Archived Event

2008 California Regional Comadrazo℠

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McDonald’s Corporation presents Las Comadres 2008 California Regional Comadrazo℠

Sage Restaurant and Lounge
6511 Greenleaf Ave.
Whittier, CA 90601
(562) 945-1204
Saturday, April 26, 2008

Join us to meet other Comadres and build your connections to our vast professional community and support network

Registration is limited to the first 300!

You are invited to join us in Southern California for this fabulous opportunity for personal and professional development! This experience will be modeled after the Worldwide Comadrazo℠ which have been held in Austin in 2005 and 2007. The next Worldwide Comadrazo℠ is scheduled for 2009.

REGISTRATION

Register to Attend

$50.00 (partial scholarships available, if needed) Breakfast, lunch and snacks included in registration fee. A special rate is offered to the new Comadres who attend and are invited by a Comadre. The first new Comadre rate is $25.00 and after that any invited by the same Comadre enter for $20. We hope this will encourage you to invite new members.

Exhibitor

Exhibitor tables will be available for $100.00. A table may be shared by more than one Comadre. Limited space is available so book early! Payment is expected by APRIL 1, if possible. No exhibition refunds after April 2nd

Sponsors

Individual sponsorships ($100.00) will be available for those Comadres that are interested in becoming a “2008 Comadre State Sponsor”. Your name or business will be listed in the program and you will receive a limited edition silk Comadre scarf, as a token of our appreciation, only available to the first 40 Sponsor Comadres. The scarf will be provided to you at the California Comadrazo℠. Indicate your interest in the comments field on your registration!

Activities

We will have a “talent show”, fashion show, contests, Zumba, RedZebra rhythmic drumming, and much more.
And–please note that the afternoon is all about *you*—sign up for the talent presentations!

Hosting

Comadres invite you to stay in our homes. Fill out the Hostess Match Form to register as either a home hostess or visiting Comadre so we can match you for an incredible Comadre experience!

Why should you plan to attend the California Comadrazo℠?

If you’ve been to a Comadrazo℠ you are aware that these are unique learning experiences–a rare chance to get to know each other, learn what we do in our every day lives, and an opportunity to help and support each other—all in a uniquely Latina way. As many of you say, it’s a chance to be with other Latinas and not have to explain yourself. Being together “fills your soul”.

The Comadrazo℠ is not a meeting and the event on April 26 is not a conference, but a learning experience where you must extend your cariño and Latinidad to all our Comadres. You will meet new amigas who will become your Comadres! The Latina Expo, a large exhibit area, will provide you opportunities to learn about the businesses and talents of Comadres from around the state. You also will meet our fabulous supporters and sponsors. We have created activities that will allow you to meet Comadres in semi-structured ways, from early in the morning until you drop in bed at night! We will have personal introductions in the carrera, culturally-themed topical roundtables and experiential group-building, interactive contests, and a Comadres expo. We have an “after glow” of the 2005 Worldwide Comadrazo on our site, click here to see it! The tentative schedule follows below.

For those who missed the fabulous RedZebra at the last gathering, special facilitator and Las Comadres board member, Gloria Williams and her team, will guide us in a rhythmic experience used in Africa, Holland, and other nations to build teams and enhance organizational effectiveness.

AGENDA

Saturday, April 26

  • 7:00 – 9:45 AM—Exhibitors Set-up at Sage Restaurant in Whittier, California
    Breakfast tacos, coffee, juice provided
  • 8:30 AM – 12:00 NOON—Registration
  • 10:00 – 10:10 AM—Kick off Welcome/ General Info
  • 10:30 AM – 5:45 PM—Latina Exposition Open / Interactive Contests
  • 10:10 – 10:30 AM—Plática a la carrera / Meet & Greet Comadres Activity
  • 10:30 – 10:45 AM—Interview with McDonald’s
  • 10:45 – 11:30 AM—Session I

Special Session: McDonald’s (limited to 25)
Roundtable: ¿Quien Es Mas Latina/o?
Session: Interactive Health—Dance

  • 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM—Lunch Free to all Registrants
    Performance by OCCTAC Harp Ensemble during lunch
  • 12:00 – 12:45 PM—Session II
    Special Session: McDonald’s (continuation of Session I)
    Roundtable: Valuing Latina/o Entrepreneurship
    Workshop: RedZebra Rhythmic Experience (a community building activity)
  • 1:30 – 1:35 PM—Interview with American Airlines Representative
  • 1:00 – 5:15 PM—Concurrent EXPO & talent show/readings, fashion show, contests, etc.

1:45 – 4:40 PM—Talent/Fashion Show Agenda
  • 1:45 – 2:05 —Interview with Scriptwriter/Executive Producer, Ligiah Villalobos, La Misma Luna
  • 2:05 – 2:15—Rosalinda Munoz-Ledo, Singer
  • 2:15 – 2:20—Mother/Daughter Contest Winners Announcement
  • 2:25 – 2:35—Angie Gonzalez, Singer
  • 2:35 – 2:50—Raquel Salinas, performance La Comadre
  • 2:50 – 3:00—Clara-Beatriz Jaramillo-Restrepo, Singer
  • 3:00 – 3:15—SEXY SHOE CONTEST
  • 3:15 – 3:30—Rebozo Style Show — Natividad Rios-Sipes
  • 3:30 – 4:00—Fashion Show–Cruz Boutiques
  • 4:00 – 4:10—Cyn da Poet, Poetry/Musical Performance
  • 4:10 – 4:20—Mystery Guest Performer
  • 4:20 – 4:35—Jamie Martinez Wood & Melinda Rodriguez, Performance
  • 4:35 – 4:40—Karaoke lead by Gloria Arjona
  • 4:40 – 5:30 PM—RedZebra and Las Comadres performance
    (Don’t leave before you experience *this*!)
  • 5:30 – 5:45 PM—Closing Ceremonies

Area Comadres offer their homes for your stay! Those of you who wish to take advantage of this offer, click on the link so we can match you with an OC/LA area Comadre. We’ll match you with a Comadre and a new friendship will be born!

This is major bonding time…no hotels needed (Unless you really want that. Let us know!)
con cariño,
nora

Make registration checks payable to: Austin Community Foundation, Las Comadres Fund
Mail to: California Regional Comadrazo℠; Las Comadres Para Las Americas, 3103 Loyola Lane; Austin, TX 78723