La Casa de Amistad, Inc
La Casa de Amistad, Inc.
Our Mission
Youth & Community Center
To empower the Latino/
Hispanic community within
Michiana by providing educational, cultural and advocacy services in a welcoming, bilingual environment.
746 S. Meade St.
South Bend, IN 46619
May, 2009
La Morada Newsletter
Comcast Cares Day
Thank you
Save these dates for Fiesta Michiana 2009
“Fiesta at the Cove”
Friday, August 7th
Dance @ Century Center
Saturday, August 8th
Fiesta Dinner
Friday, August 14th
La Casa de Amistad Rummage Sale
June 20th, 2009
Contact Karen González for more information or
to make donation
A group of over 180 Comcast employees, and volunteers from Local LULAC
Councils, arrived early Saturday morning April 25th, and volunteered their
time and supplies to improve La Casa
de Amistad’s backyard, paint the inside of the building and clean the
neighborhood.
Comcast Cares Day is a Nationally
sponsored community outreach event.
This year, volunteers spent over 4
hours painting and improving La Casa
de Amistad and its neighborhood. The
children were right beside the adults,
working hard; digging and planting.
A new play set with a slide and a
tower was donated by La Casa’s employee. Lunch was kindly provided by
Comcast.
After a long day of painting, cleaning,
digging, and planting, volunteers
added the finishing touches to the
project. La Casa de Amistad and the
neighborhood are very satisfied with
the work done and send a heartfelt
thank you to all the volunteers involved in the April 25th , "Comcast
Day of Caring!"
La Casa de Amistad Hispanic Women’s Exp
August 29, 2009
Contact Laura Blankenship for more information
746 S. Meade St. South Bend, IN 46619— Phone:(574) 233-2120—Fax:(574) 233-2234
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Would You Like a New La Casa Shirt?
New La Casa shirt is available to the public. The shirt,
is monogrammed with the 35th anniversary “La Casa
es tu Casa” logo. To order a shirt contact La Casa de
Amistad at (574) 233-2120; checks should be made
out to La Casa de Amistad.
Delivery may take a week after the order is sent to La
Casa de Amistad. For more information visit our
website www.lacasadeamistad.org.
Only $10.00
State of La Casa de Amistad
¡Saludos!
It has been two years now and I have learned so very much from everyone, including and especially from our La Casa
de Amistad clients/families.
This year is our 35th anniversary year and we have coined a catchphrase, “La Casa Es Tú Casa”. Although the phrase is
simple it says exactly what I believe La Casa de Amistad is for the Michiana community. La Casa is “home”, it is a home
for all who are in need of guidance, support, leadership, advice, direction, and just plain friendship.
This newsletter does not have enough space for us to talk about everything we are doing but I would like for you to
have a glimpse at what is happening here in our small home and what is coming this summer. We are going through
some fantastic changes and our home is growing. Please feel free to contact us to see how you can be a part of it or if
you have questions.
Gracias,
Rebecca Ruvalcaba
My 2 ¢ents Campaign
“MY 2 ¢ENTS”
CAMPAIGN
La Casa de Amistad enthusiastically announces its
first annual “my 2 ¢ents campaign, in the attempt to
raise 1 million pennies for our vital educational programming and advocacy services.
You can find these water jugs in local businesses
during the months of June, July and August 2009.
HELPING
LA CASA DE AMISTAD
JUST MAKES
“¢ENTS”
Your 2 ¢ents is needed more than ever as we lose
more and more funding due to budget cuts and decreased grant allocations. Our neighbors, friends,
and families are essential to this campaign’s success,
and with your help we can certainly
make “CHANGE”
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New Partnership
La Casa de Amistad is proud to be part of the Minority Health Coalition ,
working to promote activities that discourage tobacco use, while supporting tobacco-free environments.

Fresh start: Get the information, strategies and group support you need to stop
smoking and have a fresh start in life.

Quitline: 1800-QUIT NOW (784-8669) This is a toll-free smoking cessation help
line with trained counselors who provide emotional and practical support, free
information through the mail, referrals for assistance in your area, optional follow-up calls and encouragement anytime you need it. It’s confidential!
If you have any questions, please contact Adrian Martinez at (574) 233-2120
Little Soccer League
This is a soccer club run
by a volunteer board
through La Casa de Amistad, which is a nonprofit
corporation in South
Bend, Indiana. Therefore,
this soccer club operates
exclusively for charitable
and educational purposes
without regard to race,
creed, color, sex or national
ethnic origin.
The Kick-off will be May 16
at Pulaski park and the first
game will be on May 23.