LatinaLista — In the ongoing battle in Washington DC over cuts in spending, a popular sentiment politicians like to invoke is the notion that all Americans have to do is work hard to achieve the American Dream. Of course, it depends on which side of the aisle is using it — one side doesn’t feel [...]
Volunteering for a cause gets the New Year off to a fulfilling start
By Lilly Zeller Third Sector Awareness We’ve said “bienvenido” to the New Year! Many Latinos, especially Puerto Ricans are still in celebratory mode with the “octavitas”. Within this celebratory mode, let us not forget the many needs and causes that exist. During 2013, we want to help create more awareness to a variety of causes, [...]
Tis the season to be aware of health and safety causes celebrated in December
By Lilly Zeller Third Sector Awareness We have a tendency to associate each month with one or several causes. Many of us do not realize that that are a vast number of causes celebrated each month. Unless we have a certain condition or diagnosis, or someone close to us happens to be affected by any [...]
From elder awareness to national teen self-esteem, May’s calendar observes many good causes
By Lilly Zeller LatinaLista We have a tendency to associate each month with one or several causes. Many of us do not realize that that are a vast number of causes celebrated each month. Unless we have a certain condition or diagnosis, or someone close to us happens to be affected by any given cause, [...]