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CASA HOGAR ELIM
This orphanage was founded by Guadalupe Carmona in 1986.
Mrs. Carmona lived
near a womens prison and saw the need to help care for children of those
imprisoned. She began with 16 children and now cares for 95 boys and girls ages
2 months to 17. This orphanage is fortunate, so far, in that the donors who
committed to paying for utilities are still honoring their commitments.
However, the orphanage is in dire straits for the following items:
Food
Lotion or Vaseline
Socks; Clean used socks will be appreciated
Medicines including Tylenol (infants and children), Motrin (infants and
children), cough medicine (any brand), and Tinactin (or any fungal treatment)
Shampoo and bath soap
Detergent
Quilts
Insect Bombs
Paper; Toilet paper and tissue (Kleenex)
Batteries All sizes
Monetary donations should be sent payable to:
Casa Hogar Elim
c/o Guadalupe Carmona, Director
9555 Canvasback
Laredo, TX 78045
These children do not need toys but if you feel compelled to give a toy, please
do not donate any electronic gadgets or toys that require batteries. Toys such
as coloring books, colors, balls, dolls, etc, are better suited.
My family and I are committed to delivering as many items as we can to help get
the orphanages through these tough times. We will be making at least two
deliveries before Christmas and then once to twice a month thereafter. I know
times are difficult right now but I hope you will consider donating something.
Even if you cannot donate at this time, please keep these children in your
prayers. For those interested in donating or if you have any questions, please
email me at casocanas@msn.com
Thank you!
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CASA HOGAR MONSENOR ENRIQUE TOMAS
LOZANO
This orphanage was founded in 1946 and is only for girls. There are 55 girls
ages 5 years to 22 years old. Six Catholic nuns staff the facility. Unlike
other orphanages, this orphanage does not force children to leave upon reaching
the age of 18. Immediate orphanage needs are as follows:
Water heater The girls are bathing in cold water.
Food
Shampoo and bath soap
Detergent
Feminine products
Lotion or Vaseline
Paper products Toilet paper and tissue (Kleenex)
Monetary donations are needed to pay for the mounting gas bill which one well
meaning donor has not paid in months. Currently, the balance due is about
$4,000 US. Also, money is needed to help pay for the education of those who are
eighteen and above. The Madres, as the nuns are known, have been pooling what
little resources they have to keep this girls in school. If you send money,
please send checks or money orders payable to:
Casa
Hogar Monsenor Enrique Tomas Lozano
c/o Madre Victoria Hernandez Diaz, Director
P.O. Box 175
Laredo, TX 78045-7216
LOOKING TO PUBLISH LATINO/A WRITERS
Marcela Landres is one of the very few Latina editors in book
publishing.
Ms. Landres is an editor with a major book publisher and is seeking
talented Latino (a) writers of English language fiction and non-fiction in
the following categories:
* Fiction - Novels with a contemporary U.S. setting and realistic Latino
characters.
* Non-fiction - Inspiration, spirituality, self-help, New Age, pop
culture, relationships, and sexuality.
Please submit book proposals to:
Marcela Landres
Simon & Schuster
1230 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
For submission guidelines please email:
marcela.landres@simonandschuster.com
Austin (USA) and Santiago
de Chile (Chile)American Capital of Culture 2004The cities of
Austin (United States of America) and Santiago de Chile (Chile) have been selected as
American Capital of Culture 2004, from
among ten cities on the list of finalists, drawn from six different countries.
The American Capital of Culture, an initiative aimed at cities which are member countries
of the Organization of American States (OAS), which
has received institutional support from the Latin American Parliament and the European
Parliament, has three fundamental objectives:
1.- to act as an instrument for inter-American integration;
2.- to contribute to the peoples of the Americas getting to know each
other better, respecting their national and regional diversity,
and highlighting the common cultural heritage at the same time;
3.- to promote the cities nominated in the American hemisphere and the
rest of the world, at the same time as building new bridges of
cooperation with other continents which have established the
initiative of cultural capitals.
TEATRO Humanidad presents...
2ND ANNUAL LATINO PLAYWRIGHTING
FESTIVAL!!!
Austin Texas' TEATRO Humanidad is accepting submissions of unpublished and
unproduced bilingual (Spanish-English) plays, and/or plays with
Latino/Hispanic themes. Previous staged readings and development workshops
okay. TEATRO will select four plays for a short development process and
staged reading in May 2003. Travel, per diem, and housing for playwrights
will be negotiated.
Postmark Deadline: February 15, 2003 (Early submissions encouraged)
Type of Work: One-act plays, full-length plays
Subject Restrictions: Latino relevance
Unproduced?: Must be unpublished/unproduced
Fee?: None
Selection Notification: By April 1, 2003
Submission Requirements: Please mail TWO COPIES of full script, typed and
securely bound, No contact info on script; include separate title page with
complete contact info, Scripts cannot be returned.
Additional Details: TEATROâ??s mission: To develop and present works that
promote and preserve the diverse experiences of the "cultura Latina." See
TEATROs web site at: http://www.teatrohumanidad.com
Contact:
Nick Walker
Latino Playwrighting Festival Coordinator
TEATRO Humanidad
6603 Felix Avenue
Austin, Texas 78741
(512) 389-0892
staff@teatrohumanidad.com
We at the Premiere Weekend Club have
established a nationwide
infrastructure to promote Latino films through unconventional means.
For "Empire," we've got great people in every major city (and several
smaller ones!) passing out postcards, posters, buttons, and self-made
fliers at every major college with high Latino populations, at clubs,
coffeehouses, movie theaters, etc.
We now have the capacity to reach
over a million people nationwide with our e-mail blasts and will do so
for "Empire." The Premiere Weekend Club's task with "Empire" is to
organize the grass-roots promotional campaign, which means getting the
word out on the streets, speaking with passion about this film and this
company.
more information at: http://www.premiereweekend.org/films/empire/empire.htm
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Index
Casa Elim
Casa Hogar
Writers
Culture 2004
2ND ANNUAL
LATINO
Premiere Weekend Club
Scholarship Program
Central America's
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