Thread: Emerging Latino Leaders Scholarship Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 22, 2010

Contact:
Denise Pernick
Kathy Mimberg
(202) 785-1670

Washington, DC—NCLR (National Council of La Raza), the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, and the Best Buy Children’s Foundation announced the winners of the 2010 NCLR-Best Buy Emerging Latino Leaders Scholarship Program national essay contest, sponsored by Best Buy. Five scholarships totaling $27,500 were awarded to students whose responses best demonstrated their commitment to academic achievement, leadership, and community service on behalf of the Latino community.

The scholarship program encourages Latino students to reach their long-term educational and professional goals and promotes the importance of community service and leadership among youth. In fall 2010, applicants were asked to submit an essay describing how they have translated a passion for leadership into community advocacy. The essay topics allowed youth throughout the country to discuss their leadership experiences with civic engagement and community service.

The contest awarded five Latino high school seniors with financial support to attend an accredited college or university in fall 2011. Octavio Viramontes (Earlimart, CA), winner of the grand prize, will receive a $15,000 scholarship toward his postsecondary education. Gabriella Herrera (Tracy, CA) and Diana Macias (Chicago, IL) will each receive $5,000, and Sebastian Rivadeneira (New Brunswick, NJ) will receive $2,500.

The NCLR-Best Buy Emerging Latino Leaders Scholarship Program is offered through the NCLR LÃ*deres Initiative, a national youth leadership program that aims to increase opportunities for young Latinos and maximize their influence in the United States. The LÃ*deres Initiative also provides information about other educational programs and leadership opportunities for young people. These opportunities are featured on the LÃ*deres Initiative website at (.)http://lideres.nclr.org.

About Best Buy’s Community Commitment
As a company, and through the Best Buy Children’s Foundation, Best Buy works with nonprofit organizations to support programs that provide opportunities for teens. Its goal is to provide positive experiences that will help teens excel in school, engage in their communities, and develop leadership skills. Best Buy also supports national organizations that provide essential social services, such as the United Way and American Red Cross, to improve the vitality of the communities where its employees and customers live and work. Recognizing that each community is unique, Best Buy also supports a community grant program that allows employees to decide how Best Buy Children’s Foundation funds are distributed locally. The company encourages local volunteerism by providing charitable gifts to organizations where employees volunteer. In 2009, 21,000 Best Buy employees volunteered nearly 125,000 hours and, through the Best Buy Children’s Foundation, donated more than $3 million to nonprofit organizations.

(.)http://www.nclr.org/index.php/about_...essay_contest/

And we're the racists! Best Buy! Won't Buy!

maximize their influence in the United States? Really, but why Latinos, why? Hmmmm "lideres"? Leaders but in what language, really what is going on? I wonder.

This racism is going on all over the country.

These racist organizations are well funded by huge wealthy corporations and all sorts of organizations.