{"id":59974,"date":"2018-02-22T18:51:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T22:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-the-dream-project-announces-their-sixth-annual-benefit-event-to-support-quality-education-for-children-in-the-dominican-republic\/"},"modified":"2018-02-22T19:52:02","modified_gmt":"2018-02-22T23:52:02","slug":"el-dream-project-anuncia-su-sexto-evento-benefico-anual-para-apoyar-la-educacion-de-calidad-para-ninos-en-la-republica-dominicana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/el-dream-project-anuncia-su-sexto-evento-benefico-anual-para-apoyar-la-educacion-de-calidad-para-ninos-en-la-republica-dominicana\/","title":{"rendered":"The DREAM Project Announces their Sixth Annual Benefit Event to Support Quality Education for Children in the Dominican Republic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">NEW YORK<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Feb. 22, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0It&#8217;s that time of the year again! <span class=\"xn-location\">New York&#8217;s<\/span> most prominent philanthropists, Latino leaders, and celebrities join forces with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dominicandream.org\/suenos\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>DREAM Project<\/b><\/a> at their annual benefit to change the lives of thousands of children and young adults in the <span class=\"xn-location\">Dominican Republic<\/span>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder1\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/645353\/The_DREAM_Project_Red_Carpet.jpg\" title=\"Last year's event, Sue\u00f1os 2017, with Dascha Polanco, Taye Diggs, Katiria Soto and DREAM's Director of Development Jonathan Wunderlich\" alt=\"Last year's event, Sue\u00f1os 2017, with Dascha Polanco, Taye Diggs, Katiria Soto and DREAM's Director of Development Jonathan Wunderlich\"\/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The DREAM Project&#8217;s Sixth Annual NYC Benefit, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dominicandream.org\/suenos\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Sue\u00f1os 2018<\/b><\/a>, is set to take place on <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 5th<\/span> at The Italian Academy at <span class=\"xn-org\">Columbia University<\/span>. This exclusive event will kick off with a special VIP reading by Junot Di\u00e1z, followed by the main event, headlined by this year&#8217;s awards. The evening will finish with the first US performance by the DREAM Bachata Academy Band, followed by the croonings of bachata diva <span class=\"xn-person\">Andre Veloz<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Confirmed guests include DREAMer of the Year, Pulitzer Prize winner <b>Junot D\u00edaz<\/b> who will be joined by the Principal of The American Ballet Theatre <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Misty Copeland<\/span><\/b>, actress <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Dascha Polanco<\/span><\/b>, Educators of the Year Actor and Head Start Ambassador <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Taye Diggs<\/span><\/b> with artist and writer <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Shane Evans<\/span><\/b> and many more. In addition, <b>Beachwold Residential<\/b> will be awarded Corporate DREAMer of the Year for the contribution and emphasis they have placed on education in the <span class=\"xn-location\">Dominican Republic<\/span>. <\/p>\n<p>All proceeds from the event will go directly towards DREAM&#8217;s early childhood development, at-risk youth and workforce development programs, impacting more than 8,000 Dominican youth in 27 different communities.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s sponsors, helping DREAM create change and end the cycle of poverty in the <span class=\"xn-location\">Dominican Republic<\/span>, include: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ubs.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>UBS<\/b><\/a><b>, <\/b><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jetblue.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>JetBlue<\/b><\/a><b>, <\/b><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fastenterprises.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Fast Enterprises<\/b><\/a><b>, <\/b><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/robinsoncanoofficial.com\/rc22-foundation\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>The RC22 Foundation<\/b><\/a><b>, <\/b><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/us.brugal-rum.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Brugal<\/b><\/a><b>,<\/b><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.godominicanrepublic.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u00a0<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.godominicanrepublic.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Dominican Republic Tourism<\/b><\/a><b>, <\/b>the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/lncweb.wordpress.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Latino Network Coalition<\/b><\/a><b>, Beachwold Residential, <\/b>and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.univision.com\/nueva-york\/wxtv\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Univision 41 Nueva York<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To be part of this stellar night, visit: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dominicandream.org\/suenos\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.dominicandream.org\/suenos<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>About The DREAM Project: <\/b>The Dominican Republic Education and Mentoring (DREAM) Project is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that focuses on early childhood education, high quality primary education, holistic youth development, and arts, culture and community enrichment. Their groundwork was laid in 1995 when a group of Dartmouth students came down for a semester to volunteer in public schools in Cabarete, Dominican Republic. Today, DREAM helps more than 8,000 youth receive a better education in 27 different communities. For more information visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dominicandream.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.dominicandream.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/645353\/The_DREAM_Project_Red_Carpet.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/645353\/The_DREAM_Project_Red_Carpet.jpg<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder2\">\n<\/div>\n<p>SOURCE  The DREAM Project<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">NEW YORK<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Feb. 22, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0It&#8217;s that time of the year again! <span class=\"xn-location\">New York&#8217;s<\/span> most prominent philanthropists, Latino leaders, and celebrities join forces with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dominicandream.org\/suenos\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>DREAM Project<\/b><\/a> at their annual benefit to change the lives of thousands of children and young adults in the <span class=\"xn-location\">Dominican Republic<\/span>. <\/p>\n<p>    &lt;div&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":59975,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interes-humano"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59974"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59974\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}