▁York ▁State ' s ▁Out standing ▁Career ▁Ser ving ▁Human ity ▁Award ▁recip ients . ▁Ret ired ▁from ▁her ▁social ▁work ▁career , ▁Col ón ▁still ▁serves ▁as ▁executive ▁director ▁of ▁H ond ur ans ▁Again st ▁A ID S , ▁travel ing ▁throughout ▁the ▁Gar if una ▁hom el ands ▁to ▁improve ▁social ▁services ▁to ▁her ▁community . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁health care , ▁Col ón ▁prom otes ▁cultural ▁events ▁to ▁create ▁networks ▁for ▁impro ving ▁communication ▁among ▁differ ing ▁Gar if una ▁populations . ▁One ▁such ▁event ▁was ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁community ▁meeting ▁with ▁Mayor ▁Michael ▁Blo om berg . ▁Other ▁events ▁include ▁the ▁Gar if una ▁Nation ▁Sum mit ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁Bron x ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁an ▁ann ually ▁spons ored ▁M s ▁Gar if una ▁Page ant . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁her ▁work ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁Col ón ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁American ▁Neg ro ▁Organ ization ▁( ), ▁which ▁was ▁organized ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁organ ize ▁networks ▁for ▁Central ▁American ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁African ▁di as por a ▁to ▁address ▁issues ▁facing ▁these ▁populations . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁The ▁Dream ▁Committee ▁interview ▁with ▁M irth a ▁Col on ▁about ▁H IV / A ID S ▁in ▁Af ro - Cent ral ▁American ▁Commun ities ▁begins ▁at ▁ 2 4 : 3 0 ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : L