Press Release 16th Annual Community Breakfast-1

Contact: Leticia Rodriguez 2012 May 14, MEDIA ADVISORY Come and enjoy food and drinks To: Education Writers, City Desks, Radio/TV Assignment Desks Subject: ANDRES Y MARIA CARDENAS FAMILY FOUNDATION TO AWARD ITS MILLIONTH SCHOLARSHIP DOLLAR AT 16TH ANNUAL COMMUNITY BREAKFAST Date: Time: Location: Sunday, May 20, 2012 8:00am – 11:30pm The Odyssey Restaurant, 15600 Odyssey Dr., Granada Hills, CA 91344 About: On Sunday, May 20th the Andrés y María Cárdenas Family Foundation will award its one millionth scholarship dollar to a college-bound student in the Northeast San Fernando Valley, a community in which only about 50% of students graduate from high school Nearly 50 high school and college students from 10 local high schools will be recognized for their academic and community service accomplishments with a college scholarship in front of 500 parents, principals, counselors, teachers, community partners, elected officials, and event sponsors Councilmember Tony Cárdenas and LAUSD Board member Nury Martinez are among the local elected officials who will attend and provide remarks This year’s Keynote Speaker is Dr Raul Ruiz, ER Doctor and a graduate of Harvard University and UCLA The breakfast will begin with a silent auction followed by remarks from elected officials and the Keynote Speaker, and conclude with the presentation of scholarship awards The Andrés y María Cárdenas Family Foundation was founded in 1997 to award college scholarships to deserving and ambitious students from the Northeast San Fernando Valley Since 1997, the Foundation has awarded nearly 1,000 students with college scholarships, an almost $1 million investment in the community’s youth Ernie Cárdenas, President of the Andrés y María Cárdenas Family Foundation, states, “I’m thrilled that our Foundation has reached this million dollar milestone in supporting students in the community to realize their dreams of a college education.” The 2012 scholarship recipients are currently attending and will attend a ANDRES Y MARIA CÁRDENAS FAMILY FOUNDATION 13700 Foothill Blvd., #920008, Sylmar, CA 91392 - (818) 640-6454 - fax (818) 475-5472 TAX ID#: 95-4625314 number of colleges across the country, including Stanford University, California State University Los Angeles, Yale University, and the University of California Los Angeles The work of the Foundation would not be possible without the generous support of funders, individuals, and Community Breakfast Sponsors Contact: Leticia Rodriguez Cellular: (818) 272-5780 ANDRES Y MARIA CÁRDENAS FAMILY FOUNDATION 13700 Foothill Blvd., #920008, Sylmar, CA 91392 - (818) 640-6454 - fax (818) 475-5472 TAX ID#: 95-4625314 ... the Foundation would not be possible without the generous support of funders, individuals, and Community Breakfast Sponsors Contact: Leticia Rodriguez Cellular: (818) 272-5780 ANDRES Y MARIA