Kia Motors Delivers 15,000 Medical Use Face Shields To The Georgia Emergency Management Agency

April 27, 2020

IRVINE, Calif., April 24, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — In response to a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Kia Motors has delivered an initial supply of 15,000 face shields produced at Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG) to the Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA).

“Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia asked how they could help, and then stepped up to provide life-saving equipment for the heroes on the front lines in the battle against COVID-19,” said Georgia Department of Economic Development Commissioner, Pat Wilson. “We thank Kia once again for being such a strong partner in our Georgia-made family.”

Face shields are being assembled by paid volunteers from KMMG, which has implemented a series of safety measures to protect team members, including: conducting temperature scans, providing face masks and gloves, and staggering workstations.

Kia will be gradually increasing face shield production, ultimately reaching a capacity of 200,000 units per month, in support of donations the company has scheduled over the next several weeks to medical facilities in Southern California and New York. Face shield production is the latest extension of Kia’s Accelerate the Good program following the company’s pledge to donate a total of $1 million to non-profit partners that assist homeless youth nationwide, including Covenant House, StandUp for Kids and Family Promise. Kia’s donation will help provide much needed shelter and care to help fight the spread of COVID-19. Earlier, Kia donated N95 masks and gloves to medical facilities throughout Orange County, California, where the brand’s U.S. headquarters is located.

“Kia is a proud member of the Georgia community and the talented team members of Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia are giving it everything to supply desperately needed protective equipment to those on the frontlines of this pandemic,” said Sean Yoon, president and CEO, Kia Motors North America. “Kia is grateful to both GEMA representatives and the healthcare workers on the frontlines of this crisis for their ongoing courage and bravery and hope that this donation helps them continue to give it everything.”

Kia will continue to look for ways to best utilize its resources and support its valued customers and communities during this time.

About Kia Motors America

Headquartered in Irvine, California, Kia Motors America has been the highest ranked mass market brand in initial quality for five consecutive years according to J.D. Power¹, and is recognized as one of the 100 Best Global Brands by Interbrand. Kia serves as the “Official Automotive Partner” of the NBA and offers a complete range of vehicles sold through a network of nearly 800 dealers in the U.S., including cars and SUVs proudly assembled in West Point, Georgia.*

For media information, including photography, visit www.kiamedia.com. To receive custom email notifications for press releases the moment they are published, subscribe at www.kiamedia.com/us/en/newsalert.

*The Telluride, Sorento and Optima (excluding Hybrid and Plug-In Hybrid) are assembled in the United States from U.S. and globally sourced parts.

¹ Kia received the lowest rate of reported problems among mass market brands in the J.D. Power 2015-19 U.S. Initial Quality Studies of new vehicle owners’ experiences with their own vehicle after 90 days of ownership. Visit jdpower.com/awards for more details.

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ILOVE.PR – Prime Domains Released for the PR Industry

April 27, 2020

Historic Release of 64,000 Premium Names Ending in .PR

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, April 27, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Today, nic.PR (the .PR registry operator) and Afilias (its technology partner) announce the release of 64,000 prime dotPR names beginning at 0900 EDT.

Internet addresses ending in “.PR” are the best names for public relations professionals. Many great .PR names have been on reserve at the registry for years, until today! These newly released names include hundreds of great category-relevant terms. In addition to ILOVE.PR, the list features:

420.PR	GIG.PR	ICON.PR
AGENCY.PR	GLOBAL.PR	IMAGE.PR
BITCOIN.PR	GHOSTWRITER.PR	IMMEDIATE.PR
FREELANCE.PR	GUERRILLA.PR	IMPACT.PR

…and 64,000 others, including many in Spanish! If you are in the public relations field, NOW is the time to get a domain that shows you are a PR professional and will set you apart from competitors. The full list of names is posted on the nic.PR site; all names are available at any authorized .PR domain name registrar.

PR professionals, including large agencies, small agencies, event pros and freelancers, know that the right internet address can mean the difference between success and failure. Now, there are 64,000 new names available that are tailor made to promote YOU and your business.

Pablo Rodriguez, Executive Vice President of nic.PR, said: “We are extremely excited to make these names available. This is a one of a kind opportunity for PR pros to get some amazing names that we believe will be more memorable and evocative than any other names on the internet today.”

