RAIN HONORS LOCAL LEADERS
RAIN honored Denise Nunez, LINCS, Children’s Hospital at Montefi ore medical director, with its Community Impact Award during the annual RAIN Maker Mixer Fundraising Event on Friday,
June 21 at the Residence Inn by Marriott. All proceeds for this event will support the RAIN Cucina Dolores Mobile Food Kitchen. RAIN celebrated and honored Councilwoman Vanessa
Gibson, Assemblywoman Latoya Joyner, Alex Abrams & Mark Colon of NYSHCR, Larcenia Walton, Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr.’s director of Senior Services for their amazing efforts
to launch this much needed Senior Program at Findlay House on Friday, June 28.
Dr. Denise Nunez (l) was honored by RAIN representatives and Councilman Mark Gjonaj (c).
RAIN celebrated and honored this year’s honorees. Photo courtesy of RAIN Photo courtesy of RAIN
BOSTON SECOR CENTER’S 4TH CELEBRATION
RAIN hosted its 4th of July Celebration on Monday, July 1 at Boston Secor Community Center. The event featured live music by DJ Giovani, a Tribute to Our Soldiers live performance by
The Rainets, food, dancing and raffl es.
KING HONORS
NICK’S PIZZA ON
50TH ANNIVERSARY
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RAIN Boston Secor program director Iris Bonhomme (front, 2nd from l) with The Rainets.
Photo by Silvio Pacifi co
The Rainets put on a wonderful performance.
Photo by Silvio Pacifi co
Councilman Andy King joined Nicola Lacerra,
Jr., Nick’s Pizza owner; the Lacerra family,
and countless local residents who stopped
by throughout the afternoon of Tuesday,
July 2 to commemorate the pizzeria’s 50th
anniversary. The restaurant located at 1356
E. Gun Hill Road offered customers slices for
only $1 in honor of the special milestone.
Nicola Lacerra, Jr. (c), Councilman King (r)
and a Nick’s Pizza employee welcomed everyone
to the celebration.
Photo courtesy of Councilman Andy King’s Offi ce