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In a Time of Need, Friends Give OLA a Boost at Sag Harbor Fundraiser

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Minerva Perez, the executive director of Organizacion Latino Americana of Eastern Long Island was joined by Jesse Matsuoka of Sen and K Pasa restaurants, left, and Shawn Sachs, who helped organize a fundraiser for OLA at Kidd Squid Brewing Company last week. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

Minerva Perez, the executive director of Organizacion Latino Americana of Eastern Long Island was joined by Jesse Matsuoka of Sen and K Pasa restaurants, left, and Shawn Sachs, who helped organize a fundraiser for OLA at Kidd Squid Brewing Company last week. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

Kidd Squid Brewing Company in Sag Harbor was packed for a recent fundraiser to benefit the Organizacion Latino Americana of Eastern Long Island. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

Kidd Squid Brewing Company in Sag Harbor was packed for a recent fundraiser to benefit the Organizacion Latino Americana of Eastern Long Island. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

authorStephen J. Kotz on Jul 1, 2025
Kidd Squid Brewing Company in Sag Harbor was packed on Thursday, June 26, as well over 100 people attended a fundraiser for the Organización Latino Americana of Eastern Long Island.... more

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