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HWNT_FW Shows Face

By Christina Elbitar

General Meeting Recap

6/17/09

Amidst the beautiful backdrop of the TCCD Trinity River Campus, Dr. Tahita Fulkerson and Dr. Robert Munoz welcomed our Fabulous FW Chapter as we courageously entered the Social Media Network. Our technologically equipped meeting room faced no challenge for our techies. The projector screen dropped, the lights dimmed and the show began.

Cindy Olivera with MStrategies provided the expert direction our chapter needed to navigate the unfamiliar. With her guidance, the FW chapter realized the importance of putting their best face forward in any Social Media ring. Statistics prove that Hispanas of all ages play a role in social media networks. We know the game…speak English and Spanish, dance country and salsa, so…rock your Twitter means rock your Twittero, too. BRING IT ON!

Pat Alva-Green demystified the perils of posting a resume online. Keeping it professional not personal is key to a successful LinkedIn profile. It is a one stop shop for many industries as they search for new talent. Take it from Cindy, updating her LinkedIn resume landed her job with M Strategies.

Twitter is no match for FWLatina, also known as Eva Bonilla, when it comes to tweeting on her Iphone. Follow her on Twitter and her tweets will amaze you. Not only can she accomplish what she does in 24 hours but she showed us how she can also text it in less than 140 characters. Her loyal followers include the likes of Sonia Sotomayor, LaTeen, and our own Zamzoe.

The final face off came as I shared how to stay connected with the world and manage life in one easy and fun place with Facebook. I talk to friends, share my love for HWNT, and connect with Chadra customers all while seated in my tiny office. Be my friend and I will be yours.

HWNT_FW knows how to put on a happy face in any place. Where’s your face?

Fabulous Facts and Information:

-28 in attendance

-8 new attendees

-Find Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas Fort Worth Chapter

on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter

- www.hwnt.org/fortworth

-Call for volunteers for the Latina Art Show

-Contact Christina Elbitar for more information

fw-chair@hwnt.org

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The Fort Worth Chapter of the Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas Presents Network My Social Network

Are you faceless on Facebook?

Is your Blog life Blahh?

Do you just Twitter your thumbs?

Is LinkedIn yanking your chain?

Get SOCIAL within the newest Social Media Networks.

Learn how the FORT WORTH CHAPTER keeps you connected.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

TCC Trinity Campus, Downtown Fort Worth

300 RadioShack Cir., Fort Worth, TX 76102

Parking garage is at the corner of Belknap and Cherry St.

4th floor Win Room (T4.320) See attached maps

Time: 6:00 p.m. – 8:30. p.m.

We provide the Heavy hors d’oeuvres and Refreshments

&

You provide canned goods for the Tarrant Area Food Bank.

Join us to learn, network and meet new and empowering women. Bring your friends, family or coworkers to learn more about our Fabulous Fort Worth chapter.

Questions? Please call

Judy Pérez, Vice Chair of Membership 817-781-3543

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One of our own continues to set the bar for her leadership and contribution to the community. Eva is one of five women to be recognized at the June 6th LULAC State Convention luncheon in Dallas at the Hyatt Dallas Lincoln Center. The ladies of HWNT supported her as she received her award as a 2009 TEXAS LATINA LEADER.

Texas LULAC recognized  her leadership, civic engagement, and her dedication to the personal and professional development of Latinas. The Texas LULAC Commission for Women Awards Committee chose five outstanding Latinas from across the state based on their unwavering commitment in pursing the advancement of Latinas and the Latino community.

HWNT REPRESENTS WELL!!!!

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Fort Worth HWNT Chapter Announces 2009 Scholarship Recipients

Non-Profit Awards $123,000 in Scholarships to Nine Fort-Worth Students

Jordan Mazurek, Christy Mazurek, and Coleen Mazurek and Clara Garcia.

05.28.2009 – (FORT WORTH, Texas – May 20, 2009) The Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas - Fort Worth (HWNT-FW) chapter awarded $123,000 in scholarships to nine local students at the organization’s annual Mother-Daughter Awards Banquet held at Tarrant County College’s south campus on May 2, 2009. The announcement comes after all nine of the applicants met the program requirements while maintaining excellent attendance rates at the organization’s annual Latinas In Progress (LIP) college prep modules.

Every year, HWNT-FW raises over $100,000 in scholarships to females who are set to graduate from a Fort Worth-area high school and who have attended all five of the organization’s LIP modules. The LIP modules are set programs that HWNT organizes each year to help prepare students for college and acquire skills to further their professional development. Each module is organized to prepare students for college, develop their writing and speaking skills, as well as provide public policy and life coaching sessions to help each student become more confident and an outstanding citizen to their communities.

