{"id":45478,"date":"2016-04-29T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T14:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/charm-citys-leading-financial-event-empowers-latino-community\/"},"modified":"2016-04-29T13:02:03","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T17:02:03","slug":"importante-evento-financiero-en-la-ciudad-encantadora-empodera-a-la-comunidad-latina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/importante-evento-financiero-en-la-ciudad-encantadora-empodera-a-la-comunidad-latina\/","title":{"rendered":"Charm City&#8217;s Leading Financial Event Empowers Latino Community"},"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\/>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">BALTIMORE<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 29, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0In honor of Financial Literacy Month, the<b>\u00a0William &amp; Lanaea C. Featherstone Foundation<\/b>, the <b>Consular Section of the Mexican Embassy in <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington, DC<\/span> <\/b>and the<b> <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Baltimore<\/span> <\/b>present a\u00a0free, daylong event <b><span class=\"xn-chron\">Saturday April 30<\/span><\/b> on personal finance for the region&#8217;s Latino community held at the <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Baltimore&#8217;s<\/span> H.\u00a0Mebane Turner Learning Commons: 1415 Maryland Ave. <span class=\"xn-location\">Baltimore, MD<\/span> 21201.<\/p>\n<p>The Featherstone Foundation&#8217;s leading financial education workshop series, <a href=\"http:\/\/thefeatherstonefoundation.org\/midineromidestino\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Mi Dinero, Mi Destino<\/b><\/a>, provides participants with practical skills in Spanish that help shape critical personal finance decisions.\u00a0&#8220;Financial education is a critical component to a robust workforce and a vibrant economy; BGE is honored to support such an important initiative,&#8221; said <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Michael Davenport<\/span><\/b>, Manager, Community Affairs, BGE. <\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Gordon M. Cooley<\/span><\/b><b>, Commissioner of Financial Regulation<\/b>, Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation and <b>Minister Juan Carlos Mendoza S\u00e1nchez<\/b>,\u00a0Head of the Consular Section of the Mexican Embassy in <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington, DC<\/span> will give the keynote addresses.<\/p>\n<p>With seminars on budgeting, credit, preparing for college, home buying, entrepreneurship and retirement,\u00a0the event\u00a0provides the Latino community with the know-how, tools and best practices to make informed personal finance decisions. &#8220;State Farm is honored to sponsor such a vital event that empowers Hispanic families,&#8221; said<b> <span class=\"xn-person\">David Rosario<\/span><\/b>, Agent, State Farm.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In its second year, we are honored to organize a critical event that fills a need in <span class=\"xn-location\">Baltimore<\/span>,&#8221; said <b>Lanaea C. Featherstone<\/b>, president, William &amp; Lanaea C. Featherstone Foundation. &#8220;We applaud our sponsors and partners for their strong support.&#8221; The event is expected to attract over a hundred attendees. <\/p>\n<p>BGE, the Consular Section of the Mexican Embassy in <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington, DC<\/span> and State Farm are event sponsors with in-kind support from Austral Lights Photography, Baltimore County Public Library and Somos Baltimore Latino. <\/p>\n<p>Partners include\u00a0BB&amp;T, Berkshire Hathaway, Cool and Associates, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of <span class=\"xn-location\">Montgomery County<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Howard Bank<\/span>, Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Maryland\u00a0Department\u00a0of\u00a0Housing\u00a0and Community Development, Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Maryland Hispanic Business Conference, PNC Bank, El Poder de Ser Mujer, Simms\u00a0Showers,\u00a0LLP, State Farm, TD Bank Charitable Foundation, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Baltimore<\/span>, Wells Fargo, Viviendas, Sanas Y Seguras. The Girl Scouts of Central Maryland\u00a0will provide activities for the children.<\/p>\n<p><b>The William &amp; Lanaea C. Featherstone Foundation<\/b> creates sustainable solutions to bridge the opportunity divide among the Latino and underserved communities. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefeatherstonefoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.thefeatherstonefoundation.org<\/a> | @FeatherstoneFdn<\/p>\n<p\/>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p \/>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">BALTIMORE<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 29, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0In honor of Financial Literacy Month, the<b>\u00a0William &amp; Lanaea C. 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