Continental Airlines, Hispanic Education Organization Announce 'Destino: Latinoamerica' Contest
February 18 2010 - 1:01PM
PR Newswire (US)
- Hispanic college students can win tickets in Adelante! Fund
essay/video contest about Latin America - Winners to be announced
at Adelante! Leadership Institute HOUSTON, Feb. 18
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) and the
Adelante! U.S. Education Leadership Fund announce their 2010
essay/video contest, "Destino: Latinoamerica" ("Destination: Latin
America") for Hispanic college students. Participants must write a
short essay or produce a three-minute video on the subject of Latin
America's impact on U.S. culture and society. First- and
second-place winners, who will receive Continental Airlines
tickets, will be recognized in October at Adelante!'s annual
Leadership Institute for Hispanic college students in San Antonio.
"More than half of Continental's international destinations are in
Latin America and the Caribbean," said John Slater, staff vice
president, Latin America, Continental. "Our goal is for the
'Destino: Latinoamerica' program to increase Hispanic students'
awareness of the importance of Latin America to the United States,
while helping to prepare them for career paths in a global
marketplace." "Adelante! helps put Hispanic students on the road to
college graduation and arms them with the tools they need to become
leaders after they graduate," said Andria Castillo, executive
director, Adelante!, a nonprofit organization whose goal is to
increase Hispanic college graduation rates. "Continental Airlines'
'Destino: Latinoamerica' contest gives our students an opportunity
to demonstrate their creativity and their knowledge of their
cultural roots." Deadline for essay or video submission is May 28,
2010. Essays must be between 200-300 words and may be written in
English or Spanish. Videos must be no more than three minutes long
(in English or Spanish) and must not contain any offensive language
or images. The "Destino: Latinoamerica" contest is open to legal
U.S. residents of Hispanic descent currently enrolled in a college
or university. Students from all majors may participate, but must
have at least a 3.0 grade point average. Participants should
include a cover letter with name, address, telephone, college name,
major and date of graduation; and proof of enrollment and GPA with
their entries. All applicants must mail the listed items to Sarah
Ramos, Program Coordinator, Adelante! U.S. Education Fund,
Continental Airlines "Destino: Latinoamerica" Contest, 8415
Datapoint Drive, Ste. 400, San Antonio, Texas 78229. Essays and
video submissions on DVD should be sent with the required
documents. The first-prize winner will receive four Continental
Airlines tickets for any Continental destination in the continental
U.S., Mexico, Central America or the Caribbean; the second-place
winner will receive two tickets. First-place winning entries will
be posted on Adelante!'s Web site; if the winner is a video, it
also will be posted on Adelante!'s YouTube page
(http://www.youtube.com/user/AdelanteFund). Applicants may submit
entries in each category. Judges will include representatives from
Continental and Adelante!'s leadership advisory board; they will
evaluate the essays/videos for clarity of expression, originality
and creativity. Continental also is providing tickets for several
Adelante! scholarship winners to attend the October Leadership
Institute. About Continental Airlines Latin America and the
Caribbean account for more than half of Continental Airlines'
international destinations. Continental offers service to 71
destinations in 23 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean,
including nonstop service to 29 destinations in Mexico - more than
any other airline. Continental also offers nonstop service to more
Central American cities (10) than any other U.S. airline and serves
seven South American destinations. A pioneer in "Latinization,"
Continental offers a number of Spanish-language services, including
bilingual flight attendants on many flights to Latin America;
bilingual airport personnel, reservations agents and signage; and a
Spanish-language Web site at http://www.continental.com/espanol.
About Adelante! U.S. Education Leadership Fund The Adelante! U.S.
Education Leadership Fund, a national nonprofit organization based
in San Antonio, Texas, was established in 1993 to address the issue
of lack of college attendance and graduation among U.S. Hispanics.
The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) and
the Miller Brewing Company are the founding organizations of the
Adelante! Fund, whose mission is to inspire Hispanic students to
graduate and lead through scholarship, internship and leadership
training. Adelante! continues that same focus today, providing
financial support to enable Hispanic students to graduate from
college and preparing them for leadership roles upon entering the
workforce. Since its designation as a 501(c)3 organization in 1997,
the Adelante! Fund has awarded more than $1 million in scholarships
to Hispanic undergraduate students across the nation, and has
provided career development, leadership training and internship
opportunities to hundreds of promising young Hispanic college
students. For more information or to make a donation, please visit
or contact Andria Castillo, Executive Director, at 210-692-1971 or
. DATASOURCE: Continental Airlines CONTACT: Corporate
Communications of Continental Airlines, +1-713-324-5080, Web Site:
http://www.continental.com/
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