Hispanic Network scholarship banquet

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The Napa County Hispanic Network will hold its 24 Annual Scholarship Banquet on Sept. 14, starting at 5:30 p.m. with no host cocktails, at the Silverado Country Club in Napa.

The banquet will feature dinner, awards, and a silent auction and live auction. Scholarships will be presented to high school graduates and college students.

Everyone is advised to purchase tickets early, as event can sell out. Advance tickets are $75 if purchased in advance and $80 at the door. Tickets are available for purchase at Teresa Foster's Immigration Consultation office at 2180 Jefferson St., Suite 103, in Napa. You can also purchase tickets by sending a check to the Napa County Hispanic Network @ PO Box 6227, Napa, CA 94581 or by e-mailing Maria Cisneros at mcisneros33@comcast.net.

The Napa County Hispanic Network was established in 1983 by local Latino leaders of the community with the original intent of being an information sharing alliance for the Hispanic community. Today, the mission of the Napa County Hispanic Network is to empower the Latino community by promoting higher education, building community partnerships, and achieving an equal voice on countywide issues. For more information, to become a sponsor, or to advertise in the program, individuals may go to the website: www.napacountyhispanicnetwork.com/Register

5 comment(s)

Exasperated wrote on Aug 17, 2007 7:42 AM:

" Where's my Swedish/English Network banquet? "

Can I apply? wrote on Aug 17, 2007 8:29 AM:

" My last name is Walters. Am I eligible? "

What? wrote on Aug 17, 2007 8:47 AM:

" OK, so where can I sign up for the Napa County NON-HISPANIC Network Banquet Scholarship????????????????? Oh....we don't have one of those? What's up with that? This network "is to empower the Latino community by promoting higher education" ??? How about learning the PRIMARY LANGUAGE first ? By the way, that language is called 'ENGLISH' !!!!!!!!! "

So... wrote on Aug 17, 2007 11:11 AM:

" The below readers are saying that the Latino community should not be rewarded for reaching a higher education??? I received this scholarship last year and I am currently at a four year institution. I personally know many of the scholarship winners from last year, and they all know the English language fluently and are also attending four year institutions. And if you would like to have the networks such as the Non-Hispanic and Swedish/English, then by all means go ahead and start them. No one is stopping either from forming. "

Napan wrote on Aug 17, 2007 1:27 PM:

" It's comical to see how much hatred people have towards hispanics in the Napa Valley. You can complain and be sarcastic all you want. The truth is that more and more hispanics are receiving a higher education through great programs like this one. "

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