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Florida Atlantic University Poll Finds One in Five Hispanic Women without Health Insurance

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BOCA RATON, Fla., Oct. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The second national survey by the Florida Atlantic University Business and Economic Polling Initiative (FAU BEPI) found that there has been little improvement in health insurance coverage for Hispanic women but some progress for Hispanic men since the 2013 Current Population Survey.

The FAU BEPI survey found that 21.5 percent of women are without insurance compared to 22.6 percent in the Current Population Survey, whereas for Hispanic men, one in 10 (9.8 percent) are without healthcare insurance in contrast to the
Current Population Survey which finds that one in four (26 percent) Hispanic men did not have health insurance. This is corroborated by the number of men who find it easier to afford health care in our survey (19.6 percent) while only 10.2 percent of women find healthcare more affordable.

"Possible explanations for the gender difference in healthcare coverage and affordability can be that women on average have lower incomes than men so they have a harder time paying for health care costs," said Monica Escaleras, director of FAU BEPI.

The FAU survey sample included 529 Hispanics across the nation with a margin of error of 4.2 percent.

Nearly three out of four (74 percent) Hispanics think the criminal justice system is not fair. Registered Republican Hispanic voters think the justice system is more equal (45 percent to 55 percent), a slim majority, than
registered Democrat Hispanic voters (24 percent to 76 percent). Hispanics voters registered as Independents find the system unjust (31 percent to 69 percent).

While Hispanic consumer confidence is still lower than the Thomson Reuters University of Michigan National average, September saw a significant increase from August of 8.1 points (68.3 to 76.4). A possible connection to these results could be the 1 percent drop of the unemployment rate in the month of September (from 7.5 percent to 6.5 percent) as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

September 2014

Index of Consumer Sentiment

Michigan's National Sample*

FAU Hispanic National Sample

Difference

points

Overall

84.6

76.4

(-8.2)

Current Conditions

98.6

79.3

(-19.3)

Future Expectations

75.4

74.5

(-0.9)

*Thomson Reuters University of Michigan poll release

Additional information can be accessed at www.business.fau.edu/bepi or by contacting Monica Escaleras at 561-297-1312 or [email protected].

Practice Fusion Expands to Puerto Rico, Adding New Partners ASSERTUS, Atlantic Pathology and HRP Labs

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Practice Fusion Expands to Puerto Rico, Adding New Partners ASSERTUS, Atlantic Pathology and HRP Labs


SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Practice Fusion, the nation’s largest cloud-based electronic health records (EHR) platform, today announced strategic partnerships with three of Puerto Rico’s premier health service companies, ASSERTUS Inc., Atlantic Pathology and HRP Labs.  The partnerships are part of Practice Fusion’s effort to support the region’s doctors and their ability to participate in the healthcare ecosystem.

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ASSERTUS Clearinghouse’s medical billing software ProClaim® is one of Puerto Rico’s largest medical billing and practice management solutions, working with more than 2,000 physicians and labs in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.  Atlantic Pathology provides a full range of diagnostic and screening services, including fine needle aspiration (FNA) clinics, pap smear screening, and full surgical pathology and cytology services.  HRP Labs is one of the most experienced pathology laboratories in Puerto Rico, offering full-service diagnostics to 10 area hospitals and a large number of private medical offices of which approximately 50 doctors are already using the Practice Fusion EHR.

“Puerto Rico has been focused on adopting needed health IT infrastructure, and today marks a major milestone in accelerating that development,” said Ryan Howard, founder and CEO, Practice Fusion.  “The expansion of Practice Fusion’s network into Puerto Rico has the potential to help improve patient outcomes and save lives in the region.”

Practice Fusion is committed to transforming healthcare by delivering the best EHR to the physician-patient community and has recently launched a variety of tools to that end, including seamless device data integration, online appointment booking, the nation’s largest real-time de-identified clinical health database Insight, and a robust Population Health Management offering. The company also helps Practice Fusion EHR physicians navigate the attestation process for Meaningful Use 2 (MU2) through a dashboard that tracks against MU2 attestation requirements.  

For more information about Practice Fusion, please visit www.practicefusion.com.

About Practice Fusion
Practice Fusion is the largest and fastest-growing healthcare platform, with a mission of connecting doctors, patients and data to drive better health and save lives. A driving force in modernizing American health care, Practice Fusion is used by a community of more than 112,000 monthly active medical professionals with over 81 million patient records.  In April 2013, the company launched its consumer-facing platform, Patient Fusion, where patients can find and book appointments with doctors and access their medical records.  The World Economic Forum recognized Practice Fusion as a Technology Pioneer for 2013.

Media Contacts

Practice Fusion:

– Aileen Abaya – [email protected] or 415-635-2845
– https://twitter.com/PFPressCenter
– http://www.practicefusion.com/pages/practice_fusion_press_center.html

Assertus: Jose A. Lazaro – [email protected]
Atlantic Pathology: Jose Gonzalez, Administrator – [email protected] 
HRP Labs: Frank Kinard – [email protected]

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Two Northrop Grumman Employees Receive Awards at HENAAC Conference Recognizing Top Hispanic Engineers, Scientists

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Two Northrop Grumman Employees Receive Awards at HENAAC Conference Recognizing Top Hispanic Engineers, Scientists


FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Oct. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) employees Silvia Osuna and Pablo Gonzalez were honored for being outstanding role models in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) Oct. 3 at the 26th annual Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Conference (HENAAC) put on by Great Minds in STEM™ in New Orleans.

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HENAAC recognizes the best and brightest STEM professionals on a national level who serve as role models to inspire young people to pursue technical careers with a focus on the Hispanic community. Award winners are peer reviewed and selected by a committee of representatives from industry, government, military and academic institutions.

Osuna received a Most Promising Engineer – Undergraduate Degree award. She is an electromechanical engineer in Northrop Grumman’s Aerospace Systems sector providing technical support in microelectronics assembly and test for military communications satellites.

After starting as a Northrop Grumman intern, Osuna moved to full-time industrial engineering and became a manufacturing engineer supporting navigation system manufacturing assembly and test for the James Webb Space Telescope and other space programs.

Osuna has held leadership positions in Adelante, Northrop Grumman’s Hispanic Employee Resource Group, presented the workshop “Latinas in STEM” at the Adelante Mujer Latina Annual Career Conference and served as an engineering club mentor at Lennox Middle School, which has a 95 percent Hispanic enrollment. Osuna earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.

Gonzalez, the X-47B UCAS-D program manager in Northrop Grumman’s Aerospace Systems sector, received a Luminary Honorees award. In April 2014, the X-47B and the U.S. Navy-Northrop Grumman team received the Robert J. Collier Trophy, aviation’s highest honor, for “developing and demonstrating the first unmanned, autonomous air system operating from an aircraft carrier.”

Gonzalez has supported several key development programs including serving as program manager for autonomous aerial refueling. He is actively engaged in STEM activities including the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Young Eagles program and the Crean Lutheran High School engineering cohort program. Gonzalez received a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Oklahoma.

Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems, cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and commercial customers worldwide. Please visit www.northropgrumman.com for more information.


SHPE Presents 2014 STAR Award Company of the Year to Johnson & Johnson and Government Agency of the Year to U.S. Army

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SHPE Presents 2014 STAR Award Company of the Year to Johnson & Johnson and Government Agency of the Year to U.S. Army


INDUSTRY, Calif., Oct. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) announced today its 2014 STAR Awards recipients for Company of the Year and Government Agency of the Year. Johnson & Johnson is named “Company of the Year” and the U.S. Army received “Government Agency of the Year” for their roles as key contributors to the Hispanic community in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).

