For Immediate Release
September 1, 2024
For media inquiries, contact: Ricardo Diaz, (217-979-0255 xpenn.diaz@gmail.com)
Congratulations to the 2024 Recipients of the Immigrant Welcome Awards! |
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(Urbana/Champaign, Illinois) The CU Immigration Forum as sponsor of the 119h Annual Immigrant Welcome Awards is proud to announce the recipients of this year’s WINNERS. The 2024 Immigrant Welcome Award recipients are:
All award recipients will be honored during the Immigrant Welcome Awards Ceremony and Celebration on Sunday, September 22, 2024. The celebration starts at 1:30 PM. and will be held at Lewis Auditorium of The Urbana Free Library (210 W. Green St. Urbana). The public is invited to attend this free event and reception to celebrate the diversity of cultures that make up Champaign-Urbana. The event includes food, entertainment, special guests, and features Indian traditional dancing provided by SPICMACAY Illinois dancers. The children's library is adjacent to the auditorium. A free reception sponsored by the City of Champaign will immediately follow on the first floor of the Library. The Immigrant Welcome Awards Ceremony and Celebration is sponsored by C-U Immigration Forum and cosponsored by City of Champaign, The Urbana Free Library, the City of Urbana, Urbana Arts and Culture Program, University YMCA’s New American Welcome Center, Immigrant Services of Champaign-Urbana, The Refugee Center, The Immigration Project, Bend the Arc Jewish Action of Champaign-Urbana, and the Immigrant Justice Team of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Urbana-Champaign. The 11th Annual Immigrant Welcome Awards Ceremony and Celebration is part of 2024 Welcoming Week, a national week of events that brings together immigrants and U.S. born residents in a spirit of better understanding and unity. The CU Immigration Forum’s Steering and the Planning Committees recognize that each nominee and recipient serves willingly and as a sign of their love to fellow human beings. What does the Champaign-Urbana Immigration Forum do? We advocate, educate, network, and celebrate the contributions of immigrants. Whether working for local immigrant justice, highlighting issues that our immigrant neighbors face, hosting local forums, creating shows on WRFU and UPTV or celebrating diversity through the annual Immigrant Welcome Awards, we stand with our immigrant communities. Media Contacts: Ricardo Diaz – CU Immigration Forum – 217-979-0255, xpenn.diaz@gmail.com Janel Gomez – - City of Champaign – 217-403-8830, janel.gomez@champaignil.gov Lauren Chambers – Urbana Free Library – 217-367-4405, lchambers@urbanafree.org Follow the event on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ ###
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| The 11th Annual Immigrant Welcome Awards Sunday, September 22, 2024 from 1:30 PM Urbana Free Library Lewis Auditorium 210 W Green Street, Urbana 61801 The 11th Annual Immigrant Welcome Awards Ceremony and Celebration is part of 2024 Welcoming Week, a national week of events that brings together immigrants and U.S. born residents in a spirit of better understanding and unity. See: The whole week of events: https://nawc.universityymca. Library Events https://www.facebook.com/ The background https://nawc.universityymca. | |
