Clients in News: Banco Popular

Edward Cardinal Egan, Archbishop of New York, with Jorge Nunez at National Puerto Rican Day Parade, NY, 6/13/2010
The tradition rolls on. This was the 48th Consecutive Year of Banco Popular’s Sponsorship of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade in NYC.
Youth dance troupe members from New York-based Ballet Hispanico, the leading Latin-American dance company in the U.S., and Native Puerto Rican singer Jorge Núñez, an American Idol finalist, performed on the Banco Popular float at the National Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York, Sunday, June 13.
The celebration in New York, along with festivities throughout the United States, drew more than two million participants.
Banco Popular was the first corporate sponsor of the Parade. This is the 48th consecutive year that Banco Popular celebrates the spirit and culture of the Puerto Rican community through this special event. Bank employees were joined by 25 students, ages 11-17 from Ballet Hispanico School of Dance who performed a traditional Bomba dance.
Media coverage included AP Radio, Caribbean Business, european pressphoto agency, FOX News, LUTV, Isla Radio, Wapa TV. Photos copyright by Frances Del Valle, Influence Consulting.

Ballet Hispanico School of Dance students performing a traditional Bomba dance, National Puerto Rican Day Parade, New York City, June 13, 2010

Jorge Nunez, Ballet Hispanico students, Banco Popular volunteers together before the National Puerto Rican Day Parade, New York City, June 13, 2010