What a weekend we had! Our very first #ToyDrive! We passed out over 800 gifts to families in need and unfortunately, ran out on Day 2 before our first hour was up. It was heart wrenching to not have enough gifts to meet the demand but we are grateful nonetheless to our volunteers and the #LatinoBuilt team who put their heart and smiles into every moment of giving. See
LatinoBuilt Toy Drive | Juge Donate toys today! — The Latino community was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and are experiencing economic hardships more than ever this year. A gift of toys, games, certificates and even money can make a big difference to children and families during this holiday season. We want to help the kids and families in our community enjoy a season with joy and excitement and
LatinoBuilt's 4th quarter General Membership meeting started with members and participants sharing their biggest challenges to date while working through COVID. This icebreaker was super engaging and an excellent way to empathize and connect - to know we are in this together. We were fortunate to hear from Carmen Rubio, our newest Latin Representative in Government. She presented her story and journey to the Portland City Commissioner's
Celebrating our Latino Contractors during Hispanic Heritage Month LatinoBuilt Spotlights will introduce you to some terrific contractors you can begin developing a relationship with, consider partnering with, contracting or subcontracting for your next project. We hope you enjoy learning a little bit about them, as we honor them, their contributions, and their impact on the ContractorCommunity. PDR Painting, LLC Pedro Alvarado Ramirez Residential
Celebrating our Latino Contractors during Hispanic Heritage Month | Celebrando a nuestros contratistas latinos durante el Mes de la Herencia Hispana LatinoBuilt Spotlights will introduce you to some terrific contractors you can begin developing a relationship with, consider partnering with, contracting or subcontracting for your next project. We hope you enjoy learning a little bit about them, as we honor them, their contributions, and their impact on the
Celebrating our Latino Contractors during Hispanic Heritage Month | Celebrando a nuestros contratistas latinos durante el Mes de la Herencia Hispana LatinoBuilt Spotlights will introduce you to some terrific contractors you can begin developing a relationship with, consider partnering with, contracting or subcontracting for your next project. We hope you enjoy learning a little bit about them, as we honor them, their contributions, and their impact on the
We are honored to share space with so many other wonderful organizations and individuals with the common goal of Building Diversity. Thank you DJC for understanding the importance of Diversity in the workplace, recognizing LatinoBuilt and this super special group of change makers. #LatinoBuilt #LatinosinConstruction #ConstructionNews #TogetherForward #djcor ~~~ Nos sentimos honrados de compartir este espacio con tantas otras organizaciones e individuos maravillosos con el objetivo común
Recently we hosted a socially distanced networking event to keep connected with our #LatinoContractor members. We gathered in a remote area in Oregon City with our Sponsors, "THANK YOU" #WishCamper and #Zavala Corp. We chatted about project challenges and shared opportunities while enjoying the outdoors and delicious food, served from a local vendor, Lupitas Tacos! Everyone enjoyed themselves, and we made some new connections, all while following #COVID safety
Wow! What a fantastic Membership Meeting we had today! It was once again lovely to see everyone’s smiling faces and the positive energy everyone exuded. Thank you, John Cardenas (Prosper Portland), Tiffani Penson (City of Portland), Angel Swanson (Energy Trust of Oregon), Osvaldo "ozzie" Gonzalez, LEED A.P. Gonzalez (Howard S Wright), and Justin Metcalfe (The Wishcamper Companies, Inc.) for your passionate support — it means the world
As our counties and communities open and people are feeling more confident in connection and closeness with others I urge you to be safe! #COVID19 is still prevalent and people are still dying. COVID-19 has reached our very own #LatinoBuilt Board Member #BereniceLopez who recently lost not 1 but 5 members of her family to COVID-19. We cannot imagine the pain her family is going through during this difficult time.
