Lorenzo Santiago, Joel Berrocal, Pablo Berrocal, and Sienna Berrocal celebrating Las Posadas
Las Posadas
Left to right, Lorenzo Santiago, Joel Berrocal, Pablo Berrocal, and Sienna Berrocal celebrating Las Posadas with traditional Catholic Puerto Rican Christmas music.
Joel Berrocal
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Pablo Berrocal receiving an award from NPRCC Founder, Dr. Justin Velez-Hagan for his local relief efforts
Hurricane Maria Relief
Pablo Berrocal receiving an award from NPRCC Founder, Dr. Justin Velez-Hagan for his local relief efforts.
Rosa Gonzalez, Father Dennis Mooney, Sienna Berrocal, and Pablo Berrocal celebrating Las Posadas
Left to right, Rosa Gonzalez, Father Dennis Mooney, Sienna Berrocal, and Pablo Berrocal celebrating Las Posadas with traditional Catholic Puerto Rican Christmas music.
A guitar, bongos, and el cuatro, the official musical instrument of Puerto Rico, displayed in front of a Christmas tree at the home of local Puerto Rican businessowners Eliezer and Damaris Berrocal.
A trunk full of donations to be mailed to various recipients throughout Puerto Rico
A trunk full of donations to be mailed to various recipients throughout Puerto Rico. Dozens of boxes were mailed daily.
Antonio Gonzalez Berrocal ,Pablo Berrocal, and Joel Berrocal at a Three Kings Day celebration
Three Kings Day at St. Mark Catholic Church
Three Kings Day celebration at St. Mark Catholic Church, Bristol, Pa.
Antonio Gonzalez Berrocal, Joel Berrocal, and Pablo Berrocal at a Three Kings Day celebration
Antonio Gonzalez Berrocal, Pablo Berrocal, and Joel Berrocal at a Three Kings Day celebration
Antonio Gonzalez-Berrocal and Pablo Berrocal celebrating Las Posadas
Left to right, Antonio Gonzalez-Berrocal and Pablo Berrocal celebrating Las Posadas with traditional Catholic Puerto Rican Christmas music
From left to right: Louis Berrocal, Jacinto Berrocal Sr. (in red), Wilfredo Lopez, Pablo Berrocal (in black), Jacinto Berrocal Jr. (in blue).
From left to right: Louis Berrocal, Jacinto Berrocal Sr. (in red), Wilfredo Lopez, Jacinto Berrocal Jr. (in blue), Pablo Berrocal (in black), Felix Berrocal.
Lincoln Ave
Sienna Berrocal and Juliana Velez-Hagan playing at a donation table at Josefina's Unisex Salon during a donation drive.
Eliza Berrocal celebrating Las Posadas in a traditional Puerto Rican skirt
Eliza Berrocal celebrating Las Posadas in a traditional Puerto Rican skirt.
Family in Puerto Rico with a care package
A family in Puerto Rico that received a care package sent by the Bristol community.
Flyer for a charity softball game coordinated by the local men's softball league
Flyer for a charity softball game coordinated by the local men's softball league. All donations were mailed to Puerto Rico.
Flyer for a Thanksgiving drive coordinated by Dr. Charlie Flood
Flyer for a Thanksgiving drive coordinated by Dr. Charlie Flood. All donations were mailed to Puerto Rico.
Flyer for Ethnic Food Festival coordinated by local residents
Flyer for Ethnic Food Festival coordinated by local residents. All funds raised were used for relief efforts.
Giuseppe Sagolla, Eliezer Berrocal, Joel Berrocal, and Pablo Berrocal celebrating Las Posadas
Left to right, Giuseppe Sagolla, Eliezer Berrocal, Joel Berrocal, and Pablo Berrocal celebrating Las Posadas with traditional Catholic Puerto Rican Christmas music.
Boxes of donations to be mailed to various recipients throughout Puerto Rico. Dozens of boxes were mailed daily.
Jimmylee Velez, Rafael Molina, Gabriel Rivera, and Joel Berrocal, promoting the "Bendecido" t-shirts
Left to right, Jimmylee Velez, Rafael Molina, Gabriel Rivera, and Joel Berrocal, while promoting the "Bendecido" t-shirts, which raised funds for Hurricane Maria relief efforts.
Joel Berrocal meeting with the then Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner and current Governor of Puerto Rico, Jenniffer Gonzalez, discussing local recovery efforts and plans to rebuild Puerto Rico.
