On Saturday, June 20, 2009, LULAC Ohio hold its Annual State Convention in Dayton, OH.

The local LULAC Council did an awesome job, organizing not only the Convention, but also a Job Fair, sponsored by Empleos & Employment, and a "Community Awards & Scholarship Luncheon", sponsored by State Farm, during which Ezra Escudero (Director of Ohio Latino Affairs) and Juan Manuel Solana (Consul of Mexico) made opening remarks.  

The Keynote speaker was Wilka V. Toppins from Macy's Inc.

LULAC Dayton also presented their awards:

* LULAC Latino Community Service Award: Sister Maria Stacy (Hispanic Catholic Ministry)
* LULAC Latino Initiative Diversity Award: Jacqueline McMillan (Associate Provost Wright State University)
* LULAC Latino Leaderpship Award: Rafi Rodriguez (President of Dayton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)
* LULAC Special Consideration Award: Jayne Ruiz (Member of LULAC Dayton)

LULAC Dayton gave away 8 scholarships raging from $1,000 to $1,500. 

LULAC Ohio gave following awards:

* LULAC Ohio "Man of the Year" Award: L. Tony Ortiz (LULAC Dayton)
* LULAC Ohio "Woman of the Year" Award: Jessica Torres (LULAC Columbus) 
* LULAC Ohio "Council of the Year": LULAC Cincinnati
* 2009 Rosa Caskey Award: Alicia Rios, LULAC Midwest Regional VP

LULAC Ohio also contacted 2009 Elections. The new 2009 Officers of LULAC Ohio are:

State Director: Jason Riveiro (Cincinnati)
Immediate Past State Director--Rosa Caskey (Dayton)
Deputy State Director: John Ramos (Columbus)
VP for Youth: Elizabeth Rodriguez (Cincinnati)
VP for Young Adults: Jessica Torres (Columbus) 
VP for Women: Maria Castillo (Columbus)
VP for Marketing/PR: Michael Beck (Cincinnati)
VP for Education: L. Tony Ortiz (Dayton)

League of United Latino American Citizens (LULAC) has approximately 115,000 members throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. It is the largest and oldest Hispanic organization in the United States. LULAC advances the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, health and civil rights of Hispanic Americans through community-based programs operating at more than 700 LULAC councils nationwide. Visit: www.lulac.org. 

Last Friday, the LULAC Cincinnati Council initiated its new 2009-2010 Board:

* Lourdes Ribera, President,
* Michael Beck, Vice-President
* Jason Riveiro, Vice President for Youth
* Magdalena Lang, Secretary
* Tony Simms-Howell, Treasurer
* Dan Molina, Parlamentarian
* Maria Lang, VP of Education
* Hector Medina, VP of Corporate Relations

We were also honored by the presence of US Congressman Steve Driehaus

Cincinnati will be hosting the 2011 LULAC National Convention

2009 LULAC Ohio State Convention

WHEN:  Saturday, June 20, 2009 from 9:00am to 4:00pm

WHERE: Nutter Center, Wright State University, 3640 Col. Glenn Hwy, Dayton, OH 45435

WHAT:

FREE WORKSHOPS on Women's Issues, Working with Disabled Communities, Immigration, and College 101

FREE Diversity JOB & COLLEGE FAIR

COMMUNITY AWARDS LUNCHEON sponsored by State Farm Insurance honoring local and state leaders for their contributions toward the Latino community.  ($20 for lunch.  Space is limited.)

For more information call 513-482-1814 or 937-241-2536 or email jriveiro@lulacohio.org

To register, please send the attached form by June 10th to LULAC Dayton, P.O. Box 340056, Dayton, OH 45432

Great News !!!

LULAC Columbus 39005 is sponsoring a youth council.

William Melendez
VP for Youth

On February 9th, 2009, from 10 to 11 AM, an association between Tyson Foods and LULAC donated more than 15 tons of much needed protein to Cincinnati’s FreeStore Foodbank, as part of its 1 million pound, three-year commitment to fight hunger together.

Tyson, LULAC, Mayor Mallory, and other city officials were present during the event. The event took place at FreeStore Foodbank Administrative Building, 1250 Tennessee Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45229. Afterwards, representative of Tyson visited Su Casa.

Tyson Foods is the world’s largest provider of chicken, beef and pork. For eight years, Tyson has strengthened its ongoing commitment to be a leader and supporter of hunger-relief initiatives. Since 2000, the company has donated more than 50 million pounds of protein products to more than 950 hunger-relief agencies nationwide. Through its Core Values, Code of Conduct and Team Member Bill of Rights, Tyson strives to operate with integrity and trust and is committed to creating value for its shareholders, customers and Team Members. The company also strives to be faith-friendly, provide a safe work environment and serve as stewards of the animals, land and environment entrusted to it. Visit www.tyson.com for more details.

League of United Latino American Citizens (LULAC) has approximately 115,000 members throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. It is the largest and oldest Hispanic organization in the United States. LULAC advances the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, health and civil rights of Hispanic Americans through community-based programs operating at more than 700 LULAC councils nationwide. Visit: www.lulac.org.

Dear LULAC Members and Friends:

On Tuesday, January 20, 2009, the Honorable Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. As the nation’s largest and oldest Latino civil rights organization, I invite you to help us celebrate this historic occasion as the color barrier to the nation’s highest elected office is shattered for the first time in our country’s history.

During this momentous occasion, the League of United Latin American Citizens will host four events during the week to commemorate the Presidential Inauguration, celebrate the power of the Latino vote, and underscore the important policy priorities of our organization.

We have set up a new web site www.latinoinaugural.org to inform our members about the events and activities taking place this coming week. I would especially like to encourage you to consider participating in a community service project this weekend to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day and help strengthen our organization’s commitment to community service and advocacy.

Sincerely

Rosa Rosales
LULAC National President

Please help spread the word about LULAC Columbus Council #39005 "Candidates Night & Taste of Latin Cuisine" on Thursday, October 30th from 5:30pm-8pm at Sugar Bar & Lounge Downtown. See attachment for details about this non-partisan event and to see the invited Republican and Democrat candidates list. 

Mark your calendars and come join this "first-of-its-kind event" in Columbus (a bi-partisan Candidates Night being put together by a Latino grassroots organization to inform the Latino Community) and enjoy savory Latino appetizers. 

See the flyer (click here)