CHIVAS USA TO BE HONORED AT LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY’S LATINO ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP DINNER

 

The Red-and-White organization will be recognized for its commitment to Latino youth and education advocacy

 

CARSON, Calif. (Wednesday, October 31, 2012) – Chivas USA will be honored at Loyola Marymount University’s 30^th annual Latino Alumni Association Scholarship Awards dinner on Thursday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Los Angeles.

 

The Red-and-White organization will be recognized at the event for its commitment to Latino youth and its promotion of health and education programming in the community. Last month, Chivas USA partnered with the General Consulate of Mexico in Los Angeles and established a scholarship at LMU to support Latino students who demonstrate financial needs. On Oct. 22 Chivas USA’s foundation, Fundacion Chivas de Corazon, held its annual charity golf tournament and along with the General Consulate, IME BECAS and LMU’s Latino Alumni Association, raised $150,000 for the scholarship fund.

 

Among the other honorees at the event, the Most Rev. Jose Gomez, archbishop of Los Angeles, will receive this year’s Community Service Award for his commitment to the Latino community, his leadership and his advocacy for Catholic education.

 

The third honoree is LMU alumnus Armando Castro ’85.  Castro, a partner in the law firm DLA Piper, will receive the association’s Alumni Role Model Award for his service to LMU and LAA, commitment to volunteerism and charitable giving, as well as his outstanding career accomplishments. A former LAA scholarship recipient, Castro is a mentor to first-generation students attending college and an active member of the Hispanic Bar Association.

 

Over the last 30 years, LMU’s Latino Alumni Association has awarded more than 1,400 scholarships totaling more than $3 million. In addition to tuition assistance, the program also provides mentorships and career development counseling.

 

For more details go to http://www.lmu.edu/sites/alumnirelations/Associations/laa.htm

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About Chivas USA

Founded in 2004, Los Angeles-based Club Deportivo Chivas USA has achieved remarkable success in seven full seasons in Major League Soccer. From 2006-2009, the Mexican-owned club qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs in four consecutive seasons, to the delight of its passionate supporters. In addition, Chivas USA’s innovative grassroots programs demonstrate its deep commitment to the Southern California community, while the club’s youth teams and Soccer Academies offer unprecedented opportunities to the region’s best young talent. For more information on Chivas USA, please call 1-877-CHIVAS-1 or visit cdchivasusa.com.

About Loyola Marymount University

 

Located between the Pacific Ocean and downtown Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount University is a comprehensive university offering 60 major programs, 36 master’s degrees and a doctoral degree in education from four colleges, two schools and Loyola Law School. Founded in 1911, LMU is ranked third in “Best Regional Universities/West” by U.S. News & World Report. LMU is the largest Jesuit Catholic university for undergraduates on the West Coast with more than 5,900 undergraduate students and more than 3,000 graduate and law students. For more LMU news and events, please visit www.lmu.edu/news.