HispanicTips » Durango http://www.hispanictips.com Hispanic & Latino News Redefined - Empowering & Engaging Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:17:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 New bridge in Mexico loaded with big dreams – the Baluarte Bicentennial Bridge, uniting the states of Durango and Sinaloa with a gravity-defying ribbon of concrete 1,321 feet above the Baluarte River. Completed this month, it is the highest bridge in the Western Hemisphere, the second-highest in the world and highest structure of its kind (cable-stayed bridge) on the planet. http://www.hispanictips.com/2012/02/02/new-bridge-in-mexico-loaded-with-big-dreams-the-baluarte-bicentennial-bridge-uniting-the-states-of-durango-and-sinaloa-with-a-gravity-defying-ribbon-of-concrete-1321-feet-above-the-baluarte-river/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2012/02/02/new-bridge-in-mexico-loaded-with-big-dreams-the-baluarte-bicentennial-bridge-uniting-the-states-of-durango-and-sinaloa-with-a-gravity-defying-ribbon-of-concrete-1321-feet-above-the-baluarte-river/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:57:41 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=171615 HispanicTips :: The Premier Hispanic & Latino News Service.]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2012/02/02/new-bridge-in-mexico-loaded-with-big-dreams-the-baluarte-bicentennial-bridge-uniting-the-states-of-durango-and-sinaloa-with-a-gravity-defying-ribbon-of-concrete-1321-feet-above-the-baluarte-river/feed/ 0 justiceinmexico: With last week’s discovery, there have now been 14 mass graves unearthed in Durango, Mexico so far this year, with 287 bodies found between them http://www.hispanictips.com/2011/12/22/justiceinmexico-with-last-week%e2%80%99s-discovery-there-have-now-been-14-mass-graves-unearthed-in-durango-mexico-so-far-this-year-with-287-bodies-found-between-them/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2011/12/22/justiceinmexico-with-last-week%e2%80%99s-discovery-there-have-now-been-14-mass-graves-unearthed-in-durango-mexico-so-far-this-year-with-287-bodies-found-between-them/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:01:21 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=164442 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino Redefined. Empower Yourself!]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2011/12/22/justiceinmexico-with-last-week%e2%80%99s-discovery-there-have-now-been-14-mass-graves-unearthed-in-durango-mexico-so-far-this-year-with-287-bodies-found-between-them/feed/ 0 The longest cable-stayed bridge in Latin American will be inaugurated in approximately a year on the mutual border of the states of Durango and Sinaloa http://www.hispanictips.com/2011/03/24/the-longest-cable-stayed-bridge-in-latin-american-will-be-inaugurated-in-approximately-a-year-on-the-mutual-border-of-the-states-of-durango-and-sinaloa/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2011/03/24/the-longest-cable-stayed-bridge-in-latin-american-will-be-inaugurated-in-approximately-a-year-on-the-mutual-border-of-the-states-of-durango-and-sinaloa/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:29:58 +0000 TomasC http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=117976 HispanicTips from www.laht.com
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CONFEMEX, an immigrant led membership organization formed by nine Mexican hometown federations based in Chicago, also has pledged to contribute an additional $45,000, boosting the scholarship contribution grand total to $135,000.

The Foundation’s Agent Giving Circle program matches one-for-one Agent donations to eligible nonprofit organizations in support of programs such as the CONFEMEX scholarship program in support of students living in underserved communities.

"Education is one of Western Union's Our World, Our Family® key funding priorities," said Western Union Foundation President, Luella Chavez-D'Angelo. "Western Union recognizes the core value of learning, and that education is one of the most important tools to improve the quality of life of individuals and communities."

The Western Union Foundation and Irv Barr Management grant to CONFEMEX will help provide college students with $1,000 scholarships.

Arcadio Delgado President, CONFEMEX added, “Education is a key priority to CONFEMEX. With the Foundation’s support and that of its Agent, the grant will help invest in our community and its future while helping develop a new generation of leaders. We are grateful for Western Union’s and its Foundation’s continued support in the communities it serves, particularly our students who strive each and everyday to succeed in school.”

CONFEMEX hometown federations include: Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Michoacán, Oaxaca and Zacatecas.

Western Union's Our World, Our Family® program is a five-year, $50 million signature program designed to provide communities with the skills, knowledge and resources essential to breaking the cycle of poverty. The program is framed around four areas: Our World Gives; Our World Learns; Our World Strives and Our World Speaks. Through grant awards, each program area is given equal attention towards helping families across the globe continue stay connected, overcome barriers and realize their dreams.

In 2008, the Western Union Foundation awarded grants to 276 organizations in more than 75 countries and territories, totaling approximately $9.1 million in grants. The grants supported causes from natural disaster relief to fostering educational opportunities in communities around the world.

About the Western Union Foundation

Through the donations of The Western Union Company, its employees and Agents, the Western Union Foundation helps to fund programs that create economic opportunity around the world. Embracing the truly global nature of its corporate sponsor, the Western Union Foundation has granted almost $53 million to more than 1,840 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in 100 countries. Its signature giving program, Western Union’s Our World, Our Family®, is a $50 million, five-year commitment reaching people at every rung of the economic ladder. Through Our World, Our Family, the Western Union Foundation is helping migrants and their families stay connected, overcome barriers and realize their dreams. For more information, visit http://foundation.westernunion.com.

About Western Union

The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) is a leader in global money transfer services. Together with its Vigo and Orlandi Valuta branded money transfer services, Western Union provides consumers with fast, reliable and convenient ways to send and receive money around the world, as well as send payments and purchase money orders. It operates through a combined network of more than 379,000 Agent locations in 200 countries and territories. Famous for its pioneering telegraph services, the original Western Union dates back to 1851. For more information, visit www.WesternUnion.com.

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Contacts

Western Union
Daniel Díaz, + 1-720-332-5564
daniel.diaz@WesternUnion.com
or
CONFEMEX
Arcadio Delgado, + 1-773-266-0459
arcadio@idpl.org" HispanicTips is Essential Hispanic & Latino News & Information
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For many in Colombia, hostage nightmare goes on - While the nation celebrates the recent rescue of 15 captives, families of 700 others taken by the same rebel group are left waiting.

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Migrants see lives improve in U.S. - Sun Valley, California - (kind of a strange headline for the content but worth reading)

More Illegal Immigrants Putting Affairs in Order - Deportation Risk Prompts Preparation

Picture of McCain praying stolen at La Raza convention

Latinos’ invite to the NJ political party must have gotten lost in the mail - “Not one call from the Democratic party asking if perchance there’s any interest in switching allegiance to the Obama camp”

Hispanics mixed on McCain’s compassion for migrants

Reward offered for arrest in anti-Hispanic graffiti case - Suffolk, Virginia - (photo of: “Latinos Go Home”)

Pelosi Announces Jaime Zapata as Reading Clerk for the House of Representatives - First Hispanic Ever in This Role

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Program at Gainesville State offers English language learners high school credit - Georgia

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