Table sponsorships available
De Colores, Inc. is hosting its annual leadership awards banquet on Friday, Oct. 16 in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Individuals and organizations are invited to sponsor a table for this year’s event, titled, “Celebrando Nuestra Herencia: Celebrating Our Heritage.” The banquet will include a book signing by UNM Law Professor Laura Gomez, author of, “Manifest Destinies: The Making of the Mexican American Race.”
De Colores, Inc. is a non-profit, all volunteer organization, helping the community celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by offering month long series of community activities held September 15 through October 15.
The benefits of sponsoring a table include supporting Hispanic Heritage Month programming; sponsoring a table for youth to attend; and building community with local and statewide organizations. Cost for a table for 10 is $600. Individuals may purchase tickets for $60.
Jennifer Gomez-Chavez, UNM’s Title V program director, is chair of the City of Albuquerque’s Hispanic Heritage Month committee. She said that additional benefits include receiving a copy of the official De Colores festival poster. “Individuals and groups can also display their company’s banner at the banquet and be formally recognized in the banquet program,” she said.
The Leadership Awards Banquet on Friday, Oct. 16, begins at 6 p.m. at the Albuquerque Grand Hotel on Yale Blvd SE (by airport). During this ceremony, the festival organizers and the community will pay tribute to the achievements and leadership of the award recipients.
Event sponsors include De Colores, The University of New Mexico, UNM Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs, UNM Bookstore, UNM El Centro de la Raza, The Hispanic Statement of Cooperation, Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce, The Hispanic Heritage Month Committee and Organizations, ENLACE New Mexico, Intel, Albuquerque Public Schools and Atrisco Heritage Foundation, Atrisco Companies.
Media Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu