LULAC Davenport | Hola America News https://holaamericanews.com The Midwest's Latino News Source Sun, 08 Sep 2024 01:06:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 https://holaamericanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cropped-favicon-32x32.png LULAC Davenport | Hola America News https://holaamericanews.com 32 32 LULAC Davenport celebrates 65 years of empowering the Latino community of the Quad Cities and beyond. https://holaamericanews.com/lulac-davenport-celebrates-65-years-of-empowering-the-latino-community-of-the-quad-cities-and-beyond/ Fri, 16 Feb 2024 21:04:07 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=24181 History of Council 10 in Davenport, Iowa In 1959, Henry Vargas conceived the idea of organizing local Mexican Americans of Davenport with the hope of achieving political strength with a […]

The post LULAC Davenport celebrates 65 years of empowering the Latino community of the Quad Cities and beyond. first appeared on Hola America News.

]]> Group O donates baseball fundraiser money to LULAC https://holaamericanews.com/group-o-donates-baseball-fundraiser-money-to-lulac/ Tue, 22 Nov 2022 19:11:18 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=20816 By Jonathan Turner, OurQuadCities.com  As a 100% Hispanic-owned business, Group O partnered with the Quad Cities River Bandits this season to celebrate Hispanic and Latino communities by sponsoring “Bandidos del […]

The post Group O donates baseball fundraiser money to LULAC first appeared on Hola America News.

]]> Day of the Dead Free Family Fiesta at the Figge https://holaamericanews.com/day-of-the-dead-free-family-fiesta-at-the-figge/ Mon, 03 Oct 2022 17:13:35 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=20605 Davenport, Iowa – The Figge Art Museum in partnership with LULAC Davenport, Ascentra Credit Union and Hola America invite you to come celebrate Día de Los Muertos, Day of the […]

The post Day of the Dead Free Family Fiesta at the Figge first appeared on Hola America News.

]]> What is Day of the Dead? https://holaamericanews.com/what-is-day-of-the-dead/ Wed, 20 Oct 2021 22:51:25 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=16097 From midnight on October 31 through November 2, this celebration of souls highlights the strength of family, the honoring of ancestors, and the continuance of life. The Day of the […]

The post What is Day of the Dead? first appeared on Hola America News.

]]> Henry Vargas, LULAC Davenport Founder, leaves an amazing legacy of advocating for equality and civil rights for all. https://holaamericanews.com/henry-vargas-lulac-davenport-founder-leaves-an-amazing-legacy-of-advocating-for-equality-and-civil-rights-for-all/ Tue, 01 Jun 2021 10:53:05 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=14576 Henry Vargas, 92, passed away quietly at his home last evening.  “Please keep Henry in your thoughts and prayers and know he had a wonderful life and leaves this world […]

The post Henry Vargas, LULAC Davenport Founder, leaves an amazing legacy of advocating for equality and civil rights for all. first appeared on Hola America News.

]]> Orgullo Hispano: Henry Vargas community advocate and LULAC Davenport co-founder. https://holaamericanews.com/orgullo-hispano-henry-vargas-community-advocate-and-lulac-davenport-co-founder/ Thu, 17 Sep 2020 01:08:13 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=12012 Hola America and Hola Iowa present the Hispanic Heritage Month Special Series: Orgullo Hispano, Latino trailblazers that inspire us in the communities of Iowa and Illinois. Henry Vargas was born […]

The post Orgullo Hispano: Henry Vargas community advocate and LULAC Davenport co-founder. first appeared on Hola America News.

]]> New Community Advocate will be working with Columbus Junction with help of LULAC Davenport https://holaamericanews.com/new-community-advocate-will-be-working-with-columbus-junction-with-help-of-lulac-davenport/ Tue, 08 Sep 2020 14:24:38 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=11936 In order to better serve the Latino Communities in Iowa, LULAC Council 10 of Davenport, IA welcomes Araceli Vazquez-Ramirez as their new Community Advocate to work with Columbus Junction and […]

The post New Community Advocate will be working with Columbus Junction with help of LULAC Davenport first appeared on Hola America News.

]]> LULAC Davenport scholarships are now available. Deadline to submit is March 31. https://holaamericanews.com/lulac-davenport-scholarships-are-now-available-deadline-to-submit-is-march-31/ https://holaamericanews.com/lulac-davenport-scholarships-are-now-available-deadline-to-submit-is-march-31/#respond Wed, 27 Feb 2019 00:31:49 +0000 http://staging.holaamericanews.com/?p=8731 Every year LULAC awards thousands of dollars in scholarships to Hispanic and other students. Since 1978 LULAC Council #10 has awarded over $500,000 in scholarships to over 800 students. Funds […]

The post LULAC Davenport scholarships are now available. Deadline to submit is March 31. first appeared on Hola America News.

]]> https://holaamericanews.com/lulac-davenport-scholarships-are-now-available-deadline-to-submit-is-march-31/feed/ 0 Meet officer Gonzalez and officer Mitchell two of the new recruits for Davenport Police Department https://holaamericanews.com/meet-officer-gonzalez-and-officer-mitchell-two-of-the-new-recruits-for-davenport-police-department/ Wed, 16 Jan 2019 03:21:02 +0000 http://staging.holaamericanews.com/?p=8617 On Wednesday, January 9 Davenport Mayor Frank Klipsch swore in eight new police officer and 2 of them are Latino. Meet Davenport Police Department new Latino recruits officer Gonzalez and […]

The post Meet officer Gonzalez and officer Mitchell two of the new recruits for Davenport Police Department first appeared on Hola America News.

]]> VIVA Quad Cities announces their 2018 Lineup headlined by DJ Kane https://holaamericanews.com/viva-quad-cities-announces-their-2018-lineup-headlined-by-dj-kane/ Mon, 03 Sep 2018 19:31:56 +0000 http://staging.holaamericanews.com/?p=8272 2018 VIVA QUAD CITIES FIESTA LINEUP Saturday September 8, 2018 LOCATION CHANGE! Centennial Park, Davenport, Iowa Centennial Park is located at 315 S. Marquette Street, Davenport Iowa, just on the […]

The post VIVA Quad Cities announces their 2018 Lineup headlined by DJ Kane first appeared on Hola America News.

]]>