“We are proud to support such a popular and growing domain,” said Roland LaPlante, Chief Marketing Officer of Afilias. “Savvy public relations firms know that a .PR name enables them to quickly differentiate themselves from the many other agency types on the internet.”

Originally launched in 1989 as the country code extension for Puerto Rico, the address has become known for enabling public relations firms to quickly communicate their specialty on the internet. Unlike some of the longer new extensions, names ending in .PR work everywhere.

About nic.PR – www.domains.pr
nic.PR is owned by Gauss Research Laboratory, Inc., a company organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and headquartered in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. Company founder Dr. Oscar Moreno de Ayala embarked on the responsibility of managing .PR and building it from its early foundations to promote a solid registry providing Puerto Ricans with accessible services and tools and aiding in the development of a reliable IT community throughout the island while also serving as the perfect Top Level Domain for those in the Public Relations Industry.

About Afilias
Afilias is the world’s second largest domain registry, with over 20 million domain names under management in over 200 top level domains. Afilias powers a wide variety of top-level domains, including TLDs for countries, cities, brands, communities, and generic terms. Afilias’ specialized technology makes Internet addresses more accessible and useful through a broad range of applications, including Internet domain registry services, managed DNS, and mobile Web services. Afilias, Inc. is based near Philadelphia – offices are also located in Dublin Ireland, Toronto Canada, New Delhi India, Melbourne Australia, Vista California, and Beijing China. Afilias holds a Guinness World Records title for the “Largest migration of an internet top-level domain in a single transition” for its migration of the .au top-level domain in 2018. For more information on Afilias services please visit www.afilias.info.

For More Information:

Afilias
Alan Wallace, Director of Corporate Communications
[email protected]
+1.425.691.8757 cell

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Wells Fargo and the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Announce Expansion of Innovative Small Business Accelerator Program to 5 New Markets

April 27, 2020

WASHINGTON, April 27, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Wells Fargo & Company and the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) are proud to announce the expansion into five new markets represented by dynamic Hispanic Chamber of Commerce members of the USHCC for the Avanzar Small Business Accelerator Program, making it a total of seven American cities in 2020 receiving small business assistance.

Avanzar (‘advance’ in Spanish) is an eight-month business accelerator designed for Hispanic small businesses that are ready to take their businesses to the next level. Each Latina and Latino entrepreneur participates in courses that are aimed to help develop business plans, strategy, and the leadership skills needed to scale their small businesses. Course topics include building financial plans, streamlining operations, lowering expenses, marketing, leveraging social media, and obtaining access to capital for each business. Subject matter experts, from Wells Fargo, will provide the access to capital training. Throughout the Avanzar Program the USHCC Chambers will track and monitor certain performance metrics with the Hispanic Business Enterprises (HBEs) in the Avanzar Program, including jobs created, access to capital and access to contract opportunities.

In 2019, Wells Fargo and the USHCC piloted the Avanzar program in partnership with the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce in Albuquerque, New Mexico and the Latin American Chamber of Commerce of Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina.

“Wells Fargo is proud to be the founding sponsor of the Avanzar program. We fundamentally believe that capacity building, access to capital, and effective mentoring are critical ways to ensure that Hispanic-owned businesses grow and scale. The Avanzar program is about empowering Hispanic business owners to grow sustainable firms that create jobs in communities all across the United States,” said Regina Heyward, Senior Vice President and Head of Supplier Diversity at Wells Fargo.

During COVID-19, the USHCC and Wells Fargo have been working diligently and collaboratively to ensure that Hispanic businesses have access to the information and resources they need to get past these difficult times. By leveraging technology to deploy capacity-building programs, USHCC and Wells Fargo will make assistance available to help small diverse businesses grow, scale and rebuild.

In 2020, five new market regions have been selected to invest and expand the Avanzar program by partnering with five local Hispanic Chambers of Commerce. The five local chambers selected by the USHCC as partners are:

Los Angeles Latino Chamber of Commerce

Latin Chamber of Commerce of Las Vegas Nevada

Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Orlando & Prospera

“We are very excited to expand Avanzar to five new cities thanks to the support from Regina Heyward, on behalf of Wells Fargo, and the great results from our first pilot thanks to Rocio Gonzalez, President and CEO of the Latin American Chamber of Commerce of Charlotte and Ernie C’De Baca, President and CEO of the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce,” said Ramiro A. Cavazos, USHCC President and CEO. “Wells Fargo’s investment in Avanzar proves their commitment to helping support Latina and Latino entrepreneurs, America’s fastest growing business group, and our Hispanic Chambers across the country.”

