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Volume 9, No. 10     September 9, 2010

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Saludos,
 
This edition of ePi�ata highlights several important health initiatives we organized in late August, including our fourth annual celebration of �Vive tu Vida! Get Up, Get Moving (GUGM) New York. This incredible health fair brought together hundreds of families for a day of fun, free medical screenings and physical exercise. I am proud to say that thanks to the support of our member agencies and volunteer health organizations, we provided event participants with nearly 1,000 free health screenings focused on skin cancer detection, blood pressure, dental health, HIV, depression and cholesterol. We are deeply grateful for the generous support provided to us by our local lead sponsor TOYOTA. Additional support was provided by Aetna, Pfizer Helpful Answers, Asma en Espa�ol and Southwest Airlines. The event was fun and deeply rewarding, and we look forward to hosting next year's event.
 
Speaking of fun and events, I wanted to remind all of you that our Fall Fundraiser - A Night of 1000 Friends - is right around the corner. Yes, on September 30th at the Time Warner Center in Midtown New York, we will be gathering at 6:00PM with hundreds of new and old friends for an amazing evening of music, cocktails and networking. Individual tickets are just $100 dollars. The event is a great way to enjoy a Thursday evening in the heart of New York City and express your support in our work and mission. To RSVP, please click here. I look forward to celebrating the evening of the 30th with all of you.
 
�Hasta pronto!    

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Lillian Rodriguez Lopez
President

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GUGM: The Highlights...
 
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Festival People en Espanol

Hispanic Federation will join forces with People en Espa�ol to provide financial literacy information and service referrals to the Hispanic community at "Festival 2010," a celebration of Hispanic entertainment, culture and community.  Hosted at New York's Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square on Saturday, September 18, from 1-9pm, "Festival 2010" will help kick off Hispanic Heritage Month in New York City.  The Hispanic Federation staff along with experts from Wachovia, a Wells Fargo Company, will be providing financial literacy services to the participants.  Read more 
 
 
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New York's Primary Elections are
Less Than a Week Away
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As the nation's largest and fastest growing ethnic group, the Latino community finds itself at the forefront of historic debates on economic development, education, health care, immigration and civil rights. Our voter campaign slogan - OUR TIME TO VOTE �VOTA! ES NUESTRO TIEMPO - reflects this pivotal moment in our community's history. To ensure our interests and concerns are heard, we need you to go to the polls next Tuesday, September 14th and exercise your right to vote. Primary elections will feature contests for the offices of Governor (R), U.S. Senator (D&R), Attorney General (D), certain Congressional seats (R) and New York State Senate and Assembly seats (D&R). Please note that in order to vote in the primary you must be enrolled in a political party.

For more information on voting and our voter engagement efforts, please contact our Program Director for Advocacy, Guadalupe Gonzalez.
 
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2011 Grants for Arts/Cultural Organizations and Individual Artists in Washington Heights/Inwood
 
The Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance announces the 2011 cycle of grants for arts/cultural organizations and individual artists in the neighborhoods of Washington Heights & Inwood.
 
First-time applicants must have attended an application orientation workshop.  To RSVP, please call 212.568.4396.

For more information, please click here.
Lexus and Scholastic Launch Fourth Annual Environmental Contest for Middle and High School Students

Lexus, the luxury automaker, has joined with Scholastic, the children's publishing and education company, to present the Lexus Eco Challenge, a program designed to inspire and empower middle and high school students to learn about the environment and take action to improve it. This fall, students are invited to participate in the fourth annual Eco Challenge for a chance to win part of $500,000 in grants and scholarships.

Middle and high school teams comprised of five to ten students and one teacher advisor are invited to participate in one or both of the two initial challenges, each addressing different environmental elements - land/water and air/climate. The submission deadline for Challenge One (Land/Water) is November 3, 2010. The deadline for Challenge Two (Air/Climate) is January 19, 2011.

For complete program information, competition guidelines, and educational materials click here.

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Get Up! Get Moving! Update
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Fall Fundraiser 2010
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Festival People en Espa�ol 
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Our Time to Vote!
 
Funding Opportunity 
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Nighty of 1000 Friends
Las Americas
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Congressional Briefing

Addressing Health Reform
and a National HIV/AIDS Strategy for Latino/Hispanic Communities
 
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER, 23RD
10AM - 12PM
ROOM 2103 IN THE RAYBURN HOB
 
For more information and to RSVP contact Mellissa Faith Ramirez at 212.584.9315
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Member Spotlight

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Alianza Dominicana is the largest Dominican health and human services organization in the nation. Founded in 1982 with a base of operations in Washington Heights and Inwood in New York City, Alianza has gained national and international praise for developing and implementing model programs that strengthen vulnerable families and promote youth and community development. Alianza is currently working on the closing of a six-story, 48,000-square-foot building project, which will establish a permanent headquarters for the agency and be home to the first Dominican cultural center and museum in the United States.
 
For more on Alianza, please click here
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