“We are proud to present this year’s STAR Awards to Johnson & Johnson as Company of the Year and U.S. Army as Government Agency of the Year,” said Barry Cordero, SHPE President and Interim CEO. “These two companies have provided exceptional support for SHPE and its programs. We look forward to their continued collaboration in preparing our next generation of Hispanic STEM leaders.”

The STAR Awards are presented annually by SHPE, recognizing individuals and corporations nationally for their dedication, commitment and selfless efforts to the growth and advancement of Hispanics through STEM careers. The STAR Awards offer several other honored categories representing exceptional college students to industry professionals and public and private corporations.  

The Company of the Year and Government Agency Awards are given to a company or agency demonstrating outstanding support to SHPE and SHPE Foundation educational programs. 

“On behalf of everyone at Johnson & Johnson, we are honored to be recognized by SHPE as this year’s STAR Awards recipient for Company of the Year”, said Jeanne Fedoryk, Vice President of Talent Acquisition at Johnson & Johnson. “SHPE has been a valuable partner in our commitment to diversity and inclusion and has contributed significantly to this effort. We have successfully partnered with SHPE on a variety of programs including the Corporate Readiness program aimed at providing young professionals the tools required to be successful in the workplace.  At Johnson & Johnson we know that our differences help to drive innovation and to better understand the needs of our customers around the world.” 

All 20 recipients of the 2014 STAR Awards will be recognized at this year’s SHPE Conference November 5–9 in Detroit, Michigan at the COBO Center.

SHPE Conference 2014
The SHPE Conference is the largest annual Hispanic STEM conference in the nation bringing together more than 6,000 professionals, educators, students and corporations from throughout the U.S. for technical and professional development workshops, design contests, technical competitions, engineering challenges, network opportunities and a Career Expo. Pre-register online and learn about travel and hotel discounts. More information can be found by visiting the SHPE Conference website at www.shpe.org/2014.

About SHPE
The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers offers a network of more than 400 chapters nationally. SHPE’s mission is to change lives by empowering the Hispanic community to realize its fullest potential and to impact the world through STEM awareness, access, support and development. SHPE provides a variety of programming and resources including hosting the largest annual Hispanic STEM conference in the nation.  For more information, visit www.shpe.org.


24th Annual Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame Gala Honors Emilio Azcarraga of Grupo Televisa on Monday, October 20 at the Waldorf-Astoria

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24th Annual Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame Gala Honors Emilio Azcarraga of Grupo Televisa on Monday, October 20 at the Waldorf-Astoria


NEW YORK, Oct. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame named Emilio Azcarraga, President, CEO and Chairman, Grupo Televisa as one of twelve honorees to its class of 2014. Azcarraga joins over 350 honorees previously recognized by Broadcasting & Cable Magazine.  The 24th Annual Gala inducting this year’s class will be Monday, October 20 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City.

With over 20 years of broadcast experience, Azcarraga is head of the world’s foremost Spanish-language media corporation. Under his leadership, Televisa expanded into an international giant that produces more than 93,000 hours of original programming distributed through a network of broadcast TV, pay TV, telephony and digital platforms. A 2010 agreement with Univision laid the groundwork for an investment of $1.2 billion for a 5% stake that strengthened the alliance. Today, Televisa is arguably the leader of Spanish-language content worldwide with viewers in more than 100 countries including an audience of 52 million Hispanics in the U.S.

Azcarraga balances his vision of a global Televisa with an engagement with social responsibility. In 2001 he created Fundacion Televisa, providing life-changing opportunities in education, health, values and the environment. Through Endeavor Mexico, he mentored a new generation of Mexican entrepreneurs and through ARCA has established a dialog with the creative industry in Mexico.

