Halstead Property CEO Ramirez and family honored at annual LSA Family Health Service Gala

Halstead chairman & CEO Diane Ramirez and her family were presented with “The Family Spirit Award” at the 2016 Little Sisters of the Assumption (LSA) Family Health Service Gala

Manhattan, NY Halstead chairman & CEO Diane Ramirez and her family were presented with “The Family Spirit Award” at the 2016 Little Sisters of the Assumption (LSA) Family Health Service Gala in celebration of the “Spirit of East Harlem.” The annual event was held at The Pierre Hotel on October 17^th. The festivities included a cocktail reception, silent and live auctions, dinner and an award ceremony.

Three generations of the Ramirez family, including; Diane Ramirez and her husband Samuel Ramirez, Sr., as well as their son Samuel Ramirez, Jr., his wife, Fabiana Ramirez, and their three children, were honored for their contribution and support of LSA Family Health Service, founded by the Little Sisters of the Assumption.

“Family has a very important meaning to us and we are honored and so grateful to receive LSA’s Family Spirit Award. One of our greatest responsibilities in life is to give back and we are proud to do so through the Little Sisters who, in turn, help so many others,” said Diane Ramirez following the event.

“Our strong family life mirrors the same values we are honoring tonight,” said Samuel Ramirez Jr., senior managing director in Ramirez & Co. and president and CEO of Ramirez Asset Management, at the gala.

“Thank you to the Little Sisters of the Assumption and your great organization for all the good you do for the people in need, in the immediate community and beyond.”

The Little Sisters of the Assumption founded the LSA Family Health Services organization 50 years ago. The non profit and neighborhood based organization addresses the physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual dimensions of family health and works with the people and families of East Harlem and beyond. Their programs are designed to empower those in the neighborhood that are most in need of the basic necessities of life; including food, education and healthcare.