{"id":41852,"date":"2015-06-24T10:00:08","date_gmt":"2015-06-24T14:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/?p=41852"},"modified":"2015-06-25T11:20:57","modified_gmt":"2015-06-25T15:20:57","slug":"las-becas-nacionales-hacer-de-ronald-mcdonald-house-charities-por-un-valor-de-100000-cumplen-el-sueno-de-cuatro-estudiantes-hispanos-de-ir-a-la-universidad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/las-becas-nacionales-hacer-de-ronald-mcdonald-house-charities-por-un-valor-de-100000-cumplen-el-sueno-de-cuatro-estudiantes-hispanos-de-ir-a-la-universidad\/","title":{"rendered":"$100,000 RMHC\u00ae\/HACER\u00ae National Scholarships Make College Dreams A Reality For Four Hispanic Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html><br \/>\n  <head><br \/>\n    <META http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/META><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}<\/p>\n<p>BODY {\nFONT-SIZE: 0.83em; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: \"Arial\"\n}\nA {\nCOLOR: blue\n}\n#divWide\n{\nmargin:0;\nmargin-top:1.33em;\n}\nLI {\nFONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: \"Arial\"\n}\n<\/style>\n<p><\/head><br \/>\n  <body topmargin=\"0\" leftmargin=\"0\"><br \/>\n    <\/p>\n<div id=\"divHeadline\" style=\"width:800px;margin-left:10pt\">\n      <!-- #Begin headline --><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\">\n        <b>$100,000 RMHC\u00ae\/HACER\u00ae National Scholarships Make College Dreams A Reality For Four Hispanic Students<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>More than $3 Million in National Scholarships Awarded Since 2008<\/p>\n<p>      <!-- #End headline -->\n    <\/div>\n<div id=\"divBody\" style=\"width:800px;margin-left:10pt\">\n      <!-- #Begin release --><br \/>\n<!-- #Begin Wide Release --><\/p>\n<div id=\"divWide\">\n<p>OAK BROOK, Ill., June 24, 2015 \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; To help pave the way toward higher education, Ronald McDonald House Charities\u00ae (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rmhc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">RMHC<\/a>\u00ae), with the exclusive support of McDonald&#8217;s\u00ae Hispanic owner\/operators, will award four college-bound Hispanic high school seniors an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rmhc.org\/rmhc-us-scholarships\" target=\"_blank\">RMHC\u00ae\/HACER\u00ae National Scholarship<\/a> of $100,000 each. The RMHC\/HACER National Scholarship is part of the Charity&#8217;s and McDonald&#8217;s commitment to helping students reach their full potential. <\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s scholarship recipients are Manuel Tejeda, Tampa, Fla.; Olivia Velasquez, Ottawa, Ohio; Yanet Gomez, Naples, Fla.; and Juliana Pena, Ashburnham, Mass. National scholarship recipients are selected based on academic achievement, community involvement and financial need. The rigorous selection process includes a completed application, essay and interviews with a distinguished panel of judges representing academia, business, media, RMHC and McDonald&#8217;s. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re committed to providing Hispanic students across the country opportunities to continue building promising futures with the financial support of the RMHC\/HACER National Scholarship,&#8221; said J.C. Gonzalez-Mendez, president and CEO of RMHC. &#8220;We know this year&#8217;s scholarship recipients have worked diligently to pursue their college dreams, and we&#8217;re proud to help make those dreams a reality.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Finding out that I won the RMHC\/HACER National Scholarship was the greatest moment of my senior year, even more so than getting into college,&#8221; said Juliana Pena. &#8220;With this scholarship and the support of the entire organization, I will be able to pursue my college degree at the University of Pennsylvania and be one step closer to becoming a leader in this global world.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>The RMHC\/HACER Scholarship was established in 1985 by McDonald&#8217;s owner\/operator and former educator Richard Castro after noticing increasing school dropout rates among Hispanic students due to financial difficulties. RMHC\/HACER, which stands for Hispanic American Commitment to Education Resources, counts on the support of RMHC, McDonald&#8217;s Corporation and McDonald&#8217;s Hispanic owner\/operators. To date, more than $28 million in scholarship monies have been awarded. <\/p>\n<p>In 2008, the national scholarship was founded, offering four $100,000 awards to Hispanic high school seniors. Since then, the national scholarship has provided $3.1 million in financial assistance to 