Emilio Azcarraga is joined by eleven other notable and influential industry leaders. The complete list of 2014 Hall of Fame inductees includes:

  • Emilio Azcarraga –Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, Grupo Televisa
  • Sean R.H. Bratches – EVP Sales and Marketing, ESPN
  • Italia Commisso Weinand – EVP, Programming and Human Resources, Mediacom Communications Corp.
  • Family Feud, FremantleMedia
  • Doug Herzog – President, Viacom Entertainment Group
  • Bill Koenigsberg – President, CEO and Founder, Horizon Media
  • Mark Lazarus – Chairman, NBC Sports Group
  • Mad Men, AMC Networks
  • David F. Poltrack – Chief Research Officer, CBS Corp. President, CBS Vision
  • Robin Roberts – Co-Anchor, Good Morning America
  • Bud Selig – Commissioner, Major League Baseball
  • Perry A. Sook – Chairman, President and CEO, Nexstar Broadcasting Group

NBC and MLBN broadcaster Bob Costas and Fox News Channel anchor Megyn Kelly will co-host.

Bud Selig, Commissioner, Major League Baseball, will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

“The Hall of Fame gala is always one of the most anticipated and exciting events of the year,” said Bill McGorry, Chairman of the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame. “It is our privilege to welcome Emilio Azcarraga’s into the Hall of Fame among his fellow luminaries from the electronic arts.”

“Our business continues to thrive in large measure due to the dynamic visionaries who continually demand and achieve new levels of excellence and innovation,” added Louis Hillelson, VP/Group Publisher, Broadcasting & Cable. “We are proud to acknowledge Emilio Azcarraga for his tireless dedication and relentless push for innovation. We look forward to joining him for a wonderful evening of celebration.” 

A portion of the net proceeds is donated to the charitable organization Broadcasters Foundation of America.  A safety net for radio and television professionals across the country, the Broadcasters Foundation of America provides anonymous financial grants to industry colleagues who are in acute need due to critical illness, advanced age, death of a spouse, an accident or other serious misfortune.

For sponsorship information, please contact Sandy Friedman at [email protected]
or 917-612-0735.

For registration, please contact Rebecca Shottland at [email protected]
or 917-281-4782.

To view the 2014 class, visit http://bchalloffame.com/2014-honorees/.

Press Contact:

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Alan Winnikoff
(212) 725-5200 x111
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Two Northrop Grumman Employees Receive Awards at HENAAC Conference Recognizing Top Hispanic Engineers, Scientists

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Two Northrop Grumman Employees Receive Awards at HENAAC Conference Recognizing Top Hispanic Engineers, Scientists


FALLS CHURCH, Va., Oct. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) employees Silvia Osuna and Pablo Gonzalez were honored for being outstanding role models in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) Oct. 3 at the 26th annual Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Conference (HENAAC) put on by Great Minds in STEM™ in New Orleans.

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HENAAC recognizes the best and brightest STEM professionals on a national level who serve as role models to inspire young people to pursue technical careers with a focus on the Hispanic community. Award winners are peer reviewed and selected by a committee of representatives from industry, government, military and academic institutions.

Osuna received a Most Promising Engineer – Undergraduate Degree award. She is an electromechanical engineer in Northrop Grumman’s Aerospace Systems sector providing technical support in microelectronics assembly and test for military communications satellites.

After starting as a Northrop Grumman intern, Osuna moved to full-time industrial engineering and became a manufacturing engineer supporting navigation system manufacturing assembly and test for the James Webb Space Telescope and other space programs.

Osuna has held leadership positions in Adelante, Northrop Grumman’s Hispanic Employee Resource Group, presented the workshop “Latinas in STEM” at the Adelante Mujer Latina Annual Career Conference and served as an engineering club mentor at Lennox Middle School, which has a 95 percent Hispanic enrollment. Osuna earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.

Gonzalez, the X-47B UCAS-D program manager in Northrop Grumman’s Aerospace Systems sector, received a Luminary Honorees award. In April 2014, the X-47B and the U.S. Navy-Northrop Grumman team received the Robert J. Collier Trophy, aviation’s highest honor, for “developing and demonstrating the first unmanned, autonomous air system operating from an aircraft carrier.”

