2008 LSF Gala: "Encanto Guaraní"

The LSF 8th Annual Gala, ‘Encanto Guaraní’ under the patronage of His Excellency Ambassador and Mrs. Spalding of Paraguay, will be held on Thursday, March 6, 2008 at the Organization of American States in the Hall of the Americas. The Gala, which draws the Diplomatic Corps, corporate and business leaders, educators and supporters of the Latino Student Fund, will be a vibrant evening of music, cocktails and cuisine featuring the best of Paraguay and Latin culture. In addition to the festivities, the LSF Gala includes dynamic live and silent auctions. All funds received through sponsorship, auction items, or individual donations are directed toward the operations and management of LSF educational programs. No funds received are used for event expenses.

There are many opportunities to support this wonderful event including through a corporate sponsorship, donation of an auction item, and/or ticket sales. Corporate sponsors are invited to support the Gala and help underwrite the event. To learn more about the ways to get involved, please contact the LSF office at (202) 244-3438.

To find out information about sponsorship levels, committee members, and ticket prices, please click here to upload ‘Encanto Guarani Summary Document’.

2007 Gala

This year’s gala was held on the evening of March 9, 2007 and was hosted by the Ambassador to the United States from the Dominican Republic H.E. Flavio Dario Espinal and his wife Minerva de Espinal. The gala theme was “Son Caribeño” to reflect the Caribbean flavor and sound of our host country.

The event was held for the first time at the Katzen Center for the Arts at American University and honored the US Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank, Mr. Luis Alberto Moreno. LSF alumnae, Vanessa del Aguila, flew into town from Cornell to speak about the importance of a quality education in pursuing ones goals and dreams. The evening culminated in dancing and was a tremendous success. We would like to thank all those individuals who gave tirelessly of their time to ensure that “Son Caribeño” was such a success including our event chair, Mrs. Arlene Shapiro, and the gala co-chairs Mrs. Cindy Sanchez, Mrs. Patricia Saca, and Mrs. Dianela Urdaneta de Ratha. The LSF would also like to extend a thank you to our corporate sponsors whose generosity and support made “Son Caribeño” possible: