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For immediate release
March 25, 2010
Contact:
Anne Guarnera
(202) 503-1397
aguarnera@hispanicfund.org
BELMONT STUDENTS HOST TALENT SHOW TO RAISE FUNDS FOR LOS ANGELES HISPANIC YOUTH SYMPOSIUM
Masiela Lusha of the George Lopez Show MC’s Event to Send Students to College Empowerment Program
Los Angeles (March 25, 2010) - On April 16, 2010 at 6 PM the students of Belmont High School will host a benefit talent show MC-ed by actress Masiela Lusha, famous for her role as Carmen Lopez on The George Lopez Show. The event will raise funds to send alumni of the 2009 Hispanic Youth Symposium back to the 2010 symposium to serve as volunteers and near-peer mentors for students attending this year. The talent show will take place in the school’s auditorium and will feature seven different acts, including performances by faculty and students. Prizes including $100 cash for first place and Macy’s gift certificates will be awarded to the second and third place winners. Admission is only $5 per person.
Proceeds from the talent show will be used to send students to the Hispanic Youth Symposium, scheduled to take place on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles from August 10-13, 2010. The four-day, three-night program is designed to motivate Latino students to pursue a college degree, enter a professional career and give back to their communities. Students gain the motivation and tools that they need for success by building relationships with adult mentors, attending workshops on college and career preparation, and participating in confidence-building activities.
“At the Hispanic Youth Symposium, we are always telling our students to ’send the elevator back down’ - to help others have the same opportunities that they have had,” said Jacqueline Griego, director of the Los Angeles Hispanic Youth Symposium. “We are thrilled that these Belmont students have taken this message to heart and are now working to send others to the same program.”
The Hispanic Youth Symposium is the first step in the Hispanic College Fund’s pipeline of professional development programs for Hispanic students.
Following the conclusion of the symposium, students will be enrolled in the year-round programming of the Hispanic Youth Institute, which is designed to increase their college knowledge and help them maintain progress towards academic and professional success.
Sponsors of the 2010 Los Angeles Hispanic Youth Institute include: Southwest Airlines, Beyond the Bell, Grifols Biologicals Inc, Employees Community Fund of Boeing California, University of Phoenix Foundation, The Walt Disney Community and Telemundo 52-Los Angeles.
National program partners include Darden Restaurants, Microsoft, the National Nuclear Security Administration, and the Social Security Administration.
To learn more about the Los Angeles Hispanic Youth Institute and Symposium, visit: www.hispanicyouth.org/symposium-la
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About the Hispanic College Fund
Founded in 1993, the Hispanic College Fund is a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., with a mission to develop the next generation of Hispanic professionals. For 15 years, the Hispanic College Fund has provided educational, scholarship, and mentoring programs to students throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, establishing a career pipeline of talented and career-driven Hispanics who are trained in the fields of business, science, technology, engineering, and math.
The Hispanic College Fund has an annual budget of $6 million with 20 full-time employees. In 2006, the Hispanic College Fund received the Brillante award for “Nonprofit of the Year” from the National Society of Hispanic MBAs, and in 2007 was recognized by USA Today as one of the nation’s top 25 charities. The organization has twice received Charity Navigator’s top four-star rating for fiscal responsibility in non-profit management.
Website: www.hispanicfund.org
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