The West Side Soccer League is accepting registration for children who wish to participate in the 2012 Spring youth soccer activities to be held at Sunnnyside Park located at 407 East Erickson on the west side of Bloomington. These activities are provided free of charge to West Side youth ages 6-14 years of age. Registration deadline is 8 May.

Parents can register their children at: The YMCA, 602 S. Main, Bloomington or Western Avenue Community Center, 600 N. Western Avenue, Bloomington.

The first practice will be held on the week of May 14. All games are scheduled for Saturday mornings; the first game is scheduled for Saturday, June 2 at 9am.

WSSL PSA 9 April 2012

Friday, May 4:  5:00-7:00,

Coffee Nation, 3907 GE Road, #6  (by Towanda Barnes and GE Road) 

Tickets  $25

 Contact Laurie Bergner, 454-3113 or drlaurieb1@frontier.com or tickets at the door.

Fundraiser May 2012 Revised

Please join Peoria Hispanics for the monthly meeting to be held Monday, January 9th at 5:30 p.m. at the American Red Cross (Caterpillar Room) 311 W. John H. Gwynn Jr. Avenue, Peoria, IL 61605.

Our guest speaker this month will be Melissa Eaton of the Tri County Regional Planning Commission. She will be working on a Peoria-area planning project and would like to include the Latino community’s input.

Here you will find a complete list of all ISU-sponsored events for Hispanic Heritage Month.

Bienvenidos (Welcome)
Saturday, Sept. 24 1:00-5:00pm
People’s Park (Corner of University & Beaufort St)

Argentinian Music Group, Los Pinguos
Sunday, Sept. 25 @ 3:00pm
ISU Brown Ballroom, Bone Student Center

Community Panel: Nuestra Comunidad
Tuesday, Sept. 27 @ 6:00pm
Jaime Escalante Room, Hewett-Manchester Halls
(Corner of Fell & Mulberry St)

Conversando Entre Nosotros: LALS Brown Bag Series
Friday, Oct. 14 @ Noon
Schroeder Hall, Room 115

Latino Cultural Dinner with America Ferrera and Chuchito Valdes
Monday, Oct. 3 @ 6:00pm
Bone Student Center, Ballroom

Art Exhibition: Josue Pellot and Hector Arce-Espasas
Aug. 16-Oct. 23
University Galleries, Galleries 2.5 and 3

Artist Lecture: A Conversation with Josue Pellot
Monday, Oct. 10 @ Noon
University Galleries

Film Screening: I Am the Queen (2010)
Tuesday, Oct. 11 @ 7:00pm
Normal Theater in Uptown Normal

This is a fantastic opportunity to help Legal Permanent Residents on the road to citizenship!

We are having an informational meeting on Saturday, June 18th, from 11:30am – 12:30pm. Please contact me to register so we know how many to expect.

If, at the end of this meeting you remain interested, we are offering initial training training from 12:30 till 3:00 p.m.

We respectfully request that you only attend if you are sincere about committing to volunteer 8 hours or more each month for at least six months. Also, no current clients of Immigration Project may volunteer until their case is completed.

For more information, contact:
Christine Howe, Citizenship Program Director
The Immigration Project
510 E Washington St., Ste 318
PO BOX 3065
Bloomington IL 61702-3065
309/829-8703 (central IL), ext. 105
618/452-7018 (southern IL), ext. 105
FAX 309/807-2753
www.immigrationproject.org

A Hispanic Family in the community needs our help. They had a house fire on Thursday June 9th and they do not have renters insurance. If you can help by making a donation of any of the following type of items, please contact Christina Smith @ 309.825.7025:

Items :
Gift cards for food or stores
Toiletries
Father: size 34 waist, medium in tops, shoe size 7 1/2
Mother: wears a size 14 and large in tops, shoes size 8
Daughter, 2/3T, shoe size 7
Son #1: wears 14 in clothes size, shoe size 8 men
Son #2: 10/12 in clothes, a 4 ½ shoes in boys

An account was also established at the First State Bank of Bloomington in Bloomington and Heyworth.

Questions?
Please call 309-825-6397

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As the Director of Hispanic Ministry, Father Gregg is one of our most important Hispanic community leaders and a strong partner of the Hispanic Families Work Group. We are honored to call him a friend and thank him for all his hard work over 50 years of service to his church and the community.