Gonzalez has supported several key development programs including serving as program manager for autonomous aerial refueling. He is actively engaged in STEM activities including the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Young Eagles program and the Crean Lutheran High School engineering cohort program. Gonzalez received a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Oklahoma.

Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems, cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and commercial customers worldwide. Please visit www.northropgrumman.com for more information.


SolarCity and Honda Announce $50 Million Commitment to Provide Solar Power to Honda and Acura Customers and Dealerships

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SAN MATEO, Calif. and TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Today, at the SXSW Eco conference in Austin, TX, SolarCity® (NASDAQ: SCTY) and Honda have renewed their partnership with a new fund expected to finance $50 million in solar projects. The new commitment will make solar power more affordable and available to Honda and Acura customers and dealerships in the U.S. The companies have completed or initiated a range of solar projects for homeowners, dealerships and corporate facilities that total more than 12.5 MW of solar generation capacity. The two companies have already brought enough solar capacity online to offset more than 400 million pounds of CO2 over a 30-year lifecyclei. The $50 million fund is a follow-up to a $65 million fund the companies created in 2013.

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The partnership, which is aimed at addressing air pollution and global climate change by reducing CO2 emissions and particulate emissions from home, business and transportation energy use, covers the cost of solar equipment and installation and makes it possible for many homeowners to pay less for solar electricity than they pay for electricity from utilities, with insurance, repairs and monitoring service included.ii

Envisioning a future in which personal mobility products will be powered in large part by renewable energy, the two companies have begun implementing co-marketing programs that specifically encourage owners of either solar powered homes or plug-in electric vehicles to adopt the complementary product. The companies have also collaborated on advanced projects that demonstrate the full potential of distributed renewables combined with plug-in electric vehicles, including Honda Smart Home US. SolarCity installed the high-efficiency and cost-effective solar system used in this project.

SolarCity has developed a proprietary system that has greatly simplified the process by which homeowners can go solar. From an initial phone call or Web consultation, SolarCity can quickly assess whether a homeowner is a good candidate for solar, and can design a custom solar system to meet a customer’s specific energy needs. Honda and Acura customers and dealers interested in solar can find more information at www.hondasolarcity.com.

Executive Quotes

“The first phase of this partnership has proven that Honda drivers have a high affinity for solar power, while owners of solar-powered homes have a high affinity for Honda products,” said Steven Center, Vice President of the Environmental Business Development Office of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. “As we look toward a future in which renewable energy will be an increasingly pervasive fuel source for personal mobility products, we are excited about capitalizing on the technological, environmental and market opportunities available through partnerships of this nature.”

“Our partnership with Honda is creating local jobs and helping to address air pollution, water pollution and climate change,” said SolarCity CEO Lyndon Rive. “Honda’s commitment is making a difference for the economy and the environment.”

About Honda

Based on its vision of “Blue Skies for our Children,” Honda is working to advance technologies that address society’s environmental and energy concerns through a diverse lineup of products and technologies, including more fuel-efficient gasoline engines, natural gas, hybrids, plug-in hybrids, battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs).

Today, Honda is targeting a 30-percent reduction in CO2 emissions from its U.S. automobile product lineup by 2020, compared to 2000 levels. In pursuit of its vision for a zero-carbon future, the company is advancing electromotive technologies in many forms, and will introduce an advanced new fuel cell electric car in 2015.

In keeping with its commitment to produce vehicles with the lowest CO2 emissions at plants with the smallest environmental footprint, the company is broadly addressing emissions, energy, water use and waste in all phases of its products life cycles. In the manufacturing realm, this includes a 95 percent reduction in waste sent to landfills in North America. Honda is working to extend its “green factory” and “green purchasing” initiatives to its more than 650 parts suppliers in North America and is also pursuing more environmentally responsible business practices among its U.S. dealers through the company’s “Green Dealer” program.