31 students across the country. <\/p>\n<p>Past scholarship recipients have attended prestigious universities, including Stanford University and Harvard University, and continued on to pursue careers in the medical, engineering and business fields, among others. <\/p>\n<p>College-bound high school seniors are encouraged to apply for the upcoming 2016 RMHC\/HACER Scholarship. Applications become available in October 2015 and awarded students are notified in the spring, which coincides with college acceptances. <\/p>\n<p><b><u>About Ronald McDonald House Charities<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC), an independent non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, creates, finds and supports programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children.\u00a0Through its global network of local Chapters in 62 countries and regions, its three core programs, the <a href=\"http:\/\/rmhc.org\/what-we-do\/ronald-mcdonald-house\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ronald McDonald House\u00ae,<\/a> the <a href=\"http:\/\/rmhc.org\/what-we-do\/ronald-mcdonald-family-room\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ronald McDonald Family Room\u00ae<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/rmhc.org\/what-we-do\/ronald-mcdonald-care-mobile\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ronald McDonald Care Mobile\u00ae<\/a>, and millions of dollars in grants to support children&#8217;s programs worldwide, RMHC provides stability and vital resources to families so they can get and keep their children healthy and happy. All RMHC-operated and supported programs provide access to quality health care and give children and families the time they need together to heal faster and cope better. For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rmhc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.rmhc.org<\/a>, follow RMHC on Twitter (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/rmhc\" target=\"_blank\">@RMHC<\/a>), or like RMHC on Facebook (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rmhcglobal?v=app_2344061033&amp;ref=s#!\/rmhcglobal?v=wall&amp;ref=s\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook.com\/RMHC Global<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><b><u>About McDonald&#8217;s<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p>McDonald&#8217;s USA, LLC, serves a variety of menu options made with quality ingredients to more than 27 million customers every day.\u00a0Nearly 90 percent of McDonald&#8217;s 14,000 U.S. restaurants are independently owned and operated by businessmen and women. Customers can now log online for free at approximately 11,500 participating Wi-Fi enabled McDonald&#8217;s U.S. restaurants. For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcdonalds.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.mcdonalds.com<\/a>, or follow us on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McDonalds\" target=\"_blank\">@McDonalds<\/a> and Facebook <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mcdonalds\" target=\"_blank\">www.facebook.com\/mcdonalds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>FOR MORE INFORMATION: <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Jenina Nunez\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/><\/b><b>McDonald&#8217;s USA<br \/><\/b><a href=\"mailto:jenina.nunez@us.mcd.com\" target=\"_blank\">jenina.nunez@us.mcd.com<\/a><br \/>630-623-2069<\/p>\n<p><b>Natalie Asorey<br \/><\/b><b>BodenPR<br \/><\/b><a href=\"mailto:n.asorey@bodenpr.com\" target=\"_blank\">n.asorey@bodenpr.com<\/a><br \/>305-639-6770<\/p>\n<p><b>Jennifer Smith<br \/><\/b><b>RMHC<br \/><\/b><a href=\"mailto:jennifer.smith@us.mcd.com\" target=\"_blank\">jennifer.smith@us.mcd.com<\/a><br \/>858-229-7873<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- #End Wide Release --><\/p>\n<div id=\"divMediaContact\">\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- #End release --><\/div>\n<p>\n  <\/body><br \/>\n<\/html> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>$100,000 RMHC\u00ae\/HACER\u00ae National Scholarships Make College Dreams A Reality For Four Hispanic Students More than $3 Million in National Scholarships Awarded Since 2008 OAK BROOK, Ill., June 24, 2015 \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; To help pave the way toward higher education, Ronald McDonald House Charities\u00ae (RMHC\u00ae), with the exclusive support of McDonald&#8217;s\u00ae Hispanic owner\/operators, will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-interes-humano"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41852"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41852\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}