LATISM Top Blogueras at the White House!
I’m so excited to share this news! Recently, I found out that I was selected as one of LATISM’s Top Latina Bloggers to visit the White House this week for a special retreat focusing Leadership and Social Good!
Leadership and Social Good!? Yeah! Sign me up!! This is how you make a difference in people’s lives. ♥
Not only that, but we will also be a part of an exclusive briefing at the White House to discuss the issues that affect Latino communities most: Education, Health and Jobs. Issues that can literally change the face of this country as we know it. Issues that we should all be talking about and taking action on. I desperately want to learn how to fuel real action and I’m so excited to be a part of this group that will be receiving training specifically geared at creating social change!
I want to issue a special thank you to the ladies who have included me in this retreat. A special thanks to everyone at LATISM, to the ladies at Latina Bloggers Connect and the advisory board for the event, who helped make this trip possible for all of us! I know it’s going to be a life changing opportunity! THANK YOU!!
Follow along at #TopBlogueras on Twitter for updates!
More from me soon…but for now, here are some details about the event and the selected bloggers…
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE
A group of the most influential Latinas in the blogging and social media spheres woke up to a once-in-a-lifetime email message today: “Congratulations, you have been selected to attend the First-Ever Top Latina Blogger Retreat.” The exclusive, invitation-only event will take place at the luxurious Hotel Helix, located in the heart of Washington DC, from May 20th to May 22nd, 2012.
Invitation requests were open to applications submitted digitally at http://bit.ly/BloguerasRetreatApplication until May 10, 2012. A selection committee, including the leaders of the top Latina blogger communities: Latina Bloggers Connect, Las Blogueras, Blogs de Mamas and New Latina. The committee was in charge of reviewing the bloggers’ applications based on influence, traffic and quality of content.
The list of winners, in no particular order, is as follows:
Mirna Arce http://AhorrosConCupones.com
Rachel Armas http://www.theartmuse.net
Veronica Arreola http://www.vivalafeminista.com
Caryn Bailey http://rockinmama.net
Elisa Batista http://www.momsrising.org
Jeannette Kaplun http://todobebe.com
Elizabeth Cerezo http://thoughtsofamommy.net
Jessie Nuez http://www.hechoparamama.com
Brenda Cisneros-Dewong http://www.mejorandomihogar.com
Yvonne Condes http://momsla.com // http://yvonneinla.com
Janice Correa http://mamistimeout.com
Marta Maria Darby http://mybigfatcubanfamily.com
Luciana Gabriela Davidzon de Scher http://www.latinfoodlovers.com/
Laura de Ona http://SolyPimienta.com
Julie Diaz Asper http://blog.gigcoin.com
Melanie Edwards http://www.modernmami.com
Ana L. Flores http://spanglishbaby.com
Monique Frausto http://BlogsbyLatinas.com
Teresa Garza http://checalamovie.net
Dariela Cruz-Gillespie http://www.mamitalks.com/
Carolyn Gonzalez http://www.caroincarolina.com
Maura Hernandez http://theothersideofthetortilla.com
Eugenia Hurtado http://www.thewiselatinaclub.com
Jennifer Hutcheson http://mami2mommy.com
Denisse Icaza http://ahorrosparamama.com
Nadia Jones http://www.justicejonesie.com/blog
Roraima Lassanske http://www.mamacontemporanea.com
Tracy Lopez http://latinaish.com
Yolanda Machado http://sassymamainla.com
Adriana Maestas http://latinopoliticsblog.com // http://politic365.com
Yvette Marquez http://www.muybuenocookbook.com/
Silvia Martinez http://www.mamalatinatips.com
Yolanda Mason http://lasblogueras.com
Silke McDowell http://www.growingbilingual.com
Blanca Stella Mejia http://micaminar.com
Melyssa Mendoza http://changeyourliferideabike.blogspot.com/
Raquel Negrón http://thedigitallatina.com
Monica Olivera http://www.MommyMaestra.com
Carmen Ordoñez http://www.vivafashionblog.com
Monica Vila http://www.TheOnlineMom.com
Maegan Ortiz http://vivirlatino.com
Helena Osorio-Zavala http://pinkguayoyo.com
Maria Jose Ovalle http://www.verybusymamablog.com
Chantilly Patiño www.multiculturalfamilia.com // www.biculturalmom.com
Angélica Pérez http://www.newlatina.net
Mariana Perez http://thedomesticbuzz.com
Carolina Pichardo http://www.youngurbanmoms.com
Lynn Ponder http://webcitygirls.com/
Nicole Presley http://presleyspantry.com/
Jeannette Quiñones http://www.sazonboricua.com
Lisa Quinones Fontanez http://www.autismwonderland.com/
Flor de Maria Rivera http://flordemariafashion.com/
Migdalia Rivera http://latinaonamission.com
Vianney Rodriguez http://sweetlifebake.com
Roxana Soto Romero http://www.spanglishbaby.com
Ericka Sanchez http://nibblesandfeasts.com/
Mercedes Sanchez http://bechicmag.com/magazine/
Dania Santana Henriquez http://www.lafamiliacool.com/
Alejandra Suarez http://www.brandlateen.com/
Eliana Tardio Hurtado http://www.elianatardio.com
Laura Tellado http://holdinoutforahero.org
Laura Termini http://www.chicanol.com
Maybelline Valenti http://www.naturalmentemama.com/
Carrie Ferguson Weir http://tikitikiblog.com
Ruby Wright http://www.growingupblackxican.com/
Sponsors and partners for this event include Johnson & Johnson, Procter and Gamble, Mary Kay, Southwest Airlines, Univision, Comcast, McDonald’s, Fleishman Hillard, Babble.com, Macys, Porter Novelli, and Consumer Reports. The event was organized in partnership with Latina Bloggers Connect.
ABOUT THE FIRST-EVER TOP LATINA BLOGGER RETREAT
The First-Ever Top Latina Blogger Retreat is an exclusive, by-invitation-only event by Latinos in Social Media (LATISM), with the objective of empowering the top voices of the Latina community with the skills and connections they need to turn their blogs into social enterprises and tools for advocacy. The two-day event will include capacity-building and mentoring sessions with top executives from a variety of industries and causes as well as a LATISM-exclusive briefing at the White House. For more information about the First-Ever Latina Blogger Retreat, visit http://blogueras.latism.org/
© 2012, Chantilly Patiño. All rights reserved.
Congratulations! What an honor and you totally deserve it!
@biculturalmama Thanks Maria! I’m still kind of in shock…LOL. I guess it won’t really hit me fully until we’re there. I’m hoping we have a chance to meet Michelle Obama. They said she’s going to be in a meeting nearby, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed! ;)
Congratulations Sweetie, I’m Very Proud of you, even though we haven’t spoken much…….
Keep up the Great work … dad
Wow…it has been a while. I tried calling you in April and maybe you could email me your new number? chantilly@biculturalmom.com
Hope all is going well and thank you for stopping by. :)