SAC Hosts Inaugural Brunch Fundraiser

SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE JOINS THE FIESTA© FUN WITH THE INAUGURAL “SAC FIESTA BRUNCH” FEATURING ACTOR CHEECH MARIN

阿拉莫大学 区 – 圣安东尼奥学院 hosted the inaugural SAC FIESTA Brunch as part SAC’s official FIESTA© event, the SAC Multicultural Conference, 现在是第24个年头. 事件, a brand new fundraiser for 圣安东尼奥学院, took place on Wednesday, 4月 25 at the Pearl Stable, located at 307 Pearl Pkwy, 从10点开始.m. 到中午.

The ceremony began with a festive musical introduction by the SAC Mariachis “美国东部时间rellas del Alamo” and included a special presentation by Richard “Cheech” Marin, a Hispanic icon and one of the country’s most notable collectors of Latino art. 一个演员, 导演, 作家, art collector and humanitarian, Cheech was born in South Central Los Angeles and has a varied resume of television and film credits, including the recent Disney Pixar film, 椰子树. Cheech is currently on tour to promote the 40th anniversary of the movie, Up in Smoke. As well, he is promoting his latest book Los Tejanos: Chicano Art from the Cheech Marin Collection.

The SAC FIESTA Brunch was created to help raise awareness to the real-life concerns which prevent students from completing college. 在近20个国家中,000 students enrolled each semester, a recent study found that 44 percent of students are housing insecure and about 42 percent are food insecure. Furthermore, nearly 11 percent have experienced homelessness.

“平均, a $500 scholarship could make the difference for one of our students staying in school,博士解释道。. Robert Vela, SAC President and founder of the SAC FIESTA Brunch. “Although a majority of our students seek federal student aid to assist with tuition costs, such aid does not always meet the needs gap,他接着说. “I am calling on SAC’s friends to invest in our students—and in our city’s future.”

SAC’s supporters answered the call. Between the high profile guests, including Mayor Ron Nirenberg, 还有赞助, the SAC FIESTA Brunch sold out a full week ahead of the event and has raised nearly $50,第一年就达到了1000万美元.