York City. Since 1930 we have created a safe and welcoming community, enriching and uplifting Latino, Hispanic, and minority youth and families towards success, through shared cultural, art and educational experiences and programs.

Past honorees include Agnes Gund, Carlos Souza, Carolina Herrera, Audrey Hepburn, Baz Luhrmann, Oscar de la Renta, and Nancy Kissinger.