So what has been happing at EDGE-ucation?!

We have been keeping busy meeting mentors and students! We are still in need of some more mentors!

Specifically recruiting, interviewing, and pairing mentors with high school students. So far we have paired half of our mentors with amazing students and we are in the process to start clearance (background check and TB tests – by law we need it since we’re speaking with minors). We are finishing pairing students and current mentors this week to get ready for our Launch event!

Our next step will be getting ready to rock this summer at our first EDGE-ucation Launch event, where mentors will meet their assigned students for the first time and get to mingle and make connections with other mentors, educators, as well as the EDGE-ucation Directors!

But there is still time, and you can still sign up to become an EDGE-ucation mentor for the summer! Remember that all we ask is to keep 3 hrs of face to face communication (that can be once a month or 3 times a month, depending on your schedule), and an additional 2 hrs of other communication (this includes email, phone, facebook, chat, etc, just keep tabs on your student and you can monitor their progress). You can meet with your student as well as other mentors and their student anywhere in the Bay Area and make an impact on a student’s life!

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Join Latinos A Morir in the first Comedy Night Event! We have gathered extremely talented individuals that will have you laughing all week long!

Comedians:
Dr. Timmy – Phd from Berkeley but funny as hell
Shoboy – La Kalle Radio Host and motivational speaker
Roberto H. – Directly from el barrio de la Mission, writer, poet, producer, comedian

Host:
RRRRRRodrigo — enough said

Following the comedy show, we’ll have two amazing deejays for the first time at LAM events:
Dionasy, Chilean/Lebanese beauty, a LAM member and deejay at 90.5 FM
DJ Frisco Eddy from La Kalle doing what he does best helping us dance all night long!

Arrive early to not miss the show and get to know the people involved in this great event!

This is a fundraiser and 100% of the profits will benefit Bay Area’s Gardner Foundation (http://bagf.org) and EDGE-ucation, the new LAM non-profit organization.

Minimum donation:
$10 before 8 pm with RSVP (open to non-members)
$15+ after

We want to thank our sponsor Comcast for helping us make this event possible!

RSVP for this event

The National Society of Hispanic MBAs, which exists “to foster Hispanic leadership through graduate management education and professional development,” has established a scholarship program to assist qualified Hispanics to pursue MBAs. Scholarships are offered each year for full- and part-time study at an accredited (AACSB) institution of the student’s choice.

ELIGIBILITY

Applicants to the NSHMBA Scholarship Program must:

be a United States Citizen or legal permanent resident
be of Hispanic heritage
have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or the equivalent) OR have a minimum 2.75 GPA on a 4.0 scale (or the equivalent) in combination with two years of full-time work experience.
have a NSHMBA membership – Member ID required. (Applicants who are not currently NSHMBA members may apply now at the student application rate. Click on this NSHMBA Membership link.)
be enrolled or planning to enroll in a Master’s Degree program in Management/Business no later than fall 2010 at a college in the United States or Puerto Rico accredited by AACSB.

AWARDS

Awards will range from $2,500 – $10,000. The awards are a combination of scholarship funds and a $250 travel reimbursements for attending the NSHMBA Annual Conference & Career Expo.

The top five (5) full-time applicants who demonstrate financial need will receive an award for $10,000. These awards consist of a $9,750 scholarship and $250 travel reimbursement.
Awards are renewable for up to one year or until a Master’s Degree is earned, whichever occurs first. Renewal is contingent upon the recipient meeting the following requirements:

Maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale (or the equivalent) in current degree program.
Maintain active NSHMBA membership status and are expected to be NSHMBA ambassadors. Recipients must show involvement with the organization through the NSHMBA local Chapter by utilizing the following opportunities:
Drive the mission of NSHMBA and develop the pipeline on their campus
Serve as an officer or committee in their local NSHMBA chapter
Drive NSHMBA sponsorship and membership efforts
Drive participation to NSHMBA Annual Conference & Career Expo
Attendance to NSHMBA Annual Conference & Career Expo
Other Hispanic orientated community/business school eventsmay be substituted if a NSHMBA chapter is not located within 50 miles

For more information and to apply today go to:

http://www.nshmba.org/Page.aspx?pid=320

We have been invited to participate in the casting of upcoming models for a paid project. For hobby or profession, if you’re interested in trying something new … keep reading! No experience is necessary, they’re looking for young energetic females to model for Macy’s for a few days!