Questions may be submitted to [email protected].

About Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.98 trillion in assets. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy our customers’ financial needs and help them succeed financially. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance, through 7,400 locations, more than 13,000 ATMs, the internet (wellsfargo.com) and mobile banking, and has offices in 31 countries and territories to support customers who conduct business in the global economy. With approximately 263,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 29 on Fortune’s 2019 rankings of America’s largest corporations. News, insights and perspectives from Wells Fargo are also available at Wells Fargo Stories.

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The Spanish-language series channel ATRESERIES expands its presence on MOVISTAR TV in Colombia

April 27, 2020

The channel ATRESMEDIA Internacional is already available in HD for Movistar TV clients with Fibra TV and DTH plans, and it is also on Movistar Play.

Clients can watch the best series in Spanish by the creators of “Velvet,” “Gran Hotel,” “Vis a VIs,” “Tiempos de Guerra,” and “Fariña.”

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MADRID, April 27, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Atreseries Internacional expands its coverage in conjunction with Movistar TV in Colombia, where the channel with the best series in Spanish is already available for clients of Satellite TV, Fibra TV and Movistar Play.

The ATRESMEDIA Internacional series channel thus increases its presence in one of the most interesting Hispanic markets with huge potential for paid TV. For Mar Martínez-Raposo, director of ATRESMEDIA Internacional, the success of Atreseries is “because we responded to the overall increase in consumption of this type of content with very careful, high-quality productions that already have an excellent reputation all over the world.”

In fact, the standouts among the series available and produced by ATRESMEDIA include “Gran Hotel,” “El Internado,” the co-production with the BBC called “Refugiados,” “Tiempos de Guerra,” and “Fariña,” as well as titles that have been successful worldwide, such as “Velvet” and “Vis a Vis.” Furthermore, due to the agreement with Globo, Movistar TV clients can also enjoy major Brazilian productions such as “Las Cariocas” and “Insensato Corazón,” which debut this month on Atreseries, and which will also have the exclusive debut for “Los Increíbles 90.”

“With this news, we continue to focus on entertainment, to continuously improve service, and to be able to offer Colombians the possibility of enjoying the most recent and successful Spanish series worldwide,” said Luis Germán Peña, Director of Marketing for Telefónica Movistar Colombia.

Currently, and in conjunction with Atreseries, Movistar TV is also offering ATRESMEDIA Internacional channels such as ¡HOLA! TV, the only specialized channel with exclusive access to information on royalty, the hottest celebrities, fashion and lifestyle, as well as Antena 3 Internacional.

About Atresmedia Internacional

Atresmedia Internacional is the place to go for information on ATRESMEDIA’s four international channels: Antena 3, Atreseries, ¡HOLA! TV and Atrescine, and the online video platform ATRESplayer Premium. Positioned as a global leader in the production and distribution of content in Spanish, ATRESMEDIA is also the private European operator with the most channels outside its own borders, with a presence in all Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, as well as in the USA, Canada and Europe. Serving nearly 60 million homes, ATRESMEDIA Internacional focuses on quality and variety, providing all of its channels with their own recognizable personality, with a complementary offering of content for the entire family, which currently includes entertainment, information, newly released series, and exclusive access to celebrities and the most recent news on films, fashion and beauty. www.atresmediainternacional.com

About Telefónica Colombia

Telefónica is one of the largest drivers of the country’s digital economy, with revenues of 5.7 billion pesos in 2019. The company, which operates under the Movistar brand name, focuses its activities mainly on the telephony and mobile connectivity businesses, broadband services, residential fiber optics, paid television, fixed telephones, and a complete array of digital solutions for small, medium and large companies and corporations.

Telefónica is present in 281 municipalities with fixed broadband, 946 with mobile telephones, and in 946 it offers 4G LTE technology (412 with their own network, and 534 with RAN). It also offers fixed telephony in 748 municipalities. Telefónica ended 2019 with a client base of 19.3 million throughout the country: 16.1 million mobile lines, 1.2 million broadband clients, 528,000 paid TV, and 1.5 million fixed lines in service.

