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5 <br />•W <br />~1~~r~~ <br />~E <br />•. •~ <br />. ~~~ <br />Tune 8, 1999 <br />Board of Directors <br />E~ puEew, ~N~ <br />A 501(c)(3)NQN-PROlel7' CORPORATION <br />P.0_ Box 16851, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 <br />Telephone: 919.932.fi880 Fa~c 919-932-2232 <br /> Alice M. Gordon <br /> Chairperson <br />SotiePamermu Orange County Commissioners <br />President 282 Edgewood Uf1ve <br /> Chapel ~' NC 27514 <br />Andrr~a,i~anMaaswt <br />Vcc President , <br />CoTur Arrstitt Gear MS_ Gordon: . <br />Secretary <br /> <br />~tfrke Leary • E1 Pueblo, hie. is a North Carolina non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening the <br />Treasurer Latino commuuity and promoting cross~ultur$I understanding;. With the increasing Latino <br /> population in Orange County and statewide, our organization's efforts have increased tenfold <br />Fli/ron caned over the last five years. El Pueblo, Inc. came into existence as a result of the ~ <br />trst La Fiesta d <br />l <br />Represenmttve . <br />e <br />Pueblo, when the event organizers realized that there was $ dire need for an advocacy effort on <br />Lixeue Crt~rWatlw behalf of the growing Latino community. <br />Represenmrlve <br />El Pueblo, Inc.. now supports numerou.S initiatives relating to the Latino community in both <br />Maur Lazo-ChaddQraut Orange county and statewide. We host au annual Latino Ford-for advocates from throughout <br />Representative the state to come together and discuss issues affecting the Latino populaJion_ EI Pueblo, hie. <br />~~ 1~oan ~s playing a key mle in the Census 2000, ensuring that the Latino population is appropriately <br />Representadvoe ~ua~d and ttx;ognized. We are in the process of begixtning monthly Roundtable meetings, <br /> which will focus on various Latino issues that. affect o~ community. These meetings will be <br />Ate/andra Okie <br />Representame open to all, And last, but certainly not least; La Fiesta del Pueblo continues to be one of our <br /> mOSt St1CCeSSfU1 e'Yeflts. <br />%aruslka 4/a~+e <br />Representative • <br />We are writing this letter to request the support of the Orange County. El Pueblo, Inc. would <br /> <br />l <br />~°"' M like to continue to offer its servicCS, both the annual La Fiesta del Pueblo and its other <br />ar <br />a <br />Represegmtive advocacy efforts, to the Latino community and the crnrer'm,»ity at gar a Over the last five " <br />g <br /> • years, La Fiesta del Pueblo's growth from 3;000 to 30,000 participants has led. to substantially <br />JwucioRoch~peraha higher financial eagtenditrrres. Malty other festivals in the area Dave been successful through <br />Representarnae the financial and in kind support o£the towns and counties in which they were held Until <br /> <br />Sandra Rodnigueg now, El Pueblo, Ync. has requested soxue funding from the Town of Chapel Hill and the county <br /> <br />~aQ'~`'e and state Arts Council. I~lowever, the majority of the festival has been funded by generous <br /> businesses, bath local and state, and Private sponsors. We have received two attractive offers <br />Flo,ma 5irnan to move the festival to oilier neighboring counties; however, our commitment to the people of <br />Reprresentative Orange County has kCpt us from changing the location. We are requesting a donation or <br /> sponsorship from Orange County in the amount of $5,000. A'e would also like b4 request <br /> that you consider becoming spbnsorhsg partners with. the towns of Chapel Hill and <br /> Carrborn for I.a Fiesta del Pueblo in the futare. <br />Aotroc~t:y- C-ulc PAR7'lGpattav - LA FiESTia Dom. Pinto - L,eaosrsraP DFt~.ol~vr- LartNO Fo~to - Eoucarrorr <br />