Diaspora Community Services 2011 Fall Fete

DCS Executive Director, Carine Jocelyn; DCS Board Chair, Jerry Raphael; & Fall Fete Sponsor; Gilead representative, Robert Cuozzo, Therapeutic Specialist  

 DCS Board members, Andree Maryse Duvalsaint and Edgard Laborde Fall Fete Attendees enjoying the evening.

DCS Board member showing off her silent auction winnings.

 DCS Board member, Nadine Juste Beckles and NHAHA Co-Chair, Yanick Eveillard Fall Fete Attendees enjoying the casino activities DCS Executive Director, Carine Jocelyn; and Team Diaspora runner, April Reyes Fall Fete Attendee enjoying her raffle prize

Assistant to the Executive Director, Laura McLoughlin and

DCS Board member; Latressa Fulton enjoying the Fall Fete

For Immediate Release 

Diaspora’s Fall Fete to Celebrate Thirty Years of Community Services

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – On November 14th at the Union Square Ballroom, Diaspora Community Services (www.diasporacs.org) will mark thirty years of serving immigrant and low-income populations in Brooklyn and Haiti.  “The monies raised will expand our clinic services for the earthquake zone in Haiti.  Reports continue to show the need for on-going frontline services to the thousands and thousands of displaced people; and being a part of Diaspora gives me the opportunity to build a baseline of care”, said Diaspora’s Board Chair Jerry Rafael, Director of Financial Services for WWE. “From Haiti to New York City, our frontline doctors, nurses, social workers and community advocates are working tirelessly to bring quality services to families, individuals and teens who walk into our doors each day,” said Carine Jocelyn, Executive Director Diaspora was founded in 1981 as the Haitian Women’s Program to assist the thousands of Haitian refugees fleeing to New York from widespread poverty and political persecution at home. Diaspora’s mission is to empower families and individuals to maximize their abilities to succeed through culturally sensitive health promotion, family support services and advocacy.  Diaspora’s Fall Fete will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 10 p.m on Tuesday, November 14th. General admission is $100; entry into the Texas-Hold em’ Tournament is $175. For more information go to:   www.diasporacs.org.

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