July 9th 2015 at Edgewater Casino

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1 July 9th 2015 at Edgewater Casino Hello Dear Sponsor, Latincouver is honoured to invite you to attend Latincouver s 4th annual Inspirational Latin Awards Ceremony in B.C., as a SPONSOR. This special event will be held on Thursday July 9th at Edgewater Casino Stadium Club. We kindly invite you to support this prestigious event and help Latincouver further our mission in developing a Latin American Community in B.C. by bringing the Latin American community into the province s social, cultural and economic life by sharing our passion for building a vibrant cultural and business environment. This important event we will be celebrating inspired Latino and locals making history in B.C., for further information please visit You probably have seen how we have more and more Latin Americans in the B.C. region, Latin Americans bring with them waves of cultural and business opportunities to our local economy. There is so much potential within the Latin American communities but we really need your help to raise their profile in BC. This coming July, we believe with the joining of Your Organization will bring to the forefront of the achievements of our community members! The awards are conferred in the following categories: Business Entrepreneur Award Award for Non-Latinos making an impact in Latin America Sports & Athletic Award Waldo Briño Award (Socio Economic Impact) Innovation and Sustainability Company Award Art & Culture Award We thank you in advance for your consideration in participating in the event. Your support will help us growth our plaza. Your early confirmation will allow us to better promote your company. Please review the enclosed package and contact me at [email protected] or (778) for more information. We look forward to hearing from you. Paola V. Murillo Director and Founder Latincouver

2 Sponsorship BENEFITS SPONSORSHIP LEVEL 1 Diamond 3 Gold 5 Silver $5,000 $ 3,500 $ 1,500 Speech delivery during the opening event Special segment during the Awards Display booth / products at the venue One VIP table (8 people) 6 tickets Corporate signage at the VIP tables Plague presentation at the Ceremony Logo display on video screen Logo display on all print advertisements 6 Bronze $500 4 tickets 2 tickets Logo display on pre-event corespondence Logo display on event posters Banner display on website for 1 year Name mentioning in event press releases Acknowledgement in post - event ads

3 Nomination Process Nomination Process Step 1: Category you are Step 2: Nominee s nominating and a summary of achievements (250 words maximum) biography and resume (2 pages maximum) Step 3: Submit the Nomination Form* and all additional material by Friday, June 5 How are the nominees and recipients chosen? The Nominations Committee reviews all submissions for completeness and eligibility. All accepted nominations are forwarded to an independent Judging Panel. The Nominations Committee and Judging Panel reserve the right to withhold an award in any category. Latincouver reserves the right to move nominees into another category if it is deemed suitable. All nominees will be advised in writing of the eligibility of their application by June 8, 2016 How are the nominees recognized? All nominees will be honoured in an evening gala at 6:30 PM. Award recipients will be acknowledged on the night of the event. Tickets for guests are available on our website. *Latincouver reserves the right to move nominees into another category if it is deemed suitable. All nominees will be advised in writing of the eligibility of their application by July 9, 2015 July 9th AGENDA :30 PM to 11:00 PM 6:30-7:00 PM Doors open & Networking Event 7:00-7:10 PM Welcome to our guests and acknowledge of sponsors and special guests 7:10-7:30 PM Event opening with Latin America show 7:20-7:30 PM Introduction of Inspirational Latin Award 7:30-8:00 PM Presentation of the nominees 8:00-8:15 PM Presentation of the winners 8:20 8:30 PM Invitation to the Silent Auction 8:30 9:30 PM Networking event & Cocktail / and close Silent Auction. 10:00 11:00 PM Show

4 2014 Award Winners 2014 Winners Short bios at time of nomination SOPHIE LAVIERI (Venezuela) Nominated Category: Waldo Briño Award (Socio Economic Impact) Raised in Venezuela, she immigrated to Canada in 2000 with her husband and two children. She was hired as a chemistry teacher at SFU Burnaby and founded a chemistry outreach project called Science in Action. This program is ran by volunteers and runs workshops for people of all ages to learn about science through hands on experiments. LLUVIA MENESES (Mexico) Nominated Category: Sports and Athletic Achievements Originally from Mexico, Lluvia immigrated to Canada in 2008 with her husband. Struggling to adapt to a new country and culture, Lluvia began running as a hobby and to clear her mind off from stress. After taking a course on how to properly run, she started sharing her knowledge with other Latin American women who wanted to become active but did not know how. The group expended in the whole greater Vancouver area and was baptized Latin runners. Lluvia started to train women in becoming group leaders of their neighbourhood running group. Latin Runners has become a place for exercise, motivation, leadership and camaraderie for hundreds of Latin Women. CARMEN AGUIRRE (Chile) Nominated Category: Art & Culture Achievement Born in Santiago, Chile, her life was affected since a young age by the Pinochet dictatorship. In 1973, she moved to Canada with her family to escape the reign of terror. For many years, everyone in the family participated in activities to secretly support revolutionaries, asylum and refugee seekers. This experience market Carmen profoundly and provided inspiration for her artistic career. An author, play writer, producer and actor, she is nationally and internationally known for several works, The Refugee Hotel being one of the most famous. Carmen is the founder and director of the Latino Theatre Group. CANADIAN COLLEGE Nominated Category: Sustainable Practices in Latin America award SCOTT YAMAOKA Nominated Category: Achievements for Non Latinos PATRICIA CRUZ (El Salvador) Nominated Category: Business Entrepreneur

