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USHCC
Commences 22nd Annual Convention
By José L. Castillo Atlanta, Sept. 18- The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce commenced their 22nd annual convention last night, with an inaugural ceremony held at the Hilton Hotel in Atlanta. "In spite of our sorrow, we decided to continue with the Convention," said George Herrera, President and CEO of the USHCC, referring to the terrorist acts that occurred last week in New York and Washington. Herrera mentioned that terrorism will affect the work life of thousands of people in this country but "we believe the Business Expo will be as vital to companies looking to fill vacant positions as to participants that are seeking adequate employment." Carl Ware, Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Administration at the Coca-Cola Company, indicated his agreement with the decision by the USHCC to not cancel the convention. "We came to this city to commemorate the strength of this country; its cultural diversity. We can not allow terrorist to shut the doors of opportunity, and this is one of them," he said. Ware
announced his company’s sponsorship of $150,000 to the United
States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s youth Entrepreneurship
Program, dedicated exclusively to educating youngsters from ages
16 to 24 about the "With Coca-Cola’s financial assistance, hundreds of Hispanic youth will be able to have a business in the short run, since it would be otherwise impossible," Ware said, adding that all of the proceeds from the golf tournament that started this morning will go towards this program. He also emphasized the importance of the buying power of Hispanics in Georgia, which is said to be $4 billion dollars, and the growth in population, which has risen 300 percent in the last ten years. Jane Lee Garcia, President of the USHCC Foundation, affirmed that "this program’s role is to create business ability among young people and cultivate methods of learning for their mercantile future." This year, as part of the Business Expo at the Georgia World Congress Center, a BizFest will be held, dedicated to future entrepreneurs. "Adults
and youth will participate in seminars, and will exchange ideas
so that they can learn from one another," said Garcia. During
the Inauguration Ceremony, commemorative plaques were given to
honor the support of Carl Ware and Rudy Beserra of Coca-Cola,
Bret Frazier of Mitsubishi Wireless Communications, and Nestor
Fernandez and Juventino Cana, members of the USHCC.(www.atlantalatino.com)
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