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City Commission Seeks Nominees for Latino Leader and Organization/Agency Awards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 24, 2010
For more information, please contact:
Juan Carlos Carrasquel, Chair, Commission on Hispanic and Latino Affairs, 369.0785 Melissa Britton, Latino Outreach Coordinator, Community and Family Resources Department, 349.3860 Jared Schlemmer, Assistant Deputy Mayor, City of Bloomington, 349.3406, schlemmj@bloomington.in.gov
Bloomington, IN - The City of Bloomington Commission on Hispanic and Latino Affairs is seeking nominees for the Latino Leader and Organization/Agency Awards.
The deadline for submission of nominations is July 15, 2010, and awards will be presented during the kickoff celebration for National Hispanic Heritage Month in September. Nomination forms are available in the City of Bloomington's Community and Family Resources Department, Suite 260, and online at www.bloomington.in.gov/chla.
The Latino Leader and Agency/Organization awards recognize nominees who have made significant contributions to the Bloomington and/or Monroe County community by serving as an influential role model, advocating for services and the rights for Latinos, and demonstrating continuous direct and effective involvement in the Latino community.
Nomination forms can be completed online at www.bloomington.in.gov/chla, turned in to the Community and Family Resources department, or mailed to the Commission on Hispanic and Latino Affairs, Attn: Community and Family Resources Department, 401 North Morton Street, Suite 260, Bloomington, IN 47402.
For more information, please contact Melissa Britton at 349-3860 or brittonm@bloomington.in.gov.
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June 24, 2010
For more information, please contact:
Juan Carlos Carrasquel, Chair, Commission on Hispanic and Latino Affairs, 369.0785 Melissa Britton, Latino Outreach Coordinator, Community and Family Resources Department, 349.3860 Jared Schlemmer, Assistant Deputy Mayor, City of Bloomington, 349.3406, schlemmj@bloomington.in.gov
Bloomington, IN - The City of Bloomington Commission on Hispanic and Latino Affairs is seeking nominees for the Latino Leader and Organization/Agency Awards.
The deadline for submission of nominations is July 15, 2010, and awards will be presented during the kickoff celebration for National Hispanic Heritage Month in September. Nomination forms are available in the City of Bloomington's Community and Family Resources Department, Suite 260, and online at www.bloomington.in.gov/chla.
The Latino Leader and Agency/Organization awards recognize nominees who have made significant contributions to the Bloomington and/or Monroe County community by serving as an influential role model, advocating for services and the rights for Latinos, and demonstrating continuous direct and effective involvement in the Latino community.
The awards seek to recognize nominees in the following key areas: Leadership: Through exemplary leadership, has contributed toward a specific goal or objective that has benefited the Latino community and/or has been a role model in their profession/work. Initiative: Continually responds to new and changing needs of the community. Advocacy: Campaigns for issues that promote the inclusion and well-being of the Latino community. Dedication: Works on issues and seeks solutions to problems based on the needs of the professional and/or Latino community, not based on their own self-interests.
Nominations should include the name, address, telephone number and e-mail address of the nominee in addition to the reasons why the nominee merits the award. Those individuals submitting nominations also should include their names, addresses, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses.
Nomination forms can be completed online at www.bloomington.in.gov/chla, turned in to the Community and Family Resources department, or mailed to the Commission on Hispanic and Latino Affairs, Attn: Community and Family Resources Department, 401 North Morton Street, Suite 260, Bloomington, IN 47402.
For more information, please contact Melissa Britton at 349-3860 or brittonm@bloomington.in.gov.
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