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NEWS
PRESS RELEASE
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 29, 2007
Contact Person: Lourdes Jasper 954-319 5795 or Douglas Saballos 305 781
8054
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Florida LULAC
Convention elects Miamian as State Director
Tampa, FL, On Sunday, Labor day weekend LULAC, the League of Latin
American Citizens, the oldest and largest Hispanic organization in the
United States with its mission to advance the economic condition,
educational attainment, political influence, health and civil rights of
Hispanics in the United States and representing over 215,000 members
held it’s state convention in Tampa, Fl and elected Cuban born, Bettina
Rodriguez Aguilera as its’ state director. Ms. Rodriguez will serve as
head of Florida representing issues affecting the Hispanic population in
LULAC’s national board.
Ms. Rodriguez Aguilera is an international speaker and entrepreneur as
well as a long time activist on immigration, civil rights and education.
Her elected board is comprised of Deputy State Director Julio Alba,
Peruvian business developer, residing in Miami, V.P. of Women Joanne
King women activist of Tampa, V.P. of Young Adults Rodolfo “Puma”
Pumariega, Cuban born entrepreneur residing in Naples, V.P. for Youth,
John Luke Christian, Puerto Rican- Mexican residing in Clearwater and as
Treasurer, LULAC’ s International Ambassador for Latin America & the
Caribbean, Puerto Rican, Robert Canino.
Outgoing state director, Anita de Palma of Tampa , who held the position
for it’s maximum term of four years will officially turn over the gavel
to Bettina Rodriguez Aguilera at the LULAC national convention that will
be held in Chicago , Illinois July 9-14, 2007.
Awards were presented to Victor Valdes of Naples for Man of the Year,
Joanne King of Tampa for Woman of the year and scholarships were given
in memory of Gabriel Cazares, Armando Fernandez received the LULAC
Florida Performing Arts Scholarship and Walmart presented other
scholarship awards.
Among other important issues approved in the convention were it’s
selection of Miami as Florida ’s 2008 convention site. This will be
critical as 2008 is an election year and Florida will play an important
part as a key state for the Presidential election.
Several resolutions were also presented and approved, concerning with
1)free trade for Peru, 2)environmental issues 3) Developing a Florida
civil rights office to present complaints of human rights violation and
4) a resolution asking LULAC to develop a three digit rumor control and
information/referral/complaint number to assist all those wanting to
know basic immigration questions and a central place to call before
hiring someone in filling out immigration documents. The latter will
alleviate the overwhelming problem that has occurred to many immigrants
that have handed their life savings for the hopes of gaining a legal
status in the USA without obtaining promised results.
All those interested in obtaining more information on Florida LULAC may
e-mail
Floridalulac@yahoo.com the
national LULAC page is www.lulac.org.
Press Release distributed by the LULAC Florida State office
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