Posted on 29th April 2012 by Alex Cardona in Events, Family Event, Fliers & Posters, Information, Scholarship
Bloomington IL, Conexiones Latinas Event, Education, Financial Education, Heartland Community College, Hispanic Community Event, Hispanic Students, Illinois State University, State Farm Bank, Western Ave Community Center
Salir Adelante Financial Town Hall on Education
Saturday, 5/5/12 2pm – 3pm at Western Ave Community Center
State Farm Bank(R) in collaboration with Conexiones Latinas, Heartland Community College, and Western Ave Community Center will be hosting an open Q&A discussion with a local bilingual panel of financial and academic experts on financing and supporting your child’s education.
The professionals and alumni on the panel will speak on the fundamentals of preparing and planning for students (kindergarten to high school) succeed in school and pay for college. Parents and students will be able to ask any question they have on graduation, college prep, financing college, scholarships, reading levels, etc. Adults in attendance will be eligible to win a $50 gift card from State Farm Bank (certain restrictions apply).
Mejore Sus Finanzas Flier Spanish
Posted on 23rd February 2012 by Alex Cardona in Scholarship
Education, Hispanic Students, Scholarships
McLean County Latino Students: the deadline for the Spanish American Cultural Center Scholarship is March 1st and NO ONE has completed an application yet. There are three $2K scholarships awarded each year for Central Illinois students of Latino descent – see the brochure for more details or visit http://www.cfll.org/RECEIVINGbrbgrantsscholarshipsb.aspx. Don’t miss this opportunity and please share.
Spanish American Scholarship Brochure – 2012-1
Posted on 9th February 2012 by Celina Mendoza in Fliers & Posters, Information, Student Opportunities
ISU, IWU, Princeton, Student programs
Princeton is offering an all expense paid summer program for high school students interested in journalism. The program is for 10 days in August on the campus of Princeton University. It is juniors. To learn more about the Princeton Summer Journalism Program, and to read The Princeton Summer Journal, and testimonies from students that participated in the program in the past, please visit http://www.princeton.edu/sjp/admissions/
For additional information, click HERE.
Posted on 9th February 2012 by Celina Mendoza in Student Opportunities, Volunteer Opportunity
Bilingual Tutor, Children's Hospital, Peoria
Children’s Hospital of Illinois in Peoria is looking for a volunteer, bilingual tutor. They tutor students while they are in the hospital. One of the patients they are working with is Hispanic. Their schoolwork is all in English and is struggling to understand the work. She is a senior and is taking two classes. Can one of us help this student in need?
If so, please contact Cesar Vargas.
Posted on 24th January 2012 by Celina Mendoza in Events, Fliers & Posters, Information, Student Opportunities
Cultural Competence: Discourse & Dialogue
Presented and Facilitated By:
Waubonsee Community College and the Kendall County Health Department
Deepening discourse through understanding cultural constructs and cultural experience.
Date: February 3, 2012
Time: 9:00am-12:00pm
Location: Kendall County Health Department, 811 W John St, Yorkville, IL
This enriching experience is free to all service providers and community members.
See attached flyer for more information. Thank you!
Posted on 24th January 2012 by Celina Mendoza in Scholarship, Student Opportunities
Community Foundation
The Community Foundation has a 2012 scholarship available through the Spanish American Cultural Center.
Click here for scholarship information.
Note the counties for eligibility are Sangamon, Cass, Douglas, Champaign, Macon, McLean and Morgan.
DEADLINE: March 1, 2012
Posted on 4th January 2012 by Celina Mendoza in Events, Family Event, Student Opportunities, Workshop
Charlas en Espanol, Peoria, Peoria Hispanics, Spanish chats
Come brush up on your Spanish, or help someone else improve theirs, by joining Peoria Hispanics at their weekly Charlas en Español (a.k.a. Spanish Conversation Hour) cohosted by the Peoria Public Library. People at all levels are encouraged to come and practice Spanish. We will have light refreshments and will be showing guests how to use the Library’s Language Learning Program called MANGO.
We will be meeting at the following:
Sunday, January 15th @ 3-5 p.m.
North Branch – 3001 W. Grand Parkway (Near Allen Rd.)
Peoria, IL 61615
Tuesday, January 24th and Thursday, February 2nd @ 6-8 p.m.
Lincoln Branch – 1312 W. Lincoln Ave. (South Side)
Peoria, IL 61605
Posted on 2nd December 2011 by Celina Mendoza in Events, Family Event, Information, Volunteer Opportunity
Community Organization, Soccer League, West Bloomington Revitalization Project
The West Bloomington Youth Soccer League will have a registration activity THIS Sunday, 4 December at the Lawrence Irvin Community Center from 4 PM – 6 PM.
The Book Bike will be at the event to give books away to program participants. A fire truck will also be on-site for the kids.
Volunteers are welcome - set-up will begin at 3 PM. Please contact Sal Valadez if you would like to volunteer.
Volunteers & Donations needed – we hope you can join us!!
Posted on 15th November 2011 by Celina Mendoza in Family Event, Information, Meeting, Volunteer Opportunity, Workshop
Bloomington IL, West Bloomington Revitalization Project, West Bloomington Youth Soccer League, Western Ave Community Center, Youth Soccer League, YWCA
Three community organizations, the YMCA, Western Avenue Community Center, and the West Bloomington Revitalization Project announce the establishment of the West Bloomington Youth Soccer League (WBYSL), a collaborative effort to serve youth on the west side of Bloomington.
This activity is provided free of charge to youth ages 6-14 years of age.
The Winter/Spring league registration day will be on Sunday, December 4th from 4 – 6 PM at the Lawrence Irvin Neighborhood Center located at 1615 W. Illinois, Bloomington for children and parents or guardians. This activity will include program registration, a soccer demonstration, free food and refreshments, and a free book give-away provided by the Book Bike.
Parents can pre-register their children at:
- The YMCA, 602 S. Main, Bloomington
- Western Avenue Community Center, 600 N. Western Avenue, Bloomington.
All children that pre-register are required to attend the December 4th kick-off activity and be accompanied by their parents or guardians.
The community is invited to support this initiative by donating new and used youth soccer clothing, shoes and equipment. Donations will be accepted from November 15 to January 15 at the following locations:
- All Normal Fire Stations
- Bloomington Fire Stations (Station 2/Hamilton St., Station 3/Empire St., Station 6/Oakland Ave)
- The YMCA
- Western Avenue Community Center
Need additional information or would you like to volunteer as a coach?
Please contact Joe Rodgers, YMCA Healthy Living Coordinator, (309) 827-6233 jrodgers@bnymca.org
Posted on 8th November 2011 by Celina Mendoza in Information, Links, News
Pastor David Santana, Restoration Christian Church
Restoration Christian Church now has a bilingual webpage (English/Spanish). Click here to view.
La Iglesia Cristiana de Restauración ahora tiene una página de web bilingüe (Ingles/Español). Haz clic aquí.
Restoration Christian Church
313 North East Street
Bloomington, IL 61701
Tel.: 309.533.4427
E-mail: restorationcc@ymail.com