SF BAY AREA 18-25 FEMALE CASTING CALL!
ALSO LOOKING FOR BILINGUAL SPANISH SPEAKING 18-25YR FEMALES
Thursday, March 11 AT 2PM – 4PM 6PM & Saturday March 13th at 12:30pm -2pm for upcoming PAID production project.

Please email photos and contact information to info@passportmodels.com or call the agency at 415.954.0988 for more details. Make sure to mention Latinos A Morir to get VIP treatment.

Note: This is a time sensitive casting so please contact the agency with photos and contact information ASAP to be considered for the project.

Get ready for the third installment of Sonoma County!

Did you miss the previous wine tours? (see videos)

As some of you know, we’re ready for our next Sonoma tour … this time, Extranomical/SF Wine for Locals has stepped it up a notch and have created an amazing tour for us including champagne tasting and lunch

Time: 9 am – 6 pm
Included: Tasting at two wineries and one champagne place, lunch, transportation, guided tour, and an amazing energy

Price (discount code sent via newsletter):
1 ticket – $85 per person
2 tickets – $80 per person
3 tickets – $80 per person
4 tickets – $75 per person (limited to availability)

Prices will increase April 4th if there are any left.

Book your tickets

LAM Champagne Tour - April 18th

Laura stole my name. I was born first, so….technically, ummm, that name is mine. Except, mi tocaya has actually managed to make me look better by sharing my name. Yet, with her Good Will Hunting brains, 1950s movie star looks (worthy of a starring role opposite Pedro Infante), and a personality that is deserves numerous red carpet award, I must admit – Laura Brady makes all Lauras look good.

From a young age, Laura dedicated her career to her passion – social change – which is backed up by graduate degrees – an M.A. and a PhD in Educational Psychology from the University of Northern Colorado graduating at the age of 26. During studies, she was actively involved in Cumbres, a mentor program aimed at pairing students with members of the community and university staff to provide students with an education /personal support. She was also working for ETS (Educational Testing Services) in Princeton, NJ developing a framework that would help ETS better test ELL (English Language Learners) students.

“Wow, que extraordinaria” was the first thing that came to mind when I met Laura. She was glowing. A Latina with a shiny new marriage and an even newer doctorate degree, Laura has worked hard to achieve both things. Personally, Laura is a happy woman. Looking at her Facebook pictures, one is a witness not only to what a gorgeous bride she was, but what a dedicated, beautiful wife she now is – because that is what happiness does to you. Felicidades por el amor que te rodea.

Currently, Laura is part of EDGE-ucation (Philanthropy Branch of LAM) as an Executive Director and Co-founder and Lemonade Day as a Project Manager for the East Bay/ Contra Costa County.

Laura is not only an active LAM member, present at many of its social events, but has just signed on as the Executive Director for the Philanthropy Branch of LAM, aimed at overseeing community programs that focus on academic achievement in certain underrepresented communities. The first project is EDGE-ucation, with the mission to reduce the educational achievement gap of underrepresented students.

To learn more and sign up for EDGE-ucation click here

Working with Lemonade Day, Laura is directing community programs to engage youth of all backgrounds to participate in a community-wide event dedicated to teaching children how to start, own and operate their own business through the simple and time-honored act of building and running a lemonade stand.

To learn more and sign up for Lemonade Day click here

I am a busy, happy Laura. Although now, thanks to Laura Brady, I’m a busier person – I just signed up for mentoring. Because, really, I don’t want to be the loser Laura. Just sayin’…. Now, you, yes YOU – sign up to mentor! De a de veras, you don’t want to be that LAM member….who doesn’t have a mentor. Because in order to grow as a community, we need to, we should want to, give back.
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By being member of the month, she will receive VIP entrance for the rest of the year and get two free drinks at our next event. In addition, she will receive a half-hour professional photo shoot from Christian Pollock Photography! – international photographer working in various industries (events/weddings, fashion, architecture, and commercial).

If you believe you or someone you know merits recognition, please send an email to info@latinosamorir.com with the subject line titled ‘Member of the Month’. In the body, please answer the following questions (keep answers short and informational):

- Name of nominee
- Previous/Current accomplishment(s)
- Community involvement story
- Number of LAM events attended (rough estimate OK)
- A biography of nominee (where born, grew up, profession, family, anything else interesting)
- Project they would like to promote during their feature (for example, if Giovanni, the founder of LAM, would be featured in a magazine, he would like to promote Latinos A Morir)

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Thank you to Laura Gomez for being LAM’s best blog author and helping with this and other posts! (www.latinageek.com)