Join Us for a Dominican Get-Together in the Big Apple with Dominican Professional Swimmer and Humanitarian, Marcos Díaz

Join Us for a Dominican Get-Together in the Big Apple with Dominican Professional Swimmer and Humanitarian, Marcos Díaz
New York, March 28, 2012

Join us for a Dominican Get-Together in the Big Apple on April 19 and meet Dominican Professional Swimmer and World Humanitarian, Marcos Díaz. Learn about the man who has made a splash across oceans, connecting continents, and making a difference in vulnerable communities.

Through the online platform, yonadoconmarcos.com, Marcos invited the world to join him on his journey to swim to all five continents, demonstrating that the distance that divides us is closer than we imagine..

Recognizing that the world was falling short of meeting the commitments established in the year 2000, in 2010, Marcos Díaz partnered with the United Nations to launch the campaign, “Swim Across the Continents,” to raise global awareness of the Millennium Development Goals.

Through the online platform, yonadoconmarcos.com, Marcos invited the world to join him on his journey to swim to all five continents, demonstrating that the distance that divides us is closer than we imagine.

Over the course of his quest, Marcos encouraged athletes, musicians, activists, politicians, media affiliates, businesses and the general public to get involved and demand that our leaders fulfill their promises by 2015.

The “Swim Across the Continents” campaign has been described as the most successful to promote the MDGs to date. Discover how this incredible journey has inspired the global community to demand change and put the MDGs on the world stage.

Date: April 19, 2012 at 6:30 pm

Location: The Silberman School of Social Work Building, Hunter College,
Room SB 201, 2180 Third Avenue (at 119th Street), New York, NY 10035

RSVP: send email confirmations to info@dominican-get-togethers.org
or call 212.751.5000