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President
Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will participate in 2010 Hispanic Heritage
Month festivities in Washington D.C.
Source: Press Release
September 15, 2010 -- CHCI
Chair Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez announced today that President Barack Obama and
First Lady Michelle Obama will participate in CHCIs 2010 Hispanic Heritage
Month festivities in Washington D.C.
First Lady Michelle
Obama will address the Morning Plenary -- Americas Promise: The Impact of
Healthcare Reform at CHCIs 2010 Public Policy Conference on Tuesday, September
14, 2010 from 9:00 to 10:45 am at the Ronald Reagan Building and International
Trade Center. She will deliver remarks about the Lets Move! initiative and its
goal of solving the challenge of childhood obesity within a generation.
President Barack Obama, joined by the First Lady, will address more than 3,000
guests at CHCIs 33rd Annual Awards Gala on Wednesday, September 15, 2010, at
the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, scheduled to begin at 7:00 pm.
Chair Velazquez will present the 2010 CHCI Chairs Award to In the Heights
Broadway composer and Tony-winning songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda. The 2010
Medallion of Excellence for Leadership and Community Service Awards will be
presented to actress Eva Longoria Parker and jazz legend Arturo Sandoval, in
recognition of their contributions to the Latino community.
Grammy-nominated percussionist Sheila E. will headline Gala entertainment.
Latin pop sensation Irving "PeeWee" Salinas will open the show and
sing the national anthem. CHCIs 2009 Medallion awardee and CNN special
correspondent Soledad OBrien will celebrity host the evenings events.
CHCIs Hispanic Heritage Month theme, Celebrating History, Heritage, and the
American Dream, commemorates the 200th anniversary of independence for many
Central and South American countries and the 400th anniversary of the founding
of Santa Fe in 1610. The contributions, struggles, challenges, and successes
of the Latino community across the nation will be highlighted throughout the
week.
CHCI Annual Awards Gala
CHCIs 33rd Annual Awards Gala will be held at the Walter E. Washington
Convention Center on September 15, 2010, and is the largest and most
prestigious gathering of Hispanic bipartisan, public and private sector
leaders in the nation. Join national leaders, elected officials, corporate
executives, educators, and entertainers as we gather to celebrate the
achievements of the Latino community. As the hallmark event of Hispanic
Heritage Month, the evening provides supporters and friends of CHCI an
opportunity to network while honoring the annual Chairs Award(s) and the CHCI
Medallion of Excellence honorees.
About Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), a nonprofit and nonpartisan
501(c)(3) organization, provides leadership development programs and
educational services to students and young emerging leaders. The CHCI Board of
Directors is comprised of Hispanic Members of Congress, nonprofit leaders and
corporate executives. For more information, call CHCI at (202) 543-1771 or
visit http://www.chci.org.
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