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SAVE THE DATE - April 24, 2012 Pathway to the American Dream Lunch: Celebrating Bill Shuey's 30 years at IIRI Westin Hotel, Providence, RI 11:30 am - 1:30 pm +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2011 - IIRI Celebrates 90th Anniversary Year America’s Immigrants: Honoring our Past and Shaping our Future
Established in 1921, IIRI marks a milestone in a history of providing high quality programs and services to Rhode Island’s immigrants and refugees.
IIRI is celebrating its 90th anniversary year, having evolved from a modest organization providing educational opportunities and social services to Providence’s immigrant women and children during the 1920 to today’s vibrant, impactful organization providing comprehensive, high quality services to thousands of immigrants and refugees statewide.
"This celebratory year is an opportunity to honor our legacy of serving newcomers and to plan for new initiatives into the future" according to Bill Shuey, Executive Director of IIRI. “We are focusing our energy on celebrating the achievements of our clients, our students, staff, and our community of immigration and refugee supporters. We invite the Rhode Island community to join us as we celebrate all year long.” Past 90th Events
Welcoming Rhode Island Conference Saturday, October 1st 2011 9:00AM to 4:30PM (8:30AM Registration) Juanita Sanchez Educational Complex 182 Thurbers Avenue Providence, RI 02905 The Welcoming Rhode Island Conference will bring together immigrants and refugees, policymakers, social service providers, youth, faith leaders, elected officials, government employees, organizers, researchers, business representatives, and members of the general public to kickoff the Welcoming RI initiative and strategize together on how to make Rhode Island a more welcoming state for RI’s foreign born population. The conference will also celebrate the 90 years that the International Institute of Rhode Island has been welcoming immigrants and refugees to our state and community partners who have assisted in this mission over the years. The conference is structured to provide safe spaces for dialogue, share best practices, and strategize throughout various sectors of society such as health, education, economic development and civic engagement among others. 90th Annual Meeting Tuesday, September 20 at 4:30 pm at IIRI Thank you to our featured speaker Makna Men - Cambodian Refugee, Community Leader, and Educator. Congradutlations to our Award Winners who are making a difference in the community:
Pathway to the American Dream: 90th Anniversary Luncheon April 6, 2011 400 people joined IIRI to honor local champions of immigrant and refugee support as well as some of our clients. The keynote speech was given by Connie Laverty-O'Connor, an Irish immigrant who worked to become a recognized leader as the Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at GTECH. Community organizations United Way RI, Bank of America, the RI Bar Foundation and Lifespand were recognized for their continued efforts to support Rhode Island's immigrant and refugee population. IIRI also honored four alumni; Omar Bah, Representative Grace Diaz, Kanagaratnam Sajeen, and Tao Tey for their courageous stories of hardwork and perserverance making the American dream come true.
Read more about our Alumni Achievement award recipients , and view photos from the event.
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