Honda is also demonstrating its vision for zero-carbon mobility and living with the creation of the Honda Smart Home US, in Davis, California, which was opened in early 2014 and is capable of producing more energy on-site from renewable sources than it consumes annually, including enough energy to power a Honda Fit EV for daily commuting.

About SolarCity

SolarCity® (NASDAQ: SCTY) provides clean energy. The company has disrupted the century-old energy industry by providing renewable electricity directly to homeowners, businesses and government organizations for less than they spend on utility bills. SolarCity gives customers control of their energy costs to protect them from rising rates. The company makes clean energy easy by taking care of everything from design and permitting to monitoring and maintenance. SolarCity currently serves 15 states and signs a new customer every minute of the workday. Visit the company online at www.solarcity.com and follow the company on Facebook & Twitter.

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Internal calculation based on data from US EPA:http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/ghgemissions/usinventoryreport.html

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This is a limited time offer. Customer eligibility will depend on individual customer credit and home-specific solar insolation levels, energy usage, permitting requirements and availability of local incentives. A solar power system is customized for each home, so savings and lease terms vary based on system size, government rebates, the rate paid for retail electricity and the rate received from the retail electric provider for any surplus generation. 20-year lease or power purchase agreement term applies. Zero Down Payment: $0 due upon contract signing. No security deposit required. A 3 kW system starts at $25-$100 per month with an annual increase of 0 – 2.9% each year for 20 years, on approved credit. Prepaid:  Prepayments are due upon delivery of materials and building inspection. No security deposit required. Not available in all areas, may require local permits or approvals and is subject to change or cancellation without notice prior to customer acceptance. Additional eligibility requirements, terms and conditions apply. Services provided by SolarCity Corporation.

This release contains forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, statements regarding expected customers, potential new products and other future business opportunities. Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times at, or by, which such performance or results will be achieved, if at all. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the forward looking statements. You should read the section entitled “Risk Factors” in SolarCity’s registration statement on Form S-1, which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which identifies certain of these and additional risks and uncertainties. SolarCity does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.


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Siempre Mujer And The Museum Of Latin American Art Host Ultimate “Dia De Los Muertos” Fundraiser Celebration

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Siempre Mujer And The Museum Of Latin American Art Host Ultimate “Dia De Los Muertos” Fundraiser Celebration


A “Noche de Ofrendas” Event Like No Other: Art Comes to Life at Benefit Featuring

Live Performances, Celebrity and Community Altars, a Silent Auction, Traditional Mexican Cuisine with a Twist,

And Specialty Cocktails


NEW YORK, Oct. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Siempre Mujer, the largest Spanish-language magazine for Latinas in the U.S., is partnering with Los Angeles’s The Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA), the only museum in the country dedicated to modern and contemporary Latin American art, to host the ultimate “Dia de los Muertos” fundraiser commemorating this traditional Mexican holiday that’s rapidly gaining popularity in America and around the world. Leading Hollywood set designer Tony Dominguez, recognized as one of the greatest papier-mache artists in the country, will be the honorary curator of the event.

The ticketed event, held at MOLAA in Long Beach, Calif., at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, is open to the public. Tickets are available both online and at the door. Proceeds from ticket sales and the silent auction will go to support MOLAA’s exhibition and art education programs.

“We’re thrilled to have Siempre Mujer as a partner in our Dia de los Muertos festivities,” says MOLAA President and CEO Stuart Ashman. “This is a wonderful way to bring support to our excellent arts initiatives and kick off our two-week celebration of the holiday, which includes special exhibits and community events.”

“With Dia de los Muertos as one of the most important, spiritual and meaningful holidays in Mexico and Latin America, and MOLAA as one of the leading cultural institutions in the country, this event gives us the perfect opportunity to honor our unique Hispanic heritage,” says Siempre Mujer Editor-in-Chief Maria Cristina Marrero. “Our magazine’s October/November issue also includes fabulous Mexican and Dia de los Muertos food, travel, fashion and entertainment features, so we’re drawing inspiration from our editorial to help create an unforgettable Dia de los Muertos experience at MOLAA.”