5 2013 Award Winners 2013 Winners Short bios at time of nomination LAURA CUNER (Argentina) Nominated Category: Business/Entrepreneur Founder and president of Avafina Commodities was originally born in Argentina and moved to Canada in 2007 to start her company, with the mission of continuing her family tradition of promoting and supporting organic agriculture. She takes great pride in facilitating the opportunity for organic farmers to gain access to global markets. In 2011, Avafina opened their first distribution centre in Vancouver with the purpose of supplying ingredients to local manufacturers, bakeries, retail stores and local restaurants. MARIO POCHAT Nominated Category: Art/Culture/Sustainability As a teenager, Mario Pochat spent hours in his bedroom playing around with graphics and animation on his computer. He never imagined his hobby would lead to a career that would take him around the world not to mention earn him accolades for opening the first cloud school in Canada. In order to explain what a cloud school is, Pochat returns to where it all began: at a computer graphics expo held near his home in Mexico City. I showed my work to some exhibitors, not expecting anything, and they asked if I wanted a job, says the founder of Vancouver Animation School (vanas.ca) from his Granville Island office. TREVOR HIRSHE Nominated Category: An outstanding community member with non-latino roots His Dad told him to give up when it turned out the first NGO in Bolivia he volunteered with was failing. However, he felt he had made a commitment to the people of Ascension to provide access to clean water and he created a new organisation, using his own funds, to keep the promise that he made.

6 2012 Award Winners 2012 Winners Short bios at time of nomination VICTOR MARTINEZ Nominated Category: Art/Culture Victor Martinez started the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival that gave a great opportunity to all Canadians and Latinos to learn about each other cultures through films. As well this initiative has provided a platform and opportunity to work and outreach the city of Vancouver and all the Latino Consulate and business to work together. Victor Martinez Aja was born in Mexico City and has lived in Vancouver for twelve years. His passion for the arts and experience as a cultural promoter has led Victor to collaborate with various Latin American events as well as various Film Festivals in the city including the VIFF, DOXA, OOS PEDRO GUILLEN Nominated Category: Business/Entrepreneur Pedro Guillen was born and raised in Peru. Pedro has always loved cooking, and when he moved from Peru to Montreal in 1999, he continued to pursue his passion by enrolling in a Hotel and Culinary Tourism program. Here, he worked in a Peruvian restaurant before leaving for Toronto to broaden his professional career as sous chef at Chez Cora. Pedro headed west to Vancouver in Two years later, he opened his own catering business specializing in Peruvian rotisserie chicken, pollo a la brasa. Pedro actively participates in local food and community events. RICK CRAIG Nominated Category: An outstanding community member with non-latino roots Rick Craig has served as the Justice Education Society of BC s Executive Director since its inception in He has over 30 years experience developing and implementing public legal education programs in Canada and internationally. As a leader in the field of public legal education, he has contributed to making the Canadian justice system more accessible to the general public and minorities, such as immigrants and aboriginal communities in BC.

7 Silent Auction Donation Form Silent Auction Donation Form Please this donation form to by Friday June 26th, 2015 I, the donor, hereby donate this item to Latincouver Cultural & Business Society as a gift in kind. This is a Gift Certificate Merchandise Item A complete and accurate description enables us to properly describe and publicize your donation. Please include as much detail as possible, such as size, style, artist s bio, company information, etc, and list any restrictions, if any, pertaining to this donation, Fair Market Value $ Suggested Starting Bid $ Please answer the following three questions if the gift is Not a Gift Certificate, This property was acquired within the last 3 years Please include the date-acquired Yes No This item is currently available in the market Yes No This item is a unique piece (art, jewellery, antiques, etc.) *Please attach proof of valuation (invoice, webpage, or advertisement showing price) Yes No We reserve the right to confirm any valuation with an independent appraisal. Organization / Company / Individual Name Contact Person Tel Address Postal Code Signature Date of Donation