The 5K Race and Fitness Walk takes place on Saturday morning during the weekend of the Puerto Rican Festival celebration. It honors the memory of SSGT Javier Ortiz. Javier Ortiz participated in the first Puerto Rican Festival 5K Race in August of 2010. One month later he was deployed to Afghanistan and in November 2010, Javier was killed in action while leading his platoon … [Read more...] about Vilma and Alfred Burgos’ Community Work with the 5K Race and Fitness Walk During the Puerto Rican Festival
Community Connections
Luisa Baars’ community work with Rochester Latino Rotary Club
"I am very involved with Rotary, particularly the Rochester Latino Rotary Club. We have been doing a lot of work with youths locally and also international projects: A school in El Sauce, Nicaragua - we provide school supplies every year, now the third year we have done this Two projects in Mexico: A school for indigenous children where we got a matching grant from the … [Read more...] about Luisa Baars’ community work with Rochester Latino Rotary Club
Annette Jimenez’ community work with Borinquen Dance Theater
"My daughter, Julia, joined Borinquen Dance Theatre nearly six years ago when she was 8. Shortly thereafter, Nydia Padilla-Rodriguez, Borinquen's founder and artistic director, asked me to be part of the planning committee for annual fundraisers to support Borinquen's mission of "Building the Desire to Succeed through the Discipline of Dance." I help publicize the event. … [Read more...] about Annette Jimenez’ community work with Borinquen Dance Theater
Luis E. Ormaechea’s community work with the Literacy Volunteers of Rochester
RHBA member Luis E. Ormaechea is a member of the Board of Directors of Literacy Volunteers of Rochester (LVR), a not-for-profit organization of trained volunteers dedicated to providing one-to-one or small group English tutoring to functionally illiterate adults and to others lacking English language skills, and to fostering literacy in the greater Rochester, NY area. LVR is … [Read more...] about Luis E. Ormaechea’s community work with the Literacy Volunteers of Rochester
RHBA Members Award Scholarships to Hispanic Students
Several RHBA members awarded scholarships to local Hispanic students during the Annual Gala and Hispanic Scholarship Recognition Awards organized by the Ibero-American Action League on June 11, 2011. RHBA members presenting scholarships are: Emeterio M. Otero, Ph.D., to student Nayarit Davila - East H.S. First Capital Payments, to students Mary Elizabeth Lugo - … [Read more...] about RHBA Members Award Scholarships to Hispanic Students
