Thread: IL:VIP Business Luncheon in honor of Hispanic Heritage month

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Little Village Chamber of Commerce To Announce 2005 Hispanic Heritage Events at VIP Business Luncheon featuring Henry G. Cisneros as Keynote Speaker


Chicago, IL--(HISPANIC PR WIRE)--August 24, 2005--A VIP Business Luncheon in honor of Hispanic Heritage month, has been organized by La Raza Newspaper to provide a forum for the Little Village Chamber of Commerce (LVCC) to announce their exciting agenda for the upcoming 2005 Hispanic Heritage Month Festivities taking place throughout September.

The special VIP Hispanic Heritage Business Luncheon will be held at the famous Signature Room on the 95th Floor of the John Hancock building overlooking the beautiful Chicago skyline. The event, by invitation only, will host business and community leaders, politicians, as well as, the media.

Rafael Romo, news anchor for WBBM (CBS Channel 2) Chicago, will serve as the master of ceremonies. Henry G. Cisneros, will be the Key Note Speaker at the function. This event is being sponsored by Staples and La Raza Newspaper, the Official Hispanic Publication of the LVCC.

Henry G. Cisneros is currently the Chairman of City View, a community-building company dedicated to the producing workforce homes in the central neighborhoods of America’s urban Areas. Mr. Cisneros is also the former COO of Univision Communications, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and former Mayor of San Antonio for four terms.

“We are very pleased Mr. Cisneros will be able to join us at the event,� said Salvador Pedroza, President of the LVCC. “It’s exciting to have such a successful Latino address our constituency. He is an inspiration to our community and he is involved in many important programs serving to set an example for our great city,� he continued.

"Staples proudly joins this celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, and thanks all our customers for welcoming us into the Chicago market, and support as we continue to encourage and nourish the growth and success of local businesses and building a stronger community," said Mr. Bob Wolfe, Regional V.P. for Staples and Staple’s boiler plate.

Robert J. Armband, Publisher of La Raza Newspaper stated he is pleased that the publication is renewing its decades of support in this year’s event as Platinum Sponsor. Armband shared the fact that now with their sister publication in Los Angeles, La Opinion, La Raza offers more coverage of the Mexican community than ever before. To commemorate this year’s festivities, La Raza will be publishing the official supplement for the 2005 LVCC Fiestas Patrias celebration on September 11th as well as a special full-color glossy magazine in association with the Counsel General of Mexico.

About the LVCC & the 26th Street Parade:

The LVCC has been serving their community for 35 years. Now, in its 33rd year, the 26th Street Parade has become the largest attended Hispanic Parade in the City of Chicago, with an estimated draw of 450,000 attendees. This year the parade, which will take place on September 11, will be televised on Telemundo (Channel 44) with live cut-ins, and also broadcast live on WABC Channel 7 and WBBM Channel 2. The 26th Street Parade welcomes Joan Sebastian, El Rey del Jaripeo (King of the Rodeo), as the Grand Marshall. Joan Sebastian is a super star singer and composer that actually was a former resident of the Pilsen/Little Village area. Sponsors of the Parade include: La Raza Newspaper, Staples, Pepsi Cola, State Farm, Second Federal Savings, among others. In all there will be more than 150 floats and participants. This year promises to be the biggest parade in the history of the event. The theme is “La Unidad� (United) and there will be three prizes awarded to the best floats that symbolize unity, culture and civic pride.

About La Raza Newspaper:

La Raza is the # 1 Spanish-language newspaper in Chicago with an audited circulation 187,401 according to Certified Audit Circulation (June 30, 2004). La Raza Newspaper is also the largest Sunday Hispanic publication in the Nation. La Raza has been recognized by the National Association of Hispanic Publications as the "Best Spanish Language Weekly" five times over the past decade and was recently named by Editor & Publisher as one of "Ten That Do It Right."

About ImpreMedia

ImpreMedia is the leading publisher of Spanish language newspapers in the US. The company publishes El Diario La Prensa in New York, La Opinión in Los Angeles and La Raza in Chicago, the #1 Spanish language newspapers in the top three Hispanic markets in the country.

About Staples:

Staples, Inc. invented the office superstore concept in 1986 and today is the world's largest office products company. With 65,000 talented associates, the company is committed to making it easy to buy a wide range of office products, including supplies, technology, furniture, and business services. With 2004 sales of $14.4 billion, Staples serves consumers and businesses ranging from home-based businesses to Fortune 500 companies in 21 countries throughout North and South America, Europe and Asia. Headquartered outside of Boston, Staples operates approximately 1,716 office superstores and also serves its customers through mail order catalog, e-commerce and contract businesses. More information is available at http://www.staples.com.

For more information or sponsorship opportunities for the LVCC, please contact (773) 521-5387. For advertising in the La Raza Newspaper “Official LVCC Supplement,� call 773-273-2900.

The 2005 LVCC and Mexican Consulate Events & Activities include the following:

Date Event Location
9/1/2005 Sculpture Exhibit and Mexican Consulate
Official Launch of the
Mexican Celebrations

9/8/2005 Mayor's Reception to Honor Chicago Cultural
the Mexican Community Center

9/11/2005 Mexican Independence 26th Street
Day Parade

9/13/2005 Photo Exhibit and Hot House
"Grupo Titan" Concert

9/14/2005 Tequila Tasting Chicago Mercantile
Exchange

9/15/2005 Music Concert and Millennium Park
El Grito Ceremony

9/16/2005 World Music Festival/ Millennium Park
Mexican Concert

9/22/2005 Mexican History Round Mexican Consulate
Table and Photo Exhibit

10/18/2005 Networking Reception Little Village Chamber
of Commerce

Hispanic Heritage month

everybody has a heritage month don't they? I take that back ... not all of us ...

Notice that the mexican independence celebration is on 9/11. La Raza is an illegal operation that the State Department should descend on and shut down.

Originally Posted by RonLaws

Notice that the mexican independence celebration is on 9/11. La Raza is an illegal operation that the State Department should descend on and shut down.

I can't understand why they allow 'foreign nationals' that want to overthrow OUR Constitution and laws to have rallies in OUR country . . . nor can I understand why Mexican Presidential candidates are 'kicking off' their campaigns in the United States