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Land of Opportunity Award

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Maria Millian, recipient of the 2018 Land of Opportunity Award

About the Land of Opportunity Award:

The Land of Opportunity Award recognizes a local resident who immigrated to the greater Stamford area and whose accomplishments embody the realization of the American Dream, through their own personal success as well as their contributions to the community as a whole.

The Land of Opportunity Award honors the perseverance and resilience demonstrated by the awardee in his or her pursuit of success and commitment to building one strong community. It was established in recognition of immigrant residents' best talents, fresh perspectives, new ideas, businesses and vibrant diversity.

The Land of Opportunity Award will be presented at Building One Community’s Annual Colloquium event. This year’s event will be held Thursday, October 17, 2019 at the Stamford Yacht Club.

Eligibility:

The honoree must

  • Live/work or have recently lived/worked in the greater Stamford area
  • Have been born outside of the United States and its territories (including Puerto Rico)
  • Be a minimum of 21 years of age

To submit a nominee please fill out the form on the right.

Nominations may also be submitted by email to Events@Building1Community.org. A downloadable version of the nomination form is available here.

Please Read:

  • All nominations must include the nomination form.
  • Late entries and entries submitted without the nomination form will not be considered.
  • If you do not have access to email and need to mail a hard copy of a nomination, please call 203-674-8585 x108.
  • The submission deadline is July 12, 2019.

Building One Community is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

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Building One Community will be closed on Friday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth.
We will resume normal business hours on Monday, June 23.
Please note: Weekend programs will continue as scheduled.
We wish everyone a meaningful Juneteenth as we honor freedom, resilience, and the ongoing pursuit of equality.

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Building One Community permanecerá cerrado el viernes 19 de junio en conmemoración de Juneteenth.
Reanudaremos nuestro horario habitual el lunes 23 de junio.
Tenga en cuenta: Los programas del fin de semana continuarán según lo programado.
Les deseamos un significativo Juneteenth mientras honramos la libertad, la resiliencia y la búsqueda continua de la igualdad.

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Building One Community ap fèmen vandredi 19 jen pou obsève Juneteenth.
N ap reprann lè nòmal nou yo lendi 23 jen.
Tanpri sonje: Pwogram fen semèn yo ap kontinye jan yo te pwograme a.
Nou swete tout moun pase yon Juneteenth ki gen sans pandan n ap onore libète, rezistans, ak pouswit kontinyèl pou egalite.
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Building One Community will be closed on Friday, June 19, in observance
of Juneteenth.
We will resume normal business hours on Monday, June 23.
Please note: Weekend programs will continue as scheduled.
We wish everyone a meaningful Juneteenth as we honor freedom,
resilience, and the ongoing pursuit of equality.

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Building One Community permanecerá cerrado el viernes 19 de junio
en conmemoración de Juneteenth.
Reanudaremos nuestro horario habitual el lunes 23 de junio.
Tenga en cuenta: Los programas del fin de semana continuarán según
lo programado.
Les deseamos un significativo Juneteenth mientras honramos la libertad,
la resiliencia y la búsqueda continua de la igualdad.

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Building One Community ap fèmen vandredi 19 jen pou obsève Juneteenth.
N ap reprann lè nòmal nou yo lendi 23 jen.
Tanpri sonje: Pwogram fen semèn yo ap kontinye jan yo te pwograme a.
Nou swete tout moun pase yon Juneteenth ki gen sans pandan n ap onore
libète, rezistans, ak pouswit kontinyèl pou egalite.

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