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September
14, 2006
Contact:
Tatiana Guerra
202-434-8070
NHCSL President Speaks
to South Carolina’s Hispanic Leaders
Columbia,
S.C. – Today, at a Hispanic Heritage Month
Luncheon held by the South Carolina Hispanic
Leadership Council (SCHLC), Assemblyman Felix
Ortiz (NY), President of the National Hispanic
Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL), encouraged
the audience of more than 200 to continue their
work to empower the Hispanic youth of their
communities.
Participants at the gathering included
representatives from community organizations,
labor and business community, religious groups,
student organizations, environmental, health and
community development groups.
Edgar Medina, who serves as Board President of
the SCHLC stated, “We are honored to have yet
another successful Hispanic Heritage Month
luncheon with many of our friends. This year it
was even more special, thanks to our guest
speaker, Assemblyman Felix W. Ortiz.”
In his remarks Assemblyman Ortiz highlighted
NHCSL’s efforts to address the health and
education disparities that the youth of the
Hispanic community face. He asked that the
members of the South Carolina Hispanic
Leadership Council continue their efforts in
involving the Hispanic youth of their
communities in political activism.
“As leaders, it is our duty to cultivate the
next generation of Hispanic leaders. We need to
impress upon our youth the importance of
political involvement and the positive impact
that they can have on their community through
their participation in the policy-making process,”
stated Ortiz.
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The NHCSL is the premier national association of
Hispanic state legislators working to design and
implement policies and procedures that will
improve the quality of life for Hispanics
throughout the country. NHCSL was founded in
1989 as a nonpartisan, nonprofit 501(c)3 with
the mission to be the most effective voice for
the more than 300 Hispanic legislators. For more
information visit www.nhcsl.org.
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