http://sandiegolcea.org/eventsBLOG RSSMon, 03 Aug 2020 04:11:44 GMTMon, 03 Aug 2020 04:11:44 GMThttp://sandiegolcea.org/events/san-diego-county-latino-association-paint-night-fundraiserThe San Diego County Latino Association is throwing a fundraiser in support of their scholarship program. Please consider joining this socially distance event on June 11th, 2021 at Fillippi's Pizza Grotto in Kearny Mesa. Space is limited to ensure safe distancing. For details on how to register please download the PDF here.Also, the deadline for the Latino City Employees Association Scholarship applications are due by June 11th, 2021! This is open to the public. Please spread the word.Sat, 29 May 2021 16:40:32http://sandiegolcea.org/events/san-diego-county-latino-association-paint-night-fundraiserhttp://sandiegolcea.org/events/virtual-brown-bag-recap-david-alvarezOn April 29, 2021, Councilmember David Alvarez, kicked off the Virtual Brown Bag series. The former Councilmember shared how his father crossed to the United States. His father was promised a home and work for the family in Los Angeles. However, they did not anticipate a checkpoint by the San Onofre Power plant. Rather than going through the checkpoint, David’s father, Jose, made a U-turn and raised his five children here in San Diego.David grew up in a poor household and coming from Mexico,Wed, 12 May 2021 20:41:23http://sandiegolcea.org/events/virtual-brown-bag-recap-david-alvarezhttp://sandiegolcea.org/events/latino-city-employees-association-donates-funding-for-scholarships-to-monarch-schools-in-san-diegoThe Latino City Employees Association is proud to announce it has donated $2,000 to support Legacy Scholarships for Monarch Schools in San Diego. The scholarships will go to students entering 2 or 4 year colleges.We are also proud to announce a scholarship opportunity available to the public. Please help spread the word.Application DeadlineSubmit by June 11, 2021 to Scholarships @ sandiegolcea.org Award Notification: Friday July 30th via emailOverviewLCEA is proud to announce the 2021Wed, 12 May 2021 21:37:33http://sandiegolcea.org/events/latino-city-employees-association-donates-funding-for-scholarships-to-monarch-schools-in-san-diegohttp://sandiegolcea.org/events/bea-event-detailsBEA again invites you to join Random Acts of Walking this Saturday, May 15th at Chollas Lake Park, 5850 College Grove Drive, San Diego, 92105 beginning at 8 a.m. until. Each month we'll be at a different location for a health and fitness activity. See attached flyer for details.If you join us for the first time, and/or bring a friend, you may receive a special gift. You don't want to miss out!  There will be light refreshments and PRIZES. Please pass it on!Bring your mask and join the groupWed, 12 May 2021 22:27:29http://sandiegolcea.org/events/bea-event-detailshttp://sandiegolcea.org/events/latino-equity-partnershipThe Latino City Employees Association has partnered with Latino Equity to make positive change in underrepresented communities.On Monday, March 22, 2021, Latino Equity in partnership with LCEA and the Latino Concilio on Higher Education met with District 9 Councilmember, Sean Elo-Rivera. Councilmember Elo-Rivera discussed his plan for equity and mentioned, “we are committed to fighting for equality as much as others have fought for inequality.”The group shared ideas for solutions to theThu, 08 Apr 2021 23:41:50http://sandiegolcea.org/events/latino-equity-partnershiphttp://sandiegolcea.org/events/david-alvarez-brown-bag-eventIt’s an honor to kick off the Virtual Brown Bag series with long-time LCEA supporter and former City of San Diego Council Member, David Alvarez. Through the years, David Alvarez has spoken at LCEA events and has uplifted our employee organization.David is now embarking on projects for social equity and environmental justice. We invite everyone to sign up to join the Virtual Brown Bag via Zoom. David Alvarez will give us a glimpse of the projects he is working on and also inspire us toFri, 09 Apr 2021 00:17:01http://sandiegolcea.org/events/david-alvarez-brown-bag-eventhttp://sandiegolcea.org/events/happy-holidays-and-merry-christmas-5th-annual-adopt-a-family-lceaThis year’s 5th annual Adopt-A-Family was a success. With donations from our members and business community we were able to support 23 families consisting of 28 individuals. We would love to thank the following vendors for adopting families: AECOMTierra Data Inc.Harris AssociatesScout EnvironmentalExamples of items donated by vendors are: Aluminum baseball bat, large baseball batting gloves, ipads and PC’s, remote control cars, dolls, scooter, clothes and household essentials such asSat, 26 Dec 2020 05:09:34http://sandiegolcea.org/events/happy-holidays-and-merry-christmas-5th-annual-adopt-a-family-lceahttp://sandiegolcea.org/events/5th-annual-adopt-a-family-call-to-membersThis year’s 5th annual Adopt-A-Family is on the way. We would love to thank the following vendors for adopting families: AECOMTierra Data Inc.Harris AssociatesScout EnvironmentalExamples of items to be donated by vendors are: Aluminum baseball bat, large baseball batting gloves, ipads and PC’s, remote control cars, dolls, scooter, clothes and household essentials such as rice cooker and toaster oven.Additionally, we have received cash donations from the following vendors:SPECS CivilFri, 04 Dec 2020 23:53:58http://sandiegolcea.org/events/5th-annual-adopt-a-family-call-to-membershttp://sandiegolcea.org/events/5th-annual-adopt-a-family-kick-offDear members, friends and supporters:Last year's 4th annual Adopt-a-Family Drive was a success and we are looking for support from the business community for the 5th annual event. The City of San Diego Latino City Employees Association (LCEA) began the drive 4 years ago with a goal of helping 3 families for the holidays. Last year, with your support, we helped 8 families and a total of 27 family members. With the help of the local business community, 7 out of the 8 families were adopted.Wed, 04 Nov 2020 16:11:45http://sandiegolcea.org/events/5th-annual-adopt-a-family-kick-offhttp://sandiegolcea.org/events/adopt-a-familyDear Members,Happy New Year! We hope you had a wonderful holiday season. We are happy to report that the 2019 Adopt- A-Family Drive was a success! Special thanks to LCEA member, Caroline Garcia, who played a pivotal role as a liaison between the families and the various shelter organizations.The 2019 Adopt-A-Family Drive allowed us to assist 8 families benefiting a total of 27 individuals.With the help of the local business community, 7 out of the 8 families were adopted. Thanks to theirWed, 04 Nov 2020 16:15:10http://sandiegolcea.org/events/adopt-a-familyhttp://sandiegolcea.org/events/1st-annual-native-american-employee-eventLCEA proudly hosted the 1st Annual Native American Employee event.Thu, 24 Sep 2020 18:14:32http://sandiegolcea.org/events/1st-annual-native-american-employee-event