Save-the-date for our Building the Beloved Community Gala on Saturday, September 28, 2024
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Saturday, October 14, 2023 | 5:00 – 8:45 PM
Seattle Convention Center (Summit Building) – Ballroom 2 & 3 on Level 5
900 Pine Street, Seattle, WA 98101
The Summit Building Parking Garage is located at 1009 Olive Way between 9th and Boren.
Join us on Saturday, October 14, 2023 for our annual Building the Beloved Community Gala and take part in an exciting event that raises funds for 43 programs and services that benefit more than 20,000 individuals and families across our region. The evening will include live music, a reception, silent and live auctions, a three-course meal, and the presentation of our Roberto Maestas Legacy Awards and Scholarships! We apologize, but the event will not be livestreamed.
Online registration for this event is closed. If you are interested in purchasing tickets, please call (206) 957-4649 or email at events@elcentrodelaraza.org.
Can’t attend, but still want to participate? Register for the online auction here to bid on auction items from October 7th @ 12 PM until October 15th @ 12 PM.
You can also make a donation here in lieu of attendance here:
2023 Quick Links:
Mil gracias to our sponsors!
2023 Roberto Felipe Maestas Legacy Award Winners:
Congratulations to our 2023 Roberto Felipe Maestas Legacy Award winners, Roxana Norouzi, Executive Director of OneAmerica and Keith Tucker, Founder & Executive Director of Hip Hop is Green! El Centro de la Raza’s principal founder was Roberto Maestas who dedicated his life to building Dr. King’s Beloved Community through multi-racial unity. He deeply believed that poverty, racism and social inequity could only be eradicated if people of all races and backgrounds came together to do so. It is in honor of Roberto and his legacy that the Roberto Felipe Maestas Legacy Award recognizes two individuals who have exemplified building the Beloved Community through multi-racial unity, and working to eliminate poverty, racism and social inequity. El Centro de la Raza will celebrate them and their contributions by making a $1,000 gift in their name to an organization of their choice.
Mil gracias for supporting El Centro de la Raza!
2022 Roberto Felipe Maestas Legacy Award Winners:
Congratulations to our 2022 Roberto Felipe Maestas Legacy Award winners, Aneelah Afzali and Carlos Jiménez! El Centro de la Raza’s principal founder was Roberto Maestas who dedicated his life to building Dr. King’s Beloved Community through multi-racial unity. He deeply believed that poverty, racism and social inequity could only be eradicated if people of all races and backgrounds came together to do so. It is in honor of Roberto and his legacy that the Roberto Felipe Maestas Legacy Award recognizes two individuals who have exemplified building the Beloved Community through multi-racial unity, and working to eliminate poverty, racism and social inequity. El Centro de la Raza will celebrate them and their contributions by making a $1,000 gift in their name to an organization of their choice.
Mil gracias for supporting El Centro de la Raza!