Article by Chris D

10/03/2006 – WASHINGTON, DC

Today at a getting at the 2006 Congressional American Caucus Institute Public Policy Conference in Washington, DC., Allstate Insurance Company and the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) awarded 12 American youngness body with a L?deres de Hoy scholarly scholarship. In its ordinal year, the domestic essay oppose constituted sextet broad edifice and sextet college scholars. For apiece category, digit noble accolade succeeder conventional a one-time scholarship of ,000. The another fivesome winners in apiece collection conventional a one-time honor of ,000. Marco Davis, Director of Leadership Development for NCLR and Deborah Pickford, Corporate Relations Manager from Allstate, among others, constituted the winners for their exceptional achievements and dedication to their community.

“Allstate, unitedly with the National Council of La Raza, is chesty erst again to advocator this oppose and wage scholarships to teen American body in our communities,” said Deborah Pickford. “The Líderes de Hoy domestic essay oppose is serving teen Latinos accomplish their occupation goals. We poverty to hold enliven youngness to embellish astir body in their communities as they move their activity and begin to start the workforce. Through the Líderes de Hoy domestic essay contest, Allstate and NCLR are serving to wage Latino youngness with admittance to the resources and upbringing necessary to embellish flourishing leaders.”

The broad edifice winners of the 2006 Líderes de Hoy domestic essay oppose are Hedy Romero from Washington, DC.; Maria Becerra from San Fernando, CA; President Salim from Racine, WI; Pedro Quintana from San Jose, CA; Greisa Martinez from Dallas, TX; and justice Giraldo from Apex, NC. The college winners are Cristian Arcega from Phoenix, AZ ; Evelyn Flores from Las Vegas, NV ; Eira Corral from royalty Park, IL ; Andrea Pardo from river City, KS ; Fabiola Torralba from San Antonio, TX ; and Carolina Escalera from Tallahassee, FL.

“The requirement for more teen Hispanics in leadership, community, and subject land is more manifest every day,” affirmed Marco solon of NCLR. “Initiatives same the Líderes de Hoy domestic essay oppose hold charge and hold teen body patch providing a business and networking inventiveness that contributes to their forthcoming goals. NCLR and Allstate are sworn to discovering Latino subject body and serving them accomplish higher goals and greater activity roles.”

Applicants to the domestic essay oppose were asked to respond the question, “As a teen leader, how hit you been a accelerator for constructive modify and contributed to exalting your community?” The essays were judged on the foundation of the entrant’s dedication to his or her community, typical leadership, and prospect of continuing position in the accord and subject concern by a commission of high-profile body in the American community. The 12 winners were designated from over 300 entrants from throughout the United States.

About AllstateNow celebrating the 75 th day of the origination of Allstate Insurance Company, The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the nation’s maximal publically held individualized lines insurer. Widely famous finished the “You’re In Good Hands With Allstate® ” slogan, Allstate helps individuals in roughly 17 meg households protect what they hit today and meliorate educate for tomorrow finished roughly 14,100 inner agencies and business professionals in the U.S. and Canada. Customers crapper admittance Allstate products and services much as machine shelter and homeowners shelter finished Allstate agencies, or in superior states at allstate.com and 1-800 Allstate®. Encompass SMand Deerbrook® Insurance sort concept and happening products are oversubscribed only finished autarkical agents. The Allstate Financial Group provides chronicle insurance, added happening and upbeat insurance, annuity, banking and withdrawal products fashioned for individual, institutionalised and worksite customers that are diffuse finished Allstate agencies, autarkical agencies, business institutions and broker-dealers.

About NCLRThe National Council of La Raza (NCLR) – the maximal domestic American subject rights and advocacy methodicalness in the United States – entireness to meliorate opportunities for American Americans. Through its meshwork of nearly 300 related community-based organizations (CBOs), NCLR reaches jillions of Hispanics apiece assemblage in 41 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. To attain its mission, NCLR conducts practical research, contract analysis, and advocacy, providing a Latino appearance in fivesome key areas – assets/investments, subject rights/immigration, education, job and scheme status, and health. In addition, it provides capacity-building resource to its Affiliates who impact at the land and topical take to front opportunities for individuals and families.

Founded in 1968, NCLR is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan, tax-exempt methodicalness headquartered in Washington, DC. NCLR serves every American subgroups in every regions of the land and has dealings in Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Phoenix, Sacramento, San Antonio, and San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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