This Friday, August, 15, El Rescate continues with their lunch fundraising initiative. The special this week is Sancocho (Puerto Rican beef and vegtable stew) for $7 and it comes with white rice. All funds go towards the daily needs of our residents at El Rescate, which is an independent living program for homeless LGBTQ youth located on Paseo Boricua in Humboldt Park. To purchase a lunch or to find out more about El Rescate, please stop by 2703 W. Division or call Jackie Gonzalez at

773-240-6893.

1. The Puerto Rican Cultural Center needs you to be part of Team Vida/SIDA this year.

    

   The online registration for the 2014 AIDS Run and Walk is open.

    

   Our team, Vida/SIDA is live and we are feeling pretty lonely since we are the only ones registered so far.

    

   Register now and start fundraising!  The following the registration link:

    

   2014 AIDS Run & Walk

    

   After you click the website link above, click the tab labeled REGISTER, then search for team Vida/SIDA and follow the registration instructions.

Playing with the iPad is an excellent way for Centro Infantil children to learn how to do many things- learn what colors are, how numbers look, how to count, etc. In this picture, Jeremiah is learning about numbers. The big number five let him know how many fishies he had to put in bubble number five. The fishies come out of the left side and, as you can tell two, came out so he wouldn't put it in the five bubble. He had to wait for the bubble that came in with five fishes. This taught him patience and how to count. Jeremiah did an excellent job!

El padre Raúl Morales Berrios de la diócesis de Caguas celebrará el sexto año de  la ya legendaria misa jíbara. Este año, como el pasado, la misma inaugurará la Fiesta Boricua. Se espera que centenares se unan a esta máxima expresión de la espiritualidad puertorriqueña. Por primera vez, el grupo musical de su iglesia acompañará al Padre Raúl.

Este magnífico grupo realizó todo un magno esfuerzo para recaudar fondos para compartir con nuestra comunidad esta convivencia espiritual tan enraizada en nuestras tradiciones.

Amazon will now donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases when you shop at AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com). We will reach out to Puerto Rican Cultural Center to ensure it is ready to accept donations from Amazon. Share on Facebook and Twitter- show your friends how they can support the Puerto Rican Cultural Center.

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Originally published in the Sun-Times 6-20-2014

By Sandra Guy

Jessie "Chuy" Chavez, a 40-year-old native of the Little Village neighborhood, who attended Eli Whitney Elementary in Little Village and Morton West High School in Berwyn, was one of the first software engineers in Google's Chicago office and now coordinates its science, technology, engineering and mathematics education initiatives.

On this day, a group of CPS teachers was next door, participating in a summer professional development program that Google hosts in its efforts to bring computer science to schools in K-12 throughout Chicago. The launch of CS4All, in partnership with code.org and supported by Google, starts this fall in 60 CPS schools to try to bridge the digital divide and prepare students for technology jobs.

Chavez combines his background as a K-12 teacher with his software expertise and Google's 20 percent policy - employees spend 20 percent of their time working on their own ideas and initiatives - to show students what STEM careers can look like and how to save the world while leading fulfilling professional lives.

At Google, no manager will look at you for spending 20 percent time at a school, a cultural night or a Spanish lunch hour. That empowers me to be a change agent and for all Google employees to be agents of change.

It's about building a place you want to be successful at and be passionate at. I tell students that whatever their passion- perhaps it's academia or becoming a medical doctor - the idea is to not settle, and to find ways to make change happen, even if it's slow.

I encourage students to not give up on this role even if their future employer has a hierarchy in place. No one wants to be brash and destructive, but there is a way to innovate in places that are hierarchical.

In the CS4All initiative, we're partnering with code.org to train teachers to teach computer science, and that doesn't mean "screen" time. It's all about concepts: Troubleshooting, computational thinking, algorithmic thinking and problem-solving, from kindergarten through 12th grade.

We don't want students to be just consumers of technology. All of us who've been invested in promoting computer science in schools want the students to have access to being creators of technology. Continue reading.

Don't miss the Chicago Premiere of "Clemente: The Legend of 21" opening August 22 and running through September 14 at Stage773, 1225 W. Belmont. Experience the legend of Roberto Clemente. Beginning on the day of his death, this heartfelt musical tells the powerful tale of struggle and triumph for one of baseball's greatest players. Facing poverty at an early age, language barriers as a rookie and racism on the field, Clemente rose above it all to make a difference for generations to come. Driven by uplifting Afro-Caribbean beats, this musical celebrates the life of a man who helped so many and was a symbol of inspiration around the world. Baseball is just the beginning. NightBlue Performing Arts Company in partnership with New Yorks ArtoCarpus proudly presents "Clemente: The Legend of 21" August 22 through September 14 at Stage773 located at 1225 W. Belmont. For Tickets call 773-327-5252 or visit www.Stage773.com

Discount Code: El Beisbol"

$5 off

In honor of the 40th anniversary of the first school in the US to be named after legendary Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente, Clemente Community Academy is offering the opportunity to become a part of that history. For a limited time, we will commemorate donations to the Roberto Clemente 40th anniversary fundraiser by adding the names of those who have contributed to the Wall of Fame. This will be a permanent display in our lobby which will highlight the names of all who have given generously  to the celebration. Each brick will carry the name of the person making the donation or one of the below options. The donations will fall into 3 categories, Standard $50, All-Star $100, and MVP $250.

3 pricing options-

* Wall of Fame-$50 donation

* All-Star $100 donation

* MVP $250 donation

 All bricks are bronze with black lettering and border

 Naming options available are :

* Name

* Name and Graduation Year

* Mr & Mrs Name

El 25 de julio le fue entregada al artista Tony  Mapeye en la actividad de recordacion en el Cerro los Martires la obra realizada por el preso politico Oscar Lopez Rivera.