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Video: Acura Pro Drivers Swap Race Cars at Sebring Test

April 27, 2020

TORRANCE, California, April 27, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Championship-winning Acura-powered drivers Ricky Taylor and Trent Hindman are no strangers to high-tech, high-performance Acura racing machines, but neither had driven the other’s class of IMSA race car. With a shared desire to try different equipment, each racer made the most of a unique opportunity to swap seats in the Acura ARX-05 DPi and Acura NSX GT3 Evo. Their candid experiences are captured in a new video from Acura, debuting today.

In early February, before social distancing guidelines went into effect, the two Acura Motorsports champions met at the famed Sebring International Raceway and climbed behind the wheel to drive a mile (or several) in the other’s race shoes. Taylor normally pilots the Acura Team Penske ARX-05 in the IMSA Daytona Prototype class, while Hindman races the Acura NSX GT3 Evo in the IMSA GTD class for Meyer Shank Racing. Both drivers led their teams to class championships in the 2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar season.

Race Car Highlights

The differences between the two cars are stark. The NSX GT3 Evo is based on the production NSX supercar, sharing more than 80 percent of its underlying component parts, including the engine block, turbochargers and multi-material space frame. The Acura ARX-05, on the other hand, is a purpose-built race car constructed of lightweight carbon fiber, capable of generating 3,000 lbs. of downforce and powered by a 600-horsepower twin-turbocharged V6 based on the production J35-series engine found in the Acura MDX, TLX and RLX. While vastly different in terms of speed and capability, the two race cars share a track during most of the IMSA season, with DPi cars regularly passing the GT3 machines during races.

Acura Race Car Specs

	Acura ARX-05	Acura NSX GT3 Evo
Chassis	Oreca 07	Multi-material Space Frame (production based)
Engine	3.5-liter twin-turbo 60-degree V6 (production based)	3.5-liter twin-turbo 75-degree V6 (production based)
Horsepower	600*	550*
Transmission	Xtrac 6-speed sequential	Xtrac 6-speed sequential
Brakes	AP Racing Carbon Rotors No ABS*	Brembo Iron Rotors BOSCH Motorsports ABS*
Qualifying Lap Time (Sebring, 2019)	1:45.865	1:59.917 [Pole Position]
No. of Laps Completed (Sebring, 2019)	348	320
Top Speed (Sebring back straight)	175 mph	160 mph
Braking (longitudinal) G	3.5-4 G	2-2.5 G
Cornering (lateral) G	3.5-4 G	2-3 G
Race Weight	2,050 lbs. (930 kg)*	2,822 lbs. (1280 kg)*
Downforce	3,000 lbf @ 150 mph	1,900 lbf @ 150 mph
Enough downforce to drive upside down at speed?	Yes	No

*Per series regulations

About Ricky Taylor

One of the most accomplished sports car racers in recent history, 31-year-old Ricky Taylor joined Acura Team Penske in 2018. Taylor started his career in karts, then moved to single-seat racing, winning the Skip Barber Southern Series in 2006, and the Skip Barber National Series in 2007, before moving to prototype racing in 2008. Taylor’s accomplishments include an IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (2017) and 20 career victories in his 12 seasons of prototype racing. He’s also competed at some of the biggest races in the world, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans and earned victories in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring, Petit Le Mans and Long Beach Grand Prix. Taylor’s performance in the 2019 IMSA season contributed to a Manufacturers’ championship for Acura, and a Team championship for Acura Team Penske.

About Trent Hindman

At 24 years old, Trent Hindman has already enjoyed an enviable racing career, beginning at age eight racing karts at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park and eventually winning the national karting championship in 2008. In 2009 he switched to formula cars, coming in fifth in the 2012 USF2000 championship. From there, Hindman graduated to sports car racing, and in 2014, became the youngest driver to win a Michelin Pilot Challenge championship at just 19-years old. Hindman joined Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) for three races in 2018, earning second-place finishes in the 24 Hours of Daytona and at Petit Le Mans. Completing the full 2019 season with MSR, Hindman and his co-driver Mario Farnbacher secured the GTD-class Team and Drivers’ championships.

