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WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — CHCI Chair Rep. Charles
A. Gonzalez welcomes Vice President Joe Biden to address the largest Latino gala
in the country at CHCI’s 35th Anniversary Awards Gala on Thursday, September 13,
2012, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
(Logo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110506/MM97615LOGO)
Gonzalez will present the 2012 CHCI Chair’s Award to Dr. Alfredo
Quiñones-Hinojosa, in recognition of his accomplishments, leadership, and
outstanding service to the Latino community. Actor, producer, comedian,
and writer George Lopez and Lt. Col. Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch (ret.)
will receive the Medallion of Excellence Award at the Gala. The event will
be celebrity hosted by Emmy Award-winning Univision News anchor and 2006 CHCI
Chair’s Award recipient Maria Elena Salinas. Entertainment will be
provided by WAR and Sheila E. PepsiCo is the Host Sponsor
and Univision is the Exclusive Media Partner of the CHCI 35th Anniversary
Awards Gala.
2012 marks the
35th Anniversary Awards Gala and will convene
the nation’s largest and most prestigious gathering of Hispanic nonpartisan,
public, and private sector leaders at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center
on September 13. The evening’s festivities will honor CHCI’s past, present, and
future and present CHCI’s highest honors—the annual Chair’s Award and the CHCI
Medallion of Excellence awardees. These awards highlight the many rich
contributions made by Latinos who have not only succeeded in their individual
careers, but who also serve as positive role models and empower Latino youth to
believe that anything is achievable through higher education, hard work, and
pursuit of the American Dream. All events support CHCI’s educational attainment
and leadership development programs.
CHCI’s events including its Public Policy Conference and Reyes of Comedy,
launch the national celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month each year, which is
observed from September 15 through October 15. Learn more at
www.chci.org/2012HHM.
Press Credentials
Please register for credentials to attend CHCI’s Gala Red Carpet and 35th
Anniversary Awards Gala online at
http://www.chci.org/news/page/2012-chci-hhm-media-credentials-form
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Timelines for Thursday, September 13
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If you have not checked in by 6:15 p.m., you will not be allowed into the
building.
Gala stage is 130 feet from the press risers. Please
bring cameras appropriate for this distance. Secret Service will not allow
media out of designated areas.
About CHCI
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), a
nonprofit and nonpartisan 501(c) (3) organization, provides leadership
development programs and educational services to students and young emerging
leaders. The CHCI Board of Directors is comprised of Hispanic members of
Congress, nonprofit, union and corporate leaders. For more information, call
CHCI at (202) 543-1771, visit http://www.chci.org/, or join us on
Facebook, Twitter (chci),
LinkedIn, and
YouTube.
SOURCE
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