“We have been blessed in these trying times to be able to provide guidance and support to improve the lives of our Fort Worth youth,” said Christina Elbitar, president of HWNT-FW. “Acquiring an education is core to our organization’s mission and success. Each of our members and donors have been working so hard to volunteer their time and increase our ability to help make a huge impact in the lives of our LIP students who, otherwise, may not be so fortunate.”

Each of the recipients received scholarship amounts ranging from $1,000-$113,000 in individual awards to several local major universities including a full ride to Texas Christian University, as well as opportunities from The University of North Texas, The University of Texas at Arlington, Texas Wesleyan University, Texas Woman’s University and Tarrant County College District. In addition to area-university and a Northwestern Mutual donation, HWNT members presented awards in honor of their mothers.

The 2009 recipients of the nine HWNT scholarships awarded in May are:

Christina Elbitar/HWNT president, Clara Garcia/HWNT TCU scholarship recipient, Jennifer Treviño/HWNT scholarship chair, and Michael Marshall/ TCU

• Carmen Linda Cruz, senior, Haltom High School
• Thalia Esparza, freshman, Tarrant County College
• Clara Garcia, senior, Western Hills High School
• Melisa Ladinos, senior, Haltom High School
• Victoria Noris, senior, Haltom High School
• Sasha Perez, senior, Keene High School
• Breanna Rodriguez, senior, Boswell High School
• Rebecca Rodriguez, senior, Castleberry High School
• Darcee Torress, senior, Paschal High School

“We are so proud of our LIP participants,” said Elbitar. “Our students have proven their dedication and eagerness to learn and acquire their dreams – it was only natural that they each received some form of monetary support to help grow their passions and acquire a higher education. We look forward in watching all of our recipients as they begin their new life journeys.”

If you’re interested in applying to the Latinas in Progress Program to qualify for scholarships, please visit www.hwnt.org.

Tahlia Esparza and her mother

News Facts

· The Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas - Fort Worth (HWNT-FW) chapter awarded $123,000 in scholarships to nine local students.

· Every year, HWNT-FW raises over $100,000 in scholarships to females who are set to graduate from a Fort Worth-area high school.

· All nine of the applicants participated in the organization’s LIP college prep modules.

· The LIP modules are set programs that HWNT organizes each year to help prepare students for college and acquire skills to further their professional development.

· Scholarship amounts range from $1,000-$113,000 in individual awards to several local major universities including a full ride to Texas Christian University.

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Remembering our Mothers: Frances Yruegas Chase

Mother of Irene Chase

February 20, 1925 ~ May 28, 2008

When the Fort Worth Chapter of the Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas honors their

Latinas In Progress students, Irene Chase will honor the life of her mother Frances Yruegas Chase.

In Irene’s words:

My mother was born the eldest of 7 children in Saginaw, Michigan but raised in Nueva Rosita, Coahuila, Mexico. As the eldest, she had to drop out of school in the 4th grade to work and help take care of her younger siblings as her parents worked to help support the family. She never gave up the “value” of education and always understood the commitment of family, responsibility, and religion, which were values reflected throughout her life and in her three children.

She always ventured to explore the world outside of Mexico but was only allowed to leave her family to the United States if she promised to join a convent, which she did in San Antonio in her early 20’s.  As a novice and before taking her final vows, she met a young sailor who was the cousin of a convent friend just before he left overseas. They exchanged a couple of letters and a year later he returned, met my mom on a Friday, had to meet with the Mother Superior for permission to propose and then they got married on a Monday in La Villita and were married for 63 blessed years.

Her obvious love of reading, learning English and education never left her as I very fondly recall her making “learning” was always fun and that life was a precious gift from God.  She was a daily inspiration to me always smiling and happy every day.  When I would return from school, she would make me a special treat of hot flour tortillas or sweet potato mini empanadas. We would sit and talk about what I learned in school, so I became the teacher and she was the student.  She was always encouraging as a woman to continue to explore outside my own comfort level and that any dream is possible with a strong foundation of education.

She loved being a wife and mother and never asked for anything but for her children to recognize that education was a powerful tool to be successful in whatever we do. Coming from two different cultures, my mom emphasized the importance of accepting other people and appreciating with respect the differences and focusing on the similarities. These values of understanding, appreciating, and facing any challenge with a smile and a sense of optimism is what I learned from my mother and I cherish the most. I personally honor my mother and father by giving back to my global community.

