Maya Rowencak, Sibyl Santiago, Menchu De Luna Sanchez, Jaena Valle, Christine Sienicki Photo

From: PHOTO Coverage: TOFA-NY Awards at Carnegie Hall

Heroism and excellence in the nursing profession won the predominantly Filipino American audience that gave a well-deserved standing ovation to NYU Langone nurse Menchu De Luna Sanchez--superstorm Sandy's hero nurse--when she personally received her The Oustanding Filipino Americans in New York (TOFA-NY) award from Deputy Consul General Zaldy Patron and Southern District of New York Judge Lorna Schofield at the Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall Saturday night.