{"id":42727,"date":"2015-09-22T13:56:03","date_gmt":"2015-09-22T14:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/president-obama-to-address-chcis-38th-annual-awards-gala\/"},"modified":"2015-09-22T14:56:03","modified_gmt":"2015-09-22T18:56:03","slug":"el-presidente-obama-se-dirigira-a-los-asistentes-a-la-38a-gala-anual-de-premios-del-chci","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/el-presidente-obama-se-dirigira-a-los-asistentes-a-la-38a-gala-anual-de-premios-del-chci\/","title":{"rendered":"President Obama to Address CHCI&#8217;s 38th Annual Awards Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\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}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, Sept.\u00a022, 2015 \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) announced today that <b>President <span class=\"xn-person\">Barack Obama<\/span> <\/b>will address the largest Latino gala in the country at CHCI&#8217;s 38th Annual Awards Gala on\u00a0Thursday, October 8, 2015 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.This <span class=\"xn-money\">marks six<\/span> of the past eight years President Obama has addressed the CHCI Gala, going back to when he was a presidential candidate in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20150922\/269258\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20150922\/269258<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20110506\/MM97615LOGO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20110506\/MM97615LOGO<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;CHCI is honored to welcome President Obama to address our 38th Annual Awards Gala in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month on <span class=\"xn-chron\">October 8<\/span>,&#8221; said Rep. Linda T. S\u00e1nchez.\u00a0 &#8220;His attendance reflects his ongoing commitment to the Latino community and to the future Latino and Latina leaders that CHCI works so hard to develop each year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>CHCI&#8217;s 38th Annual Awards Gala, themed &#8220;<i>Powering Growth and Influence<\/i>&#8221; will convene the nation&#8217;s largest and most prestigious gathering of Hispanic nonpartisan, public, and private sector leaders. The evening&#8217;s festivities will include the presentation of the CHCI Medallion of Excellence awards to NFL hall of famer <b>Anthony Mu\u00f1oz <\/b>and\u00a0education advocate <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Sonia Gutierrez<\/span>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Actor<b> <span class=\"xn-person\">Roselyn Sanchez<\/span> <\/b>will serve as celebrity host for the\u00a0gala ceremony and the event will also feature a performance from Grammy Award\u2013winning band <b>La <span class=\"xn-person\">Santa Cecilia<\/span><\/b> at the gala entertainment finale. <\/p>\n<p>Each year, the CHCI Annual Awards Gala is the hallmark event during Hispanic Heritage Month in <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington, D.C.<\/span>, and serves as the unifying event for the Hispanic-American community. Proceeds from the Gala benefit CHCI&#8217;s award-winning leadership development programs.<\/p>\n<p>CHCI&#8217;s 2015 CHCI Annual Public Policy Conference will be held <span class=\"xn-chron\">October 6-7<\/span> in <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington<\/span>, D.C.\u00a0 The full agenda is available online at <a href=\"http:\/\/hhm.chci.org\/2015-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/hhm.chci.org\/2015-agenda\/<\/a>. CHCI&#8217;s HHM events will be available to view online at <a href=\"http:\/\/hhm.chci.org\/livestream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">hhm.chci.org\/livestream<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><b><u>About CHCI<br \/><\/u><\/b>CHCI is the premier Hispanic nonprofit and nonpartisan 501(c)(3) leadership development organization in the country that educates, empowers, and connects Latino youth by providing leadership development programs and educational services. CHCI directly impacts the lives of\u00a0more than 1,700 students and young professionals each year through its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chci.org\/fellowships\/default.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">fellowships<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chci.org\/internships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">congressional internships<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chci.org\/scholarships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">scholarships<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chci.org\/ready_to_lead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ready to Lead<\/a>\u00a0(R2L\u00ae) college readiness program, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chci.org\/ready_to_lead\/page\/r2lnextgen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">R2L NextGen<\/a> program. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chcinextopp.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">CHCI NextOpp<\/a> is its latest resource allowing young Latinos to save, search and share life-changing opportunities for Latinos across the United States. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chci.org\/about\/boardofdirectors.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">CHCI Board of Directors<\/a> is comprised of Hispanic members of Congress, nonprofit, union and corporate leaders. Visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chci.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.chci.org<\/a>, or join us on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/CHCI\/67237623707?ref=mf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/chci\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups?mostPopular=&amp;gid=1164227\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCrSC_fgpa2qKWWegatGi8qQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">YouTube<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/chcidc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, Sept.\u00a022, 2015 \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) announced today that <b>President <span class=\"xn-person\">Barack Obama<\/span> <\/b>will address the largest Latino gala in the country at CHCI&#8217;s 38th Annual Awards Gala on\u00a0Thursday, October 8, 2015 at the Walter E. 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