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National Council of La Raza (NCLR)
26th Annual Capital Awards
On March 5th the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) hosted its 26th annual Capital Awards gathering more than 700 leaders, government officials, and community activists from across the nation. The gala recognizes elected officials who have demonstrated commitment to promoting legislation and public policies that benefit Latinos among their constituencies and throughout the country.
 (L-R) Jim Avila, ABC news correspondent; Renata Soto, Vice Chair, NCLR Board of Directors; Cristina JimĂ©nez, managing director of the United We Dream Network, and Pulitzer Prize-Winning and Journalist, Jose Antonio Vargas; NCLR President and CEO Janet MurguĂa. |
 (L-R) Jim Avila, ABC news correspondent; Ivelisse Estrada, senior vice president, Corporate and Community Relations, Univision Communications Inc.; California Attorney General Kamala Harris, and NCLR President and CEO Janet MurguĂa. |
National Association of Latino Elected and
Appointed Officials (NALEO)
On February 26 the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) hosted the Edward R. Roybal Legacy Gala at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington D.C. More than 25 members of the U.S. House of Representatives were in attendance at the event. The Edward R. Roybal Award for Outstanding Public Service is presented annually to an individual who is a devoted public servant to the nation and the Latino community. NALEO’s 2013 recipient, U.S. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, has advocated on behalf of Florida’s most vulnerable populations for more than 30 years, giving the people she serves a voice. The award pays tribute to the organization’s founder and President Emeritus, the late Congressman Edward R. Roybal.
 U.S. Senator Marco Rubio; U.S. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, and U.S. Representative Mario Diaz-Balart. |
 Honoring U.S. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen with the 2013 Edward R. Roybal Award for Outstanding Public Service. |
 (L-R) Dr. Dana Bedden, Superintendent; Joe Avila, Ford Motor Company Fund Manager of Outreach; Alexandria Martinez, Scholarship Winner; Linda Kimm, Irving High School Principal; Gwen Craig, Irving ISD Board of Trustees Member; Ronda Huffstetler, Irving ISD Board of Trustees Member, and Lupita Colmenero,Publisher, El Hispano News. |
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