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La Voz Awards Scholarship to a Hispanic Student
RHBA member David McCleary, publisher of local newspaper La Voz, has awarded a scholarship to a Hispanic student majoring in communications at MCC. The recipient of this award is Anthony Rosado.
First Capital Payments Awards Scholarships to Local Hispanic Students
First Capital Payments (Hiram Hernandez Jr. & Hiram Hernandez Sr.) will awarding two scholarships to area Hispanic students during the Annual Gala and Scholarships Awards Dinner on June 12.
Lydia Marie Vazquez, a senior at York High School who plans to study political science at the University of Buffalo, and Ian Carlos Urriola from Webster Schroeder High School who will attend American Univesity to major in Music Education, are the recipients of the FCP 2010 scholarships.
RHBA Awards Scholarships to Local Hispanic Students
These two area Hispanic students are the 2010 recipients of RHBA scholarships:
Abby Maldonado attends Webster Thomas High School and plans to continue her studies at Cornell University majoring in Spanish & International Relations.
LisMarie Natal is currently a student at James Monroe High School and will pursue a degree in Biology & Pre-Vet Medicine at St. John Fisher College.
The awards will be presented at the Annual Gala and Scholarships Awards Dinner on June 12.
RHBA Chair Grace Tillinghast (The Battery) is the Chair of the Hispanic Scholarship Endowment Fund Selection Committee. RHBA Board Member Kelly Tovar Mullaney (Working Art Media) is also a member of the Selection Committee.
Rochester Hispanic Business Association Brings Easter Gifts to Golisano Children's Hospital
The Rochester Hispanic Business Association has donated coloring books and crayons to the young patients of Golisano's Children Hospital at Strong.
Hospital personnel included them in their Easter baskets. 2010 marks the third consecutive year that RHBA has donated Easter gifts to the children.
Blankets of Gratitude
Grace Tillinghast, co-owner of The Battery, participated in the project "Blankets of Gratitude" by crocheting one hundred and fifty 9 X 9 inches colorful squares. These squares, along with others provided by Gates and Chili residents, are pieced together into blankets and distributed to Veteran Hospitals in the area.
Rochester Hispanic Business Association Seeks to Brighten Holidays for Hospitalized Children
The Rochester Hispanic Business Association has donated more than 50 toys to the Golisano Children’s Hospital for staff to give to children who are patients there during the holiday season.
This is the third year that the Rochester Hispanic Business Association, an affiliate of the Rochester Business Alliance, has made such a donation.
Read the complete press release.
RHBA Partners with City School # 9
Members of the association, as well as some of their family members and friends, will visit School # 9, on North Clinton Avenue in the city of Rochester for the remainer of the 2009-2010 school year.
As part of a reading partnership betwen the school and RHBA, they will read to kindergarten students every week. School # 9 houses a large number of students of Hispanic background. All those interested in participating may call Michele Hefferon at 256-4614.
Check available dates for upcoming reading sessions
View photos of the program
Memorial Scholarship
The Rochester Hispanic Business Association and RHBA members have made a donation to Hope Hall to establish the Valerio Kusminsky Memorial Scholarship, a scholarship that will allow a Hispanic student to attend summer school. The family of Mr. Kusminsky is matching our donation.
Spanish Classes for Kids
Battery Co-Owner Grace Tillinghast is a volunteer Spanish language teacher at St. Pius the Tenth School in Chili. Grace teaches basic Spanish to students in grades K to 3, a total of eight classes and 180 students. "I am delighted that the school accepted my offer because it is so important for children to learn other languages. I started learning languages when I was a little girl in my native Argentina."
"I believe the children are enjoying the experience. I do not only teach the language but a bit of geography, history and semantics as well. For instance, when they learned one of their favorite words, chocolate, I taught them that it originated in Mexico and we found the country on the map. Before I visited Costa Rica, they learned the meaning of its name and that it was discovered in Columbus' 4th trip to the Americas. Older students realized that by mastering the numbers, they can now tell time in Spanish."
"Rochester Futbol Club" wins New York State Championship
The "Rochester Futbol Club", a local soccer sports club playing under the category of boys under 13 year-olds, took the New York State trophy for the Championship in their category.
The team is coached by RHBA member Roberto Colangelo (Colangelo Innovation Group LLC), David Garcia and his son David Garcia Jr.
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School Trip to Costa Rica
Fred Tillinghast, co-owner of The Battery, led a group of high school students from Bishop Kearney to Costa Rica. Among other things, they delivered school supplies to a country school in the province of Guanacaste. Grace Tillinghast, co-owner of The Battery, made a donation to the school so that they can purchase their first computer.
The group also planted trees in an area that needs to be reforested.
Click here for more photos of the trip.
RHBA Starts Reading Partnership with Rochester City School # 9
Members of Rochester Hispanic Business Association have volunteered their time to make possible a reading partnership with kindergarden students at School # 9 on North Clinton Avenue. They will visit the school weekly to read to the young boys and girls. This is the first such partnership between the Rochester Central School District (RCSD) and RHBA.
We support our members involvement in their communities. In this section we highlight these activities from the RHBA and its members, whether it's volunteering, sponsoring non-profit organizations and other actions to help make a difference with others.