The Brooklyn-based umbrella Vincentian group in the United States, Council of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Organizations, U.S.A., Inc. (COSAGO), on Sunday, Oct. 27 honored its former president Laverne McDowald-Thompson and the perennial Vincentian mas band in Brooklyn, Mas Productions Unlimited, during its Gala 45thIndependence Anniversary Luncheon, commemorating St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ independence anniversary, at Russo’s on the Bay in the Howard Beach, Queens.
“I acknowledge our honorees, Laverne Mc-Dowald-Thompson, for her outstanding humanitarian efforts in the community and Mas Productions Unlimited for promoting the arts and culture, particularly among the youth,” said COSAGO President Crispin Friday, who succeeded McDowald-Thompson.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Consul General to the United States Rondy McIntosh, under whose auspices the Gala Luncheon was held, applauded COSAGO for recognizing “those among us who play vital roles in keeping the Vincy spirit alive.
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