Hispanic Health Fair
On Saturday, October 14, 2023, ECNV hosted a COVID-19 and flu clinic at the Hispanic Health Fair in Alexandria, VA. Director of Multicultural Families Rosalia Fajardo and ECNV's new travel trainer Margarita Baquero also attended.
Collage: Two women two in traditional Mexican dresses, Rosalia is in the center; Margarita Baquero ECNV travel trainer specialist in pink jacket with an African American woman in grey sweater and little girl in pink blouse; a Muslim family a mother wearing pink scarf light blue blouse and black pants and two little boys.
Latino American Festival
On Sunday, October 15, 2023, ECNV staff, Director of Multicultural Families, Rosalia Fajardo, Independent Living Specialist / Travel Trainer Margarita Baquero and Communications and Publications Specialist Elaine Shaw attended the Latino American Festival in Arlington. ECNV distributed COVID-19 home tests to fair attendees, as well as gave information about other ECNV programs such as travel training and workshops.
Collage: Two women two in traditional Mexican dