SOUTHFIELD, Mich., March 22, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (MHCC) will again stage its three signature events in 2007 beginning on May 11 with Fiesta Hispana, followed by the Hank Aguirre Golf Outing on August 13 and wrapping up the year with the Legacy Awards on December 6.
Fiesta Hispana is the Hispanic business community's premier annual black-tie dinner dance with more than 700 business, civic and community leaders in attendance. Beginning at 6 p.m. at the Ritz Carlton Dearborn Hotel on Friday, May 11, Fiesta Hispana will also feature a brief Latin dance performance. FOX 2 News anchor Lourdes Duarte will serve as emcee. The event sponsor is General Motors Corporation. Other major sponsors include Comerica Bank, DaimlerChrysler, Darden Restaurants, DTE Energy and Gonzalez Production Systems.
The Hank Aguirre Golf Outing is the largest golf outing in the state, occupying five Macomb County area golf courses with more than 700 golfers on Monday, August 13. It is named after Detroit Tigers great Hank Aguirre who established Mexican Industries, an automotive accessories corporation, following his prolific pitching career. A percent of the proceeds from the golf outing go toward scholarships. Golfers tee off with the shotgun start at 9:30 a.m. Comerica Bank is the event sponsor. Other major sponsors include A.E. Mourad Agency, Capacity Transport, DaimlerChrysler, Delaco Kenwall, General Motors Corporation, Kellogg's, LaSalle Bank, Laurie Sall & Associates, Sequoia Tool and The Diez Group.
The Legacy Awards Reception on Friday, December 6, honors Chamber supporters. It will be held at the Detroit Institute of Arts. This year, awards will be given to businesses and individuals who throughout the year have given their loyal support to the Michigan Hispanic Chamber. Other member networking events include the Latina Pioneer Summit, Tercer Jueves (Third Thursdays) and several business related seminars.
The Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, established in 1989, is a non-profit business organization consisting of over 300 member companies from corporate, small, medium and large businesses, sole proprietors and individuals representing Hispanic-owned enterprises, automotive OEM's, Tier One suppliers and non-automotive Fortune 500 corporations. In addition community non-profits, media affiliates, the Detroit Tigers and the Detroit Pistons are also represented.
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The Hispanic business community is the fastest growing business segment in the country, increasing at a rate of 2.5 Hispanics every second - by 2050 one in every four workers will be Hispanic. In Michigan, there are now over 10,000 large, medium and small Hispanic businesses employing over 14,000 persons.
For more information about MHCC, its programs and services or its three signature events, contact Ray Lozano, MHCC president, at 248-208-9915 or rlozano@mhcc.org.