SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 6, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (MHCC) will celebrate the contributions of Hispanic and Latino baseball players at "Fiesta Tigres" on Saturday, August 11, 2007, at Comerica Park. Game time is 7:05 p.m.
Tickets for the upper box reserved are $18 per ticket and the proceeds go to the Michigan Hispanic Fund for scholarships to help Hispanic students attend college or complete their college education. High school seniors bound for college upon graduation are eligible to apply. Applications are available at www.mhcc.org or by calling the Chamber offices at 248-208-9915. The deadline to accept applications is September 15th for the six scholarships that will be awarded for the 07-08 school year.
One of the ways the Michigan Hispanic Fund fulfills its mission of enhancing the viability and economic success of the greater Michigan Hispanic community is through scholarships. In partnership with the Ric Gonzalez Memorial Scholarship Fund, more than 40 scholarships have been awarded to college-bound Michigan Latino students. Proceeds from "Fiesta Tigres", the GM Saturn Sky Drawing at the Hank Aguirre Golf Outing, which will be played on August 13, and other Chamber activities go toward scholarships.
"'Fiesta Tigres' is a fun family outing that supports our hometown Detroit Tigers at the same time we support education for Hispanic youth," said MHCC Executive Director Ray Lozano. "You don't have to be Hispanic to root for our Tigers, including Carlos Guillen, Placido Polanco, Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez and Joel Zumaya, and you don't have to be Hispanic to believe in the benefit of a college education for Hispanic youth."
Only one hundred forty tickets are left. MasterCard, VISA and American Express are accepted. For more information or to obtain tickets for Fiesta Tigres, contact Diadette Mejia, dmejia@mhcc.org or 248-208-9915.
The Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, established in 1989, is a non-profit business organization consisting of over 300 member companies from corporate, small, medium and large businesses, sole proprietors and individuals representing Hispanic-owned enterprises, automotive OEM's, Tier One suppliers and non-automotive Fortune 500 corporations. In addition community non-profits, media affiliates, the Detroit Tigers and the Detroit Pistons are also represented. Its web site is www.mhcc.org.
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The Hispanic business community is the fastest growing business segment in the country, increasing at a rate of 2.5 Hispanics every second - by 2050 one in every four workers will be Hispanic. In Michigan, there are now over 10,000 large, medium and small Hispanic businesses employing over 14,000 persons.