Impactful People of Central American Heritage To Be Honored at Bronx Fundraiser Gala

The 2024 Central American Independence Parade and Festival Fundraiser Gala will be THIS SATURDAY, August 24th 2024

Copyright 2024 by Teofilo Colon Jr for Being Garifuna. All Rights Reserved.

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Bronx, New York – The IHCAP (International Honduran and Central American Parade) Non-Profit Organization has announced their Honorees for their 2024 Central American Independence Parade and Festival Fundraiser Gala.

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This Prestigious Fundraiser Gala will take place THIS SATURDAY, August 24th 2024 in the Bronx.

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The Honorees will also March in the 2024 Central American Independence Parade in the Bronx on SUNDAY, September 10th 8th 2024.

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Honorees of The 2016 Central American Independence Parade and Festival Fundraiser Gala with members of The IHCAP Board

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The 2024 Central American Independence Parade will be followed up by a Cultural Festival which will take place in Crotona Park in the Bronx. Honorees are:

HONOREES

Stivin Benedith (Honduras)

Kayber Nazareth Zagoya (Nicaragua)

Leslie Avila Reyes (Honduras)

Mariano Martinez (Honduras)

Arnol Guity-Martinez (Honduras)

Eudy Perez Cosmetology (Honduras)

Omar Fernandez Arriola (Honduras)

Katherine Soto (Nicaragua)

Naddy Monserrat Melendez (Honduras)

Ginelle Martinez (Honduras)

Teresa E. Lopez (Honduras)

Brenda Castellanos (Guatemala)

Carlos Gilberto Gamboa (Guatemala)

Ramon Edgardo Benedith Cayetano (Honduras)

Nestor Medina (Honduras)

Dynasty New Generation (Guatemala, Honduras, Belize)

Chef Reny Gutierrez (Honduras)

Darwin Edgardo Rodriguez Perez (Honduras)

Teofilo “Tio Teo” Colon Jr (Honduras)

Katherine Soto (Nicaragua)

Arnold Ciego (Guatemala)

Sylvia Melendez Laboriel (Honduras)

Mario “MGB” Alvarez (Guatemala)

This is a Fundraiser Gala for this non-profit organization. Tickets are being sold and are available at $75 each, and $90 each at the Door.

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Those interested in attending this Prestigious Fundraiser Gala can get in touch with one of the Honorees as they are selling tickets or you can contact Gloria Satuye (Vice-President) at (347) 547-9189.

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ABOUT The International Honduran and Central American Parade Committee

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The International Honduran and Central American Parade Committee was founded in 1996 by Mr. Pablo Gomez (Parade Founder and President) .

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Parade Founder, Mr. Pablo Gomez

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Mr. Gomez and a committed collective of Central American Migrants worked together to start a Parade for the Central American Diaspora who are no longer in their native countries.

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They also wanted to expand awareness and appreciation of Central American culture in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

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In 1997, The Organization acquired its First permit allowing them to have a Parade.

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The Parade Route was initially in various parts of The South Bronx.

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The Parade Route eventually settled on beginning at East Tremont Ave and Southern Boulevard, the site of The Happy Land Social Club Fire Memorial.

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Parade Participants then walk south on Southern Blvd/Crotona Parkway until they turn onto Boston Road when they reach 174th Street.

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Participants continue walking South on Boston Road until they reach Charlotte Street where they make a right (Go West) onto Charlotte Street and enter Crotona Park.

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Crotona Park is where The Central American Independence Festival takes place. The Festival has taken place in Crotona Park for as long as I have attended and my first time attending The Central American Independence Festival at Crotona Park in the Bronx was in 2009.

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The First Time I attended the Central American Independence Parade in the Bronx was in 2010.

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In 2009, Evelyn Arauz-Chamorro (Vice-President) replaced Mr. Pablo Gomez and became President of the Organization in the Process. She along with IHCAP Board Members have run the Organization since 2010.

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IHCAP President, Mrs. Evelyn Arauz-Chamorro

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The Central American Independence Festival takes place at Crotona Park in the Bronx. As far as I know, it’s taken place there since 2009.

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Prior to that, The Central American Independence Festival, which takes place after the Parade, took place in other parts of The South Bronx.

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