The guest list includes over 500 leaders in art, media, entertainment, politics, philanthropy and business. Additional event highlights include:

  • A special exhibition of celebrity altars inspired by actor Hector Elizondo, star of the highly anticipated film The Book of Life, filmmaker Sergio Arau, lifestyle reporter and Good Day LA host Mar Yvette, television star Valente Rodriguez, and more.
  • A community altar honoring novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez, where the public is invited to offer new and gently used books for donation to local schools and libraries.
  • A special live performance of La Muerte Vive—Where Rock Opera Meets Cabaret, which uses giant puppets to bring traditional Dia de los Muertos altars to life on stage. The show is produced by Dominguez, and stars musician Santos de los Angeles and actress Ms. Ruby Champagne.
  • Additional performances from Rocio Libertad Mendoza with Trio Alma y Alma, Casa de Calacas, Macondo y su Sonora, and DJ Brazilia.
  • A silent auction featuring unique travel, art and entertainment packages.
  • Traditional Mexican cuisine with a twist and specialty cocktails.
  • Calavera face painting.
  • An interactive Día de los Muertos-themed social kiosk photo booth.

“As a longtime supporter and friend of MOLAA, I could not be more excited to bring La Muerte Vive back to the stage for this event,” says Dominguez. “Dia de los Muertos has always given me inspiration, so the return of the show, as well serving as the honorary curator for the altars, is a dream come true.”

Siempre Mujer is the Official Media Partner of the event. Additional event sponsors include Official Food Sponsor, HERDEZ® Brand, which will be providing a bountiful spread of Mexican cuisine with a twist and a special onsite “Dia” face painting area; Tequila Herradura, which will be providing specialty cocktails; Korbel, which will be providing champagne; and P&G’s Orgullosa, an online community that celebrates Latinas, which will be providing the social kiosk photo booth. Nissan is the Official Automotive Sponsor, Delta Air Lines is the Official Airline Sponsor, and Mexico Tourism Board Los Angeles is an event partner.

“Siempre Mujer is committed to helping our community thrive, whether through cultural events, scholarship programs or beyond,” says Meredith Hispanic Media VP/Publisher Enedina Vega. “We’re eager to integrate our sponsors and partners into this program and work together to benefit this celebrated cultural institution.”  

For more information, please visit http://molaa.org/diadelosmuertos2014.aspx.

About Siempre Mujer
Launched in 2005, Siempre Mujer is the only magazine written for, by and about the modern U.S. Hispanic woman who is actualizing her goal of success. With fresh, authentic and inspiring content, Siempre Mujer has become one of the leading Spanish language women’s magazines and the Latina’s source for the things she cares about most; beauty, style, fitness, fashion, arts, culture, and career, helping her be the best woman she can be, a leader, a doer, and a role model. Siempre Mujer reaches 1.7 million readers every issue, and is published on a bi-monthly basis. Siempremujer.com provides the latest in beauty and fashion trends, and original editorial content about relationships, current events, celebrity news and entertainment.

About The Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA)
The Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) expands knowledge and appreciation of modern and contemporary Latin American art through its collection, ground-breaking exhibitions, stimulating educational programs, and engaging cultural events. The Museum welcomes 50,000-60,000 visitors annually, including 15,000 school children, through its many programs and activities. To learn more visit the MOLAA website at www.molaa.org.

About Tony Dominguez
Tony Dominguez has worked as a production supervisor for Cinema Secrets, collaborating on such films as Dracula, Waterworld, Apollo XIII, Casper, The Mask and Stargate. Founder of Arte Calidad, an organization that provides job training in commercial and traditional art and entertainment set design for youth seeking employment in the arts and entertainment industries. Dominguez is known as one of the greatest papier-mache artists in the country. His aesthetic draws heavily from Dia de los Muertos and today, his giant papier-mache constructions can be seen in music videos, trade show displays and television commercials.

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