CHCI Announces Gala Entertainment
Featuring
Ozomatli
CHCI's 32nd Annual Award Gala will heat up on Wednesday, September 16 with internationally acclaimed urban-Latino-and-beyond collision group Ozomatli. In their 14 years together as a band, celebrated Los Angeles culture-mashers Ozomatli have gone from being hometown heroes to being named U.S. State Department Cultural Ambassadors.
CHCI is also pleased to announce this year's Mistress of Ceremonies, Maria Hinojosa, Senior PBS Correspondent for the acclaimed se ries NOW, the anchor and managing editor of NPR's Latino USA, and the anchor of her own Emmy Award winning talk show One on One with Maria Hinojosa from WGBH/La Plaza. Hinojosa has won top honors in American journalism including two Emmy's, the Robert F. Kennedy Award for Reporting on the Disadvantaged, and the Edward R. Murrow Award from the Overseas Press Club for best documentary for her groundbreaking piece Child Brides: Stolen Lives.
"The Gala honors and features Latinos in the arts who have not only made a lasting impression in the entertainment business, but who realize the importance of giving back to their community," said Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (NY-12), CHCI Chair.
The 32nd Annual Awards Gala will be held at the Washington, D.C. Convention Center, with the theme, "Latinos Leading in the Arts." CHCI will recognize several Hispanic leaders not only for their professional accomplishments, but also for their commitment to community service.
 Each year, the CHCI Annual Awards Gala is the hallmark event that launches Hispanic Heritage Month in Washington, D.C., and serves as the unifying event for the Hispanic American community. The Gala program each year is developed around a unifying theme that highlights CHCI, its mission and programs, the CHCI Medallion of Excellence honorees, and culminates with the grand finale presentation of the Chair's Award. This year CHCI Chair Nydia Velázquez presents the 2009 CHCI Lifetime Achievement Award to music icon Marc Anthony.
The 32nd Annual Awards Gala is hosted by CHCI's Legacy Partner, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Join us on September 15 at the Warner Theatre for a night of laughter in support of Latino youth. Confirmed to perform are Greg Giraldo, Joey Medina, Rudy Moreno, Erik Rivera, and Christela Alonzo.
Get your seats now. Click here to order tickets.
32nd ANNUAL AWARDS GALA SPONSORS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS LUNCHEON
AWARDS GALA WELCOME RECEPTION
AFTER-PARTY
IN-KIND
Continental Airlines
Sprint/Nextel
Reyes of Comedy Sponsors
CO-PRODUCER
PATRON
Anheuser-Busch Companies
DONOR
California Teachers Association
SUPPORTER
General Dynamics
Raytheon Company
Telemundo Communications Group
FRIEND
APS
CBS Corporation
Chevron
Google
IBC Bank
Motorola
TracFone Wireless, Inc.
Transport Workers Union
STRATEGIC MEDIA PARTNERS
PATRON
American Petroleum Institute, API
Amgen
California Teachers Association
Kraft Foods
Shell
The Coca-Cola Company
Time Warner, Inc.
UPS
Verizon/Verizon Wireless
VISA
DONOR
Arbitron, Inc.
Banco Popular
Bank of America
Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation
Harrah's Entertainment
Hewlett Packard
JPMorgan Chase and Company
Marathon Oil
Microsoft Corporation
National Association of Broadcasters
National Cable Telecommunications Association
PG&E Corporation
Ridgewells
University of Phoenix
Wyeth
SUPPORTER
AFL-CIO
AFSCME
American Income Life
American Express Company
American Red Cross
American Sugar Alliance
APS
Blackhawk Network
Burlington North Sante Fe Railroad, BNSF
BP America, Inc.
Carlos Nazario
Cash America
CBS Corporation
Chevron
Community Financial Services Association
Davidoff, Malito, and Hutcher
DaVita
DuPont
Duty Free Americas/UETA
Exelon
Express Nursing
Ford Motor Company
Georgetown University
General Electric Corporation
General Mills
Google
Goya Foods, Inc.
Greenberg Traurig
HACU
Honda North America
Honeywell
Hyundai
IBC Bank
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Johnson & Johnson
Los Angeles Community College District
Logisticorp
Mary Kay, Inc.
Metropolitan Pier Exposition Authority
Metropolitan Water District Authority of Southern California
Mexicans and Americans Thinking Together
Mobile Future
Motorola
National Association of REALTORS
New York Life
Nike
Northrop Grumman
Novo Nordisk
Qwest Communications
PBS
Perennial Strategy Group
PMI Group
PNM Resources
Raytheon Company
Reyes Entertainment
Safeway
SAIC
Salt River Project
SEIU
Sempra Energy
SER Jobs for National Progress
Sodexo
Stellar Partners
Tonio Burgos and Associates
Turkish Coalition of America
Tyson Foods, Inc.
United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America
USA Funds
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2009 CHCI Hispanic Heritage Month Sponsors
HOST
PREMIER
MILLENNIUM
PARTNERS
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
PUBLIC POLICY CONFERENCE
CHAIR'S PRIVATE RECEPTION
CHAIR'S WELCOME RECEPTION
ARTS & CULTURE RECEPTION
OPENING PLENARY
OPENING LUNCHEON
MONDAY AFTERNOON PLENARY
TUESDAY MORNING PLENARY
CLOSING LUNCHEON
STEM Annoucement: Motorola Foundation and Time Warner Cable are
proud sponsors of the CHCI CIP STEM Program.
CLOSING PLENARY
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BREAKFAST
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NETWORKING RECEPTION
National Hispanic Business Group
DONOR
Dell
SEIU
Takeda Pharmaceuticals
The Home Depot
USDA
PUBLIC POLICY SUMMITS
EDUCATION
HEALTH
HOUSING
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
LABOR
CORPORATE AMERICA/
TELECOMMUNICATIONS/
ARTS
CAREERLIDER LIVE
READY TO LEAD (R2L) LUNCHEON
READY TO LEAD (R2L) WORKSHOP
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION FUNDRAISER
CONFERENCE BAG
SUPPORTER
California Teachers Association
Cox Enterprises
Ford Motor Company
Grocery Manufacturers Association |
