UPCOMING EVENTS
Guests are welcome at all IGNC activities.
Friday, March 21, 2008 at The Home Of Jacq Siracusa -Spring Fiesta
Members and Friends of IGNC you are cordially invited to:
The Austin IGNC Spring Fiesta- Fiesta de la Primavera
Where: 2519 Great Oaks Parkway, Austin, TX 78756 (The Home of Jacq Siracusa)
Time: 7:00 to 9:00 PM Potluck Supper
Members are encouraged to contribute to the food table with a favorite dish, and of course our guests are our guests for dinner. We hope to see you ALL there!!!
Past Events & Photos
Photos From our February Luncheon Featuring Mexican Consulate General, Rosalba Ojeda
Photos From our January Luncheon Featuring Austin American-Statesman Editorial Page Editor, Arnold Garcia
Photos from a trip some of our members took to Piedras Negras where our organization made donations to the Casa Hogar de Nazaret Ninas Orphanage
Reminder: Please mail in your membership dues to :
Lety Torres, Treasurer, IGNC
25 St. Stephen's School Road
Austin, TX 78746
The Membership directory was published and sent out in May. Dues are $50 for an individual and $75 for a married couple.
Ø Newsletter entry deadline is the first Tuesday of the month: Send information to be included in the newsletter to adolflety@hotmail.com.
PAST SPEAKERS and EVENTS:
Speaker: Rosalba Ojeda, the Mexican Consulate General. As Mexico's highest-ranking official in Austin, Ojeda heads a staff of 20, including six lawyers. Consular offices are charged with serving the needs of Mexican citizens living abroad, processing birth certificates, passports, IDs and other documents. Join us as Rosalba discusses the differences between embassies & consulates; quotas for visas & passports; the guidelines for Americans establishing businesses in Mexico; what is necessary for Americans to travel and/or stay for prolonged periods in Mexico.
Speaker: Arnold Garcia, Austin American-Statesman Editorial Page Editor .
Speaker: Art Acevedo, City of Austin Police Chief
Speaker: Amparo Garcia, Director: Mexican American Cultural Center
Speaker: Judge Bob Perkins of the Criminal District Court
Fall Convention - South Padre Island, TX
OTHER INFORMATION
Mark Your Calendars: This is the time to renew our commitment to your organization. Please mark every 3rd Tuesday of the month for our luncheon meeting. In the third month of each quarter (March, June, September and December), we meet in the evenings for a “Fiesta” instead of lunch. This year we are planning some fun events at our Fiestas. We hope you will join us!
OFFICERS & CHAIRPERSONS
Adolfo Torres, President
Lou DeCuir, Vice President
Dolly Mayer, Secretary
Leticia Torres, Treasurer
Dolly Mayer, Membership
Mary Nichol, Historian
Arturo & Fern Ramirez, Calls
Mario Cruz, Programs Chair
David Gonzalez, Newsletter Editor & Webmaster & Social Chair
Moton Crockett, Jr., International Advisor