"SOY UNICA SOY LATINA" RALLY 2008
"LATINAS UNIDAS WINTER NETWORKING AT FRONTIER 2008 "
Click here to view photos of the event from herRochester Magazine.
October 17, 2008
LATINO SUMMIT
IBERO'S 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
October 23, 2008
RCSD HISPANIC HERITAGE AWARD
SAVE THE DATE...
November 12 , 2008
LATINAS UNIDAS RECONOCIMIENTO AWARDS
March 7, 2008
SOY UNICA SOY LATINA RALLY
COMING SOON ...
LATINAS UNIDAS
WINTER NETWORKING EVENT
CONGRATULATIONS! ¡FELICITACIONES!
To the recipients of the Rochester City School District's 2008 Hispanic Heritage Award: Ivette Torres (Community Service Award), Yeira Rodriguez (Volunteer Youth Award), Ashley M. Rivera (Academic Achievement Award) and Priscilla Sepulveda (Roberto Clemente Student Award).
To Gladys Pedraza Burgos, named new Chief for Youth Development and Family Services of the Rochester City Schook District.
To Luz M. Cruz featured in her magazine as one of the "5 women to watch".
To Hilda Rosario Escher, on the special article featured in the Rochester Business Journal.
To Ana Fermin, featured in ConXion for her work on founding local group to unite Dominicans in Rochester.
To Ela Nuñez, wining the International Women's Boxing Federation (IWBF) junior featherweight belt by unanimous decision.
To Iveth Reynolds, interviewed in the article "Penfield's Iveth Reynolds owns own staffing firm" for the Democrat and Chronicle, Sunday Business section.
To Kelly Tovar Mullaney, for the highlight of her presentation to the Rochester Women's Network on the Democrat and Chronicle Sunday business section.
To Iveth Reynolds, featured in an interview titled "Entrepreneur says new group will help Latinos advance". This interview appeared in both ConXion and her Rochester magazine.
To Mary Marrero, featured in the article "Latina goes from engineer to pastry chef" in ConXion. Mary is the owner of M&M Great Cakes located in 32 Main St. in Webster.
To Wanda Pérez-Díaz, featured in the article "Puerto Rico native beats odds with school success" in ConXion. Wanda was the recipient of the Young Latina Leader at the 2007 Reconocimento Awards.
To Zory Brown, for the opening of her new restaurant El Pilón Criollo in North Clinton Avenue, especializing in Puerto Rican food.
To Miriam Estela Jurado, featured in her magazine as one of the "5 women to watch".
To Christina Brown, graduating from the YEA! (Young Entrepreneurs Academy) program from University of Rochester.
To Dr. Luz Cruz, recognized with the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence by the State University of New York system.
To Iveth Reynolds, interviewed in Diversity Woman magazine of April/May 2008.
To Iveth Reynolds, appointed as VP of Rochester Membership by the board of the New York National Society of Hispanic MBA’s (NSHMBA).
To Jackie Ortiz, recently joined the Board of Directors of Ibero-American Action League, and featured in the April issue of ConXion in the column In Good Company.
To all attendees of the Latinas Unidas Winter Networking at Frontier Headquarters. View photos of the event featured in herRochester Magazine.
To Talia González and Sofía Webb selected for the 2007-2008 Democrat and Chronicle Teen Council.
Latinas Unidas Welcomes You
We are an organization dedicated to uniting Latina women from different segments of the Greater Rochester Community who share common concerns and interests affecting women.
Latinas Unidas
Quinceañero Reconocimiento Awards
Recognizing deserving Latinas in the community in the following categories:
Volunteer Service
Career Achievement
Leadership Service
Youth Latina Leadership
ATTENTION LUNCHEON NEW DATE:
November 12, 2008
Latinas Unidas Welcomes New Members
We want to give a very warm welcome to our new and renewing members during 2008:
Veronica Ruiz
Jeanette Colbly
Jaira N. Santiago
Rosario E Malaver
Lilliana Crane
Elizabeth Ortiz
Elizabeth Robinson
Shannon Marie Colon
Eva Slynko
Jessica Ortiz
Jackie Ruffolo
Alexandra Torres
Luz Padilla
Vilma Burgos-Torres
Mercedes Vasuez-Simmons
Carolyn Estrella-Aponte
Belen Colon
Margarita Maneiro
Thank you for being part of our family!
Latinas Unidas Newsletter is Here
The Spring 2008 issue of the Latinas Unidas Newsletter has been mailed to our members and friends and is now available online. In this issue:
University of Rochester Becomes Prime Sponsor for the SUSL Rally
We are proud to announce that the University of Rochester has teamed up with Latinas Unidas to become the prime sponsor of the annual ¡Soy Unica! ¡Soy Latina! public education and empowerment rally for 2008 and for years to come.
We Want to Thank the Sponsors of our 2008 Events
¡Soy Unica Soy Latina! Rally
(March 1, 2008)
Winter Networking
(February 26, 2008)
3 Kings Celebration
(January 6, 2008)
"Inclema's Meat Market"