Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Tiara Tuesday - July 26

Join us for the ultimate ladies' night out for a good cause on Tuesday, July 26 at 5:30 p.m. at Mesa Street Bar & Grill (2525 N. Mesa Street). Mesa Street Bar & Grill is hosting a benefit night supporting Latinitas.  Volunteers are needed to assist with registration, setting up, selling tickets, helping at our information table and breaking down.  If you'd like to help, please contact latinitasmari@yahoo.com or  contact us at 219.8554.

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Teen Leadership Institute Coordinator

Latinitas is recruiting a couple of Teen Leadership Institute Coordinators. These volunteers would help us lead the six-month leadership institute for high school girls. They would help recruit members, plan our monthly workshops, attend monthly meetings, teach girls leadership principals, coordinate guest speakers, organize activities, mentor participants and guide girls in organizing service projects. If you are interested in helping or would like more information, please email latinitasmari@yahoo.com or call and leave a message at 915.219.8554.

Housing Authority Club Mentors

Volunteers are needed to assist with mentoring girls (in grades 4-8th) at Latinitas' Housing Authority Clubs. These clubs meet weekly for a six-week period at various housing centers around town. Volunteers are asked to volunteer one day a week, between the hours 4:30pm to 6:30pm through July 20th. Volunteers are needed at the following sites: Tuesdays at Rio Grande Community Center (central), Wednesdays at the Roosevelt Community Center (northeast). If you are interested in helping, or would like more information please email latinitasmari@yahoo.com or call and leave a message at 915.219.8554

Saturday Camps

Saturday, July 9, 10:30am-12:30pm at the Richard Burges Library (9600 Dyer). Saturday, July 9, 1:00-3:00pm at the Judge Marquez Library Branch (610 N. Yarbrough). Saturday, July 23, 10:30am-12:30pm at the Westside Branch Library (125 Belvidere). Female volunteers are needed to assist the camp leader and mentor girls (in grades 4-8th) with hands-on media arts activities. These camps occur the 2nd & 4nd Saturday of every month, so on-going mentoring is gladly accepted as well. If you are interested in helping, please email latinitasmari@yahoo.com or call and leave a message at 915.219.8554

Chicas Advancing in Media

July 9 & 16, August 6 & 20, 11:00am-1:00pm at the EPCC Valle Verde Campus, Room A2518. Latinitas invites teen girls (ages 14-18) to participate in writing & multimedia workshops this summer. Through the summer they will be writing journalistic type stories and media projects to be published in our online magazine. Volunteers are needed to help mentor the teen participants during the scheduled workshops, help with the planning process and serve as guest speakers with media related experience. If you are interested in helping or would like more information about attending the workshops this summer, please contact us at latinitasmari@yahoo.com or call and leave a message at 915.219.8554.

Alliance for Latinitas

Monday, July 11th, 5:30 to 7:00pm at the Percolator (217 N. Stanton) This volunteer group offers a forum for women to support and advance Latinitas' mission to promote the empowerment of Latina youth. Latinitas is hosting a planning meeting for officers and volunteers who would like to take on leadership roles within this committee and help plan our upcoming events. If you are interested in attending or would like more information, please contact us at latinitasmari@yahoo.com or call and leave a message at 915.219.8554