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Mayor's Hispanic Liaison Office
José Ruiz, Mayor's Representative
-- Lorena Beltrán, Executive Assistant

Democratic Pride Reception
On September 23, 2002 from 6:30 to 9pm at Martin's Crosswinds in Greenbelt, MD the Maryland Democratic Party will join Kathleen Kennedy Townsend and Admiral Charles R. Larson for the 2nd. Annual Reception. Tickets are $50 per person. Call Carol Everette for more info. at 301-858-8818 or 410-269-8818.

Centro de la Comunidad will be celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month this year by planting trees to represent all Spanish-speaking countries from North, Central, and South America, plus the Caribbean and Europe. It will take place on Saturday, September 28th, from 10 am to noon in the smaller extension of Patterson Park. You may enter from Eastern Avenue, corner of Potomac. This activity is being done in collaboration with and support from Friends of Patterson Park, Baltimore Department of Recreation and Parks, and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.

The theme is "Sembrando Nuestras Raices" (Planting Our Roots). Teams of 4 volunteers each are needed to represent each country and help plant the trees on Saturday, September 28th, from 10 am to 12 pm. Ideally, each volunteer team should be from each of the countries, which are listed below. If you are interested in forming a team to represent the country of your origin or interest, please respond via return Email.

The following Saturday, October 5th, we will have a dedication ceremony & festivities from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm to which everyone in the community will be invited. The countries to be represented are:

Argentina - Bolivia - Brasil - Chile - Colombia - Costa Rica - Cuba - Dominican Republic - Ecuador
- El Salvador - Guatemala - Honduras - Mexico - Nicaragua - Panama - Paraguay - Peru - Puerto Rico - Spain - Uruguay - Venezuela. Trees will also be planted for the United States, Maryland, Baltimore City, and the victims from the 9/11 attack.

That's 25 trees and we need 25 teams of 4 persons each, with a designated team leader. Those interested, please respond by Email to centro@us.net