Joel Berrocal and Sienna Berrocal celebrating Las Posadas
Left to right, Joel Berrocal and Sienna Berrocal celebrating Las Posadas with traditional Catholic Puerto Rican Christmas music.
Joel Berrocal handing Dr. Justin Velez-Hagan, Founder of the National Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce (NPRCC), a check for relief efforts
Joel Berrocal handing Dr. Justin Velez-Hagan, Founder of the National Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce (NPRCC), a check for approximately $14,000 to be used for relief efforts.
Joel Berrocal on Jimmylee's Rotated Views Podcast
Joel Berrocal and Jimmylee Velez discussing Hurricane Maria relief efforts on Jimmylee's Rotated Views Podcast.
Joel Berrocal receiving a check at the Trenton Puerto Rican Community & Friends Organization
Joel Berrocal receiving a check for over $4,000 from the team at the Trenton Puerto Rican Community & Friends Organization
Joel Berrocal, Pablo Berrocal, and Antonio Gonzalez Berrocal at a Three Kings Day celebration
Joel Berrocal, Rafael Molina, Gabriel Rivera, and Jimmylee Velez promoting the "Bendecido" t-shirts
Left to right, Joel Berrocal, Rafael Molina, Gabriel Rivera, and Jimmylee Velez while promoting the "Bendecido" t-shirts, which raised funds for Hurricane Maria relief efforts.
Joel Berrocal, Rosa Gonzalez, Elizer Berrocal, and Pablo Berrocal celebrating Las Posadas
Left to right, Joel Berrocal, Rosa Gonzalez, Elizer Berrocal, and Pablo Berrocal celebrating Las Posadas with traditional Catholic Puerto Rican Christmas music.
Joel Berrocal, St. Mark Church Pastor Father Dennis Mooney, and Sienna Berrocal, celebrating Las Posadas.
Left to right, Joel Berrocal, St. Mark Church Pastor Father Dennis Mooney, and Sienna Berrocal, celebrating Las Posadas
John Miles, Rosa Rosado, and Joel Berrocal packing donations for Puerto Rico
Left to right, John Miles, Rosa Rosado, and Joel Berrocal loading a box truck full of donations that were mailed to Puerto Rico.
Juanita Berrocal-Diamond, Ismael Rivera, Joel Berrocal, and Betty Rodriguez receiving awards from NPRCC Founder, Dr. Justin Velez-Hagan for their local relief efforts
Left to right, Juanita Berrocal-Diamond, Ismael Rivera, Joel Berrocal, and Betty Rodriguez receiving awards from NPRCC Founder, Dr. Justin Velez-Hagan for their local relief efforts.
Meeting to coordinate Hurricane Maria relief efforts in Bristol, Pa, and Trenton NJ
Left to right, Samuel Kanig, Freddie & Rosa Rosado, Joel Berrocal, and another individual coordinating relief efforts between the Bristol and Trenton communities.
Pablo Berrocal and Eliezer Berrocal celebrating Las Posadas
Left to right, Pablo Berrocal and Eliezer Berrocal celebrating Las Posadas with traditional Catholic Puerto Rican Christmas music.
Pablo Berrocal celebrating Las Posadas. In front of a painting of his hometown of Lares, Puerto Rico. A town where many of Bristol's Puerto Rican population originates.
Pablo Berrocal, Antonio Gonzalez Berrocal, and Joel Berrocal at a Three Kings Day celebration
Pablo Berrocal, and Antonio Gonzalez Berrocal at a Three Kings Day celebration.
Pablo Berrocal, Antonio Gonzalez Berrocal, Joel Berrocal, and Sienna Berrocal at a Three Kings Day celebration
Pablo Berrocal, Joel Berrocal, and Antonio Gonzalez Berrocal at a Three Kings Day celebration
Pablo Berrocal, Tom Diamond, Joel Berrocal, and Laura Berrocal coordinating during a donation drive at Josefina's Unisex Salon
Left to right, Pablo Berrocal, Tom Diamond, Joel Berrocal, and Laura Berrocal coordinating during a donation drive at Josefina's Unisex Salon.
Packing donations to send to Puerto Rico
Sienna Berrocal at her home filling up donation boxes to be mailed to Puerto Rico.
Bristol's Puerto Rican Day Festival
A float in Bristol's Puerto Rican Day Festival in the 1980's. The woman in the purple dress is Albida Rivera.