IMSA WeatherTech Series Driver Highlights

	Ricky Taylor	Trent Hindman
Team	Acura Team Penske	Meyer Shank Racing
Vehicle	#7 Acura ARX-05	#86 NSX GT3 Evo
DPi Class Hours	350	0
GTD Class Hours	0	200
Year of Birth	1989	1995
Debut Season	2014	2017
Race Starts	62	16
Podiums	30	8
Poles	11	3
Wins	13	1
Championships	1 (2017)	1 (2019)

About Acura

Acura is a leading automotive luxury nameplate that delivers Precision Crafted Performance – a commitment to evocative styling, high performance and innovative engineering, all built on a foundation of quality and reliability. The Acura lineup features six distinctive models – the RLX premium luxury sedan, the TLX performance luxury sedan, the ILX sport sedan, the five-passenger RDX luxury crossover SUV, the seven-passenger Acura MDX, America’s all-time best-selling three-row luxury SUV, and the next-generation, electrified NSX supercar.

Five of the six Acura models sold in North America are made in central Ohio, using domestic and globally-sourced parts, including the ILX and TLX luxury sports sedans (Marysville Auto Plant), the RDX and MDX luxury SUVs (East Liberty Auto Plant) and the Acura NSX supercar, which is built to order at the Performance Manufacturing Center in Marysville, Ohio.

Additional media information including pricing, features & specifications and high-resolution photography is available at AcuraNews.com. Consumer information is available at Acura.com. Click here to follow Acura on our social media channels.

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National Alliance for Hispanic Health Issues COVID-19 Fraud Warning

April 24, 2020

WASHINGTON, April 24, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — “It is heartbreaking, when we all need to support one another, that there are those who are taking advantage of people during this time of vulnerability,” said Jane L. Delgado, PhD, MS, President and CEO of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health (the Alliance), the nation’s leading Hispanic health advocacy group. The Alliance emphasized:

DO NOT give out your personal information to callers posing that they are from Medicare, IRS, or Social Security. Medicare, IRS, or Social Security will never call asking for your personal information. Scammers are calling posing to be from the IRS or Social Security Administration and asking for banking and other personal information to process stimulus checks. If you have not received a stimulus check that you are expecting, go to the Get My Payment Tool at the IRS website. The IRS Get My Payment tool is available at https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/get-my-payment. However, the tool will be unavailable this Friday and Saturday. It is being taken offline for updating following many reports of consumers not being able to get needed information. The Alliance also warned of a rise in COVID-19 scams in social media and by phone offering Medicare patients a “COVID-19 Kit” and asking for banking information or other personal information. “If you get a call like this, hang up and report it to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC),” warned Dr. Delgado. Fraud can be reported to the FTC at www.ftc.gov/complaint.

DO NOT drink or inject bleach or other disinfectants to try to kill COVID-19. Ingestion of bleach or disinfectants like Clorox or Lysol can cause serious injury or death. If you or someone you know drinks bleach or disinfectant, please call your local poison control center at 1-800-222-1222. This warning comes after a rash of fraudulent social media promoting use of bleach and disinfectants.

Be aware of FDA warnings. The Alliance also informed its service provider network of today’s drug safety communication by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warning that the anti-malarial drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine can cause dangerous abnormalities in heart rhythm in coronavirus patients, and in some cases death. The FDA warned these drugs should be used only in clinical trials or hospitals where COVID-19 patients can be closely monitored for heart problems.

For the latest on COVID-19 visit our website www.healthyamericas.org or in Spanish at www.nuestrasalud.org. “You can also call our bilingual and toll-free Su Familia helpline at 1-866-783-2645 for information that you can trust,” concluded Dr. Delgado.

About the National Alliance for Hispanic Health (The Alliance) — The Alliance is the nation’s foremost science-based source of information and trusted advocate for the health of Hispanics in the United States with a mission to achieve the best health for all. For more information visit us www.healthyamericas.org

SOURCE National Alliance for Hispanic Health

The Concilio Takes 14th Annual ¡Vive Tu Vida! Get Up! Get Moving!® Family Health Event Online

April 24, 2020

Event promotes health and nutrition for Latino families during pandemic, week of April 27, 2020

DALLAS, April 24, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ —

WHO/WHAT:
The Concilio, a nonprofit that supports hard-to-reach Latino families, and the National Alliance for Hispanic Health (The Alliance) present the 14^th annual ¡Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving!^® This free Dallas event promotes physical activity and nutrition for better health and wellness for all. It is the FIRST TIME this event is offered online due to social distancing. Over the years, more than 28,000 people have benefited from this program.