Thank you for this opportunity to honor my Mom, Irene Chase.

You are invited to be present when a fortunate Latinas In Progress student wins

the Frances Yruegas Chase $1,000 Educational Award

Saturday, May 2 - 10:30 am to 1:00 pm

HWNT Mother Daughter Recognition Brunch

Tarrant County College District - South Campus in the Cafeteria

Special thanks to Tarrant County College District – South Campus for hosting our banquet!

Please RSVP by April 25 to Jennifer Trevino at jennifernchris@sbcglobal.net or 817-319-5876

Questions? Contact Jennifer

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General Meeting Update for

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Contacts are bountiful when Toni Allison, from the Business Assistance Center, is around. Her advice on the upcoming Entrepreneur Expo is sure to help any budding or seasoned entrepreneur. Be sure to get any questions answered by the professional support the BAC gives.

Mixing business with pleasure Maru Iabichela, Image Consultant and Make-Up Artist, shared her tips on how to organize our closets. Many ladies unashamedly raised their mimosas to the question “Have you taken over more than one closet in your house?” Well, the fabulous ladies in attendance just might clean out their closets and sort them into three piles just like she suggested or continue shopping the sales. Either way, we all know the closet crimes we violate…whether they stay in the closet or out.

After learning you should not build a wardrobe around green high heels, the highly anticipated purse swapping showdown ensued. Purses from all walks of life were paraded across Chadra Mezza and Grill’s patio…from magical tassels to red hot Prada. Some purses never even made it to the trading floor due the sneaky traders sitting in the corner tables. I am still waiting for the two men in attendance to swap their wallets to fill my gorgeous nude colored bag.

The Fabulous Fort Worth Chapter commits no crimes when mixing a perfect cocktail of business, fashion, and yes…mimosas.

Fabulous Facts and Information:

-65 in attendance

-13 new attendees

-Call for volunteers for the Latina Art Show and United Hispanic Council

Contact Christina Elbitar for more information

fw-chair@hwnt.org

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Here is a Calendar of Events for the Fort Worth Chapter in 2009. This will be updated regularly.

Thank you,

Christina Elbitar

HWNT Fort Worth Chapter 2009 Event Schedule

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FOR ALL WHO SUPPORT OUR YOUNG LATINAS IN PROGRESS…THANKS!

Dear friends:

Thank you once again for your continued support to the Latinas In Progress (LIP) program for 2008-2009.  Our fifth and final session, Life Skills Module was a success hosted by Texas Women’s University, February 7th, 2009.  We’d like to thank all those individuals who contributed to the success of our session.
 
First and foremost, a big “Thank You” to Erma Nieto-Brecht, Director of Admissions, and Miliditza “Mili” Guerrero, Admissions Counselor, for hosting us at TWU.  We give special recognition to Mili for welcoming our girls and introducing them to all that TWU has to offer and for her advice and helpful hints on Managing Your Time.  Additionally, we are grateful that Officer Chris Carney addressed Personal Safety In College and the importance of always being aware of one’s surroundings.  Thank you Officer Carney and TWU Police Department for making this happen.
 
Furthermore, we had a gracious video presentation by Dr. Tangie on “How to dress like a celebrity on a college student budget” followed by tips on Managing Your Finances by Gilbert Barrera, Personal Banker, and Wallace Hall, Branch Manager, with Wells  Fargo Bank.  We commend you for your contributions to our Life Skills session.
 
Last but not least, a special thank you to Charim Guadarrama and FWISD for facilitating and providing transportation to TWU.  Our students couldn’t have made it there without you!     
 

Mayor Dorothy Hall, Josie Gutierrez, Eva Bonilla, Victoria Ruiz, Kina Rodriguez, Carmen Castro, Irene Chase, Pat Alva-Green, Elisa Najera, Mary Lou Martinez, Sonya Rivas, Judy Perez, Jennifer Trevino, Judy Perez, Mary Lou Martinez, Dr. Tanginika Cuascud Vega,
 
Don’t forget to save the date for the Mother/Daughter Banquet and Awards Ceremony on May 2nd at Tarrant County College, South Campus.  We are excited to close the 2008-2009 LIP program by celebrating and awarding the students for their hard work and determination to go on to college!
 
 
Cordially,
 
M. Victoria Ruiz
 
Education Chair
HWNT - Fort Worth Chapter
 
Mobile: 817.913.8819
fw-education@hwnt.org
www.hwnt.org

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