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Nominations for the LPN's Annual Community Service Awards are now open!  These awards are presented annually to individuals providing meaningful service to the Latino community in the Baltimore metropolitan area. Nominations are solicited from both the membership organizations and the Board of the LPN. Awards are presented at a celebration during Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15).

To nominate a worthy individual or organization for a LPN Annual Community Service Award, please complete this form:

https://forms.office.com/r/DC6RQ4qsVg

The deadline for submitting nominations is Monday, August 28.

We are very grateful to everyone who participated in Saturday's LPN Feria Latina, and we definitely enjoyed our first community festival since the COVID-19 pandemic.  Huge thanks to all the members of the community who came to the event and received great information from our partner organizations.

Thank you to our sponsors:

• David Rosario, State Farm Agent
• Maryland Managed Care Organization Association
• Archbishop Borders School
• and our media sponsor, Somos Baltimore Latino and Baltimore Latino Newspaper.

Entertainment from:

• Grupo Etnia
• Por Amor de Mi Cultura
• Face Painting by Marina
• Bubbles Productions
• Mister Moonbounce LLC
• and DJ Gustavo Minaya!

Partner organizations who were at the event:

• Southeast CDC
• Comite Latino de Baltimore
• Maryland Insurance Administration
• Adelante Latina!
• Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Healthy Brain and Child Development Study
• Infinite Legacy
• Nuestras Raices, Inc.
• Baltimore City Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs
• HealthCare Access Maryland
• Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake
• Alzheimer's Association, Greater Maryland Chapter
• Baltimore County Government
• Latino Economic Development Center
• Somos Baltimore Latino
• Disability Rights Maryland
• House of Ruth Maryland
• The Featherstone Foundation
• Maryland Latinos Unidos
• State Farm Insurance - David Rosario, Agent
• Baltimore Medical System
• Baltimore City Public Schools Re-engagement Center
• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service
• CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Helping Up Mission
• Comptroller of Maryland
• Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Surveys and HIV Testing
• Esperanza Center
• Latino Racial Justice Circle
• Baltimore City Health Department, Eastern Family Planning Clinic
• APlus Personal Homecare
• Highland Insurance Group LLC
• Maryland State Department of Education
• SaveMart
• Vargas Bakery
• Johns Hopkins Centro SOL
• Meridian Bank
• HOLA Baltimore
• and Maryland Managed Care Organization Association!

And don't forget the delicious pupusas and carne asada made by committees from Sacred Heart of Jesus Church!

Be sure to check out the LPN Facebook and Instagram for photos from the event through Tuesday evening! If you have photos or videos from the event, please tag them on social media with #LPNFeriaLatina.

Gracias a todos! See you in 2024 for our 13th Annual LPN Feria Latina.

This free, family-friendly event aims to provide a quality event that celebrates the Latino community and its culture by delivering information and direct services to participants and providing an opportunity for our members to network with the community. We offer fun and engaging activities for all ages!

Organizations interested in participating as a partner at the event must complete the online partner proposal form by Wednesday, May 10, 2023.

Visit the Feria Latina page on our website for more information about participating as a partner or a sponsor.

Congratulations to the LPN's Community Service Award winners for 2022:

• Sheila Alvelo, formerly with Baltimore City Community College, now with Howard Community College
• Andy Dahl, Southeast Community Development Corporation
• Juliana Lopez, The Featherstone Foundation
• Catalina Rodriguez Lima, Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs
• Maria Pilar Rodriguez, MPR Business Solutions LLC

We look forward to celebrating the contributions of these worthy individuals at our Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration on Monday, September 26!

Nominations for the LPN's Annual Community Service Awards are now open! These awards are presented annually to individuals providing meaningful service to the Latino community in the Baltimore metropolitan area. Awards are presented at a celebration during Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15).

To nominate a worthy individual or organization for a LPN Annual Community Service Award, please complete this form by Saturday, August 13:

https://forms.office.com/r/68uq4feBc6.

Are you interested in sharing the good things your organization is doing in the Latino community?  Then we are looking for you!  We are currently booking presenters for our 2022 monthly resource meetings.  We typically do two to three presentations per month.  While we are still meeting virtually due to COVID-19, we can accommodate three presentations per month.  We plan to start 2022 meeting virtually and will reassess viability of moving to in-person meetings in the spring.

If you are interested in presenting, please complete this form by providing the name of your organization, your contact information, and two possible months you could present.

Please note: preference is given to organizations and individuals who are LPN members.

Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement that unleashes the power of radical generosity around the world.

Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past nine years, this idea has grown into a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity.

You can make a difference today by donating to the fundraising efforts of these LPN members:

• The Latino Racial Justice Circle is raising $10,000 to pay for attorneys for 3 immigrant families so that they stay in the US:  https://www.gofundme.com/help-3-families-get-immigration-legal-assistance.
  
  
• Centro SOL and Comite Latino de Baltimore are raising funds to help families affected by the pandemic.  Monetary donations can be made at jhcentrosol.org/give (make sure you click next to Centro SOL logo to support this campaign!).
  
  
• The Featherstone Foundation announced a $15,000 Giving Tuesday campaign to support their scholarship fund: 
  https://www.facebook.com/donate/1028140308040931.
  
  
• Maryland Physician Care is hosting a Toy Drive through online registries with Walmart, Target, and Amazon.  Toys collected will be donated through partner agencies that work with families in Maryland.  Toy Drive flyer can be seen here.
  
  
• Donations to KIND (Kids in Need of Defense) made today by midnight will be tripled, up to $100,000: https://supportkind.org/.  Donation link is featured on the web banner now!

This is just a sample of the worthy organizations that you can support this Giving Tuesday.  Thank you for supporting non-profits this holiday season in any way that you can: making a donation, volunteering your time, or sharing their campaigns on your social media... every bit helps!  

Thank you for all that you do...today and every day.

Reminder that we do not have a monthly resource meeting in December.  We'll see you in January!

Latino Education Advancement Fund (LEAF) thanks David Rosario, State Farm for collaborating to assist Gralyn Trujillo Gordon to receive a $1,000 scholarship to attend Loyola University studying Mechanical Engineering this fall. The scholarship was awarded and presented at the end of the 5a. Cumbre Educativa Para Padres y Estudiantes. "Education is a key component in thrusting our Latino students into a level playing field. There is so much that our Latino community does not know about steps that need to be taken to move our kids to higher education,” said David Rosario, State Farm. “LEAF is about educating parents and students to have an early strategy on education. LEAF is leveling the playing field for our students while providing valuable information to parents. Dale Carnegie said it best, “Knowledge is not power, Applied Knowledge is Power!” This year’s summit had over 200 attendees including parents and children. There were workshops available for students starting as young as the 2nd grade. The parents’ workshops were held in Spanish. The summit was held Sunday, October 10 at 4:00 pm Eastern time, 3 p.m. Central, and 1 p.m. Pacific Time via Zoom. “We know that State Farm is here for us,” said Dinorah Olmos, President and CEO of LEAF. “We are very grateful to David Rosario for collaborating with LEAF and making it possible to give back to the Latino community.” For more information, please visit LEAF's website at http://leafedu.org.

LPN member Nuestras Raices is hosting their Fiesta Baltimore on Sunday, October 3.  LPN members can participate in the parade for free, but they must register their participation by September 20.  Complete this form and submit to Jesus Perez at perez.raices@gmail.com.  

Contact Angelo at 443-224-7592 with any questions about the parade or festival!