Solas 2021
Thank you for joining us for Solas 2021!
Solas 2021 may be over, but you can still make a donation.
The Solas Awards has always been about coming together and shining a light on the contributions immigrants have been making in our city and region. This year, it is especially important we continue this tradition. Solas 2021 will be an evening of inclusion, learning, and connecting virtually.
Please join us on Wednesday, March 3rd, 4:30 to 6 p.m. EST as we mark The Welcoming Center’s 18th anniversary of promoting inclusive economic growth through immigrant integration.
Dennis Clark Solas Award Honoree: Dr. José Ramón Fernández-Peña

Sponsor Solas 2021
Want to sponsor Solas 2021? Learn more in our sponsorship brochure.
Do you have questions about sponsoring Solas 2021? Email rebecca@welcomingcenter.org to learn more.
Solas 2021 Sponsors
Champions
Shirin & Rudy Karsan
Hao-Li & Evan Loh
Partners
Center City Orthodontics / Dr. Tejjy Thomas
John Chou and Teresa Wallace
Patrick Mahanger and Dr. Kevin Baumlin
Sustainers
Supporter PLUS
Supporters
Alex Costabile & Susan Dando
Klasko Immigration Law Partners, LLP
Mary Mullany / Ballard Spahr
John Touey & Jin Cho
Friends
Benito Cachinero-Sánchez and Deborah Gorman
Jack & Lisa Heuer
Fans
Anonymous
Breakwater Accounting + Advisory Corp
Miya Choi & Leo Chang
Express Employment Professionals
Carlton L. Johnson / Archer
Ferne Kuhn
Claire Neiger / Michael T. Sosnowicz & Assoc.
Northwestern University, Office of the Provost
David Murphy & Rebecca Rathje
Anthony & Nicole Pumphrey
The Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia
University City Science Center
Jim & Wendy Wenke
A Solas Special Presentation: 300 Years of Immigration Policy in America: Past, Present and Future
This webinar is presented by Klasko Immigration Law Partners, LLP and The Welcoming Center.
Solas 2021: WELCOME
Have you seen the original artwork created through collaboration between The Welcoming Center’s participants and staff?
The I Belong volunteer group invited the community to write WELCOME in different languages, as we celebrate coming together in one TWC community.

Contributors:
- Arabic and French: Amel Kherbachene
- Chinese: Li Zhang
- Creole: Pierre Led’s Colas (DJ PLC)
- English: Peter Gonzales
- Khmer: Rith Sorn
- Korean: Angela Choi
- Portuguese: Cristina Zanoni
- Russian: Ekaterina and Sophie Nevzorova
- Spanish: Natalia Ximena Moreno Bautista
- Swahili: Maureen Smith
- Tagalog: Dannah Ruth Hattaway
I Belong is a group of graduates of The Welcoming Center’s Immigrant Leadership Institute (ILI). Learn more about ILI.