It is challenging and more critical than ever for families to take care of both physical and mental well-being as the community is social distancing due to the coronavirus pandemic. For families with limited means, it is even harder. The Concilio works on the frontlines to strengthen the most vulnerable families with health and education resources like this program. A special thanks to The Alliance and Baylor Scott & White Health for sponsorship.

WHERE: Virtually online on The Concilio’s Facebook page (@theconcilio). Or follow #ConcilioPower.

WHEN: Monday, April 27-Friday, May 1, 2020

COST: FREE!

DETAILS AND SCHEDULE:
Families can participate in fun activities together, whether it’s attending one of the sessions online or submitting dance videos and photos of their interaction. The following is a schedule of anchor events, and other events and tips will be shared throughout the week.

Mon., April 27 – Food Distribution to Pleasant Grove families. Thanks to North Texas Food Bank’s donation of fresh fruit, vegetables and household items, The Concilio staff and volunteers will deliver these items to low-income families without transportation.

Tues., April 28 – Virtual Zumba at 6 p.m. with Miguel ZX (Facebook Live)

Wed., April 29 – Virtual Bingo at 12 noon (Facebook Live)

Thurs., April 30 – Virtual Yoga and Mindfulness with Ana Jones at 12 noon and 1:30 p.m. (English and Spanish on Facebook Live)

Fri., May 1 – Virtual Dance Party with DJ KIKS at 1 p.m. (Facebook Live) Families are requested to submit dance videos and their activity passports to be entered to win prizes.

In this time when the importance of science has become so evident, information will also be provided on the National Institutes of Health All of Us Research Program and how we can all join in at www.joinallofus.org/juntos. By taking part, participants may help researchers find answers to health questions that have been out of our reach and accelerate biomedical research.

WHY: For the last decade, The Concilio, a nonprofit serving primarily Latino low-income families in the Metroplex, has been working to build stronger communities by empowering parents to improve the education and health of their families. For more information, visit https://www.theconcilio.org/.

THANKS:
Sponsors: Baylor Scott & White Health, Healthy Americas Foundation and National Alliance for Hispanic Health

Partners: Southeast Chamber of Commerce and Kiwanis Club of Pleasant Grove

SOURCE National Alliance for Hispanic Health

(Español) Toyota lanza un anuncio de servicio comunitario para las comunidades más afectadas en la lucha contra el COVID-19

April 24, 2020

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Texas home sales increase in first quarter of 2020; COVID-19 creates uncertainty for second quarter

April 24, 2020

AUSTIN, Texas, April 22, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Home sales and median home prices across Texas experienced a moderate increase in the first quarter of 2020, according to the 2020-Q1 Texas Quarterly Housing Report released today by Texas Realtors. Although this time period includes the beginning stages of the COVID-19 outbreak, the statistical representation of its impact on the Texas housing market will be made more apparent in the second and third quarters of the year.

“The housing statistics for the first three months of the year show the continuation of more than a decade of growth in the Texas housing market,” said Cindi Bulla, chairman of Texas Realtors. “However, the rapid growth of the global pandemic we are facing is poised to affect this momentum. Before this unprecedented event and the economic downturn and shelter-in-place orders, our biggest market concern was the lack of affordable housing to meet the tremendous demand.”

During the first quarter of 2020, 75,052 homes were sold in Texas, jumping 7% compared to the first quarter of 2019. Statewide, the median price increased 5.1% to $241,500. Price class distribution showed that the largest percentage of homes sold across the state (33.8%) were in the $200,000–$299,000 price range.

Jim Gaines, Ph.D., chief economist with the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University, commented, “Sales activity in the first quarter experienced strong momentum. However, as a result of COVID-19, many sellers have begun pulling their listings to wait out the quarantine. This will only add to our housing shortage and strained inventory availability. Sales are anticipated to drastically drop in Q2, as we’ll be comparing our market to the previous record-breaking year. In the long-term, there will be continued demand within the Texas housing market as long as the job market is able to rebound quickly.”

Active listings dropped 8.9% to 91,363 listings in the first quarter of 2020. Texas homes spent an average of 67 days on the market during the same time frame, one day more than the first quarter of 2019. Housing inventory in Texas decreased 0.5 months from 2019-Q1 to 3.0 months of inventory.

Chairman Bulla concluded, “While these statistics will serve as an important historical reference and benchmark for future recovery, they don’t represent the full market impact of COVID-19. The data for the second and third quarter of 2020 will be the market story, giving us a better look at the post-crisis implications on the Texas housing market. The good news is we went into the disruption with positive velocity and will be ready to come out the other side with a swift recovery. In the meantime, opportunities are everywhere, and we Texans always outperform expectations.”

About the Texas Quarterly Housing Report
Data for the Texas Quarterly Housing Report is provided by the Data Relevance Project, a partnership among local REALTOR® associations and their MLSs, and Texas REALTORS®, with analysis by the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M. The report provides quarterly real estate sales data for Texas and 25 metropolitan statistical areas in Texas. To view the report in its entirety, visit texasrealestate.com

About Texas REALTORS®
With more than 135,000 members, Texas REALTORS® is a professional membership organization that represents all aspects of real estate in Texas. In 2020, Texas REALTORS® is celebrating a century of shaping Texas by being the advocate for private property rights, maintaining the highest standards of professionalism, and providing its members with the tools to achieve success. Visit texasrealestate.com to learn more.

Contact:
Morgan Moritz
[email protected]

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Toyota’s Community Service Announcement Targets Hardest Hit Communities In Fight Against COVID-19

April 23, 2020

PLANO, Texas, April 23, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the lives of millions of Americans from rural towns to cities, Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) has created a Community Service Announcement (CSA) to bring awareness and credible information to the African American and Hispanic communities around the country which are among the hardest hit by the virus.

Titled #UsAgainstCOVID, the CSA, featuring a number of high-profile African American and Hispanic celebrities including Anthony Anderson, Cedric The Entertainer and Lupita Infante, aims to help these affected communities understand the risks, share steps on how to avoid contracting the virus and direct them to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) web site for more information.

“With the aim of giving back to the American communities in which we operate, we partnered with high-profile celebrities to bring an important prevention message to communities of color that have been disproportionately impacted by this deadly virus,” said Chris Reynolds, chief administrative officer, Manufacturing and Corporate Resources for TMNA. “We moved quickly to make this CSA and are hopeful it will make a meaningful impact in the communities hardest hit by the COVID pandemic. We’re all in this together and we must work together to regain the health of our country, no matter where we live.”

The CSA debuted on BET’s social channels during their Saving Our Selves (S.O.S.): A BET COVID-19 Relief Fund Effort broadcast last evening and will continue to run on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and other digital channels through May 6. This CSA includes videos in 60-second and 30-second formats in both English and Spanish.

According to CDC data, African Americans were hospitalized at higher rates than whites for COVID-19. Several states also released their own data showing that African Americans are dying at disproportional rates from COVID-19. And in some major cities, more Hispanics per capita are succumbing to the illness than any other ethnic group.

[source: https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2020/minority-communities-covid-19.html]

CDC guidelines on how to protect yourself as well as others are available on the CDC’s site at: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus

For more on how Toyota is responding to the pandemic and for a complete list of actions and donations click on the following link: https://pressroom.toyota.com/toyota-we-are-here-for-you-toyotas-response-to-the-covid-19-crisis/

About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in the U.S. and North America for more than 60 years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands. During that time, Toyota has created a tremendous value chain as our teams have contributed to world-class design, engineering, and assembly of more than 40 million cars and trucks in North America, where we have 14 manufacturing plants, 15 including our joint venture in Alabama (10 in the U.S.), and directly employ more than 47,000 people (over 36,000 in the U.S.). Our 1,800 North American dealerships (nearly 1,500 in the U.S.) sold 2.7 million cars and trucks (2.4 million in the U.S.) in 2019.

Through the Start Your Impossible campaign, Toyota highlights the way it partners with community, civic, academic and governmental organizations to address our society’s most pressing mobility challenges. We believe that when people are free to move, anything is possible. For more information about Toyota, visit www.toyotanewsroom.com.

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