The Brugal Foundation awarded the Dominican Academy of History this year’s Brugal Believes in People Prize in the art and culture category. The announcement was made during a press conference held on Tuesday, 26 September 2017.
Together with the Academy of History, the Geriatric Center San Joaquin and Santa Ana in La Vega (Social Work), the Propagas Foundation (Environmental Defense And Protection), the Community Action Institute (Community Development), the Calazanse Solidarity Foundation (Education), and the Patronato in the Fight against Cancer in Espaillat province were awarded prizes.
Each of these institutions will receive RD$1 million and they were judged on their creativity, practice, research and results obtained.
Virginia Cabral Arzeno, the president of the Brugal Foundation, praised the work of the members of the jury composed of outstanding Dominican personalities. She said that this year they received more than 90 proposals for their awards in the different categories. She told reporters that for some 26 years they have identified those who cared for and were supportive of the less fortunate.
She said: “We have been able year after year to support, channel and sometimes even accelerate the progress in the fight against poverty through these meritorious institutions in different categories.” The award ceremony will be held on 19 October 2017. Before that date, the Brugal Foundation will announce the winner of the George Arzeno Brugal Grand Prize.
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Diario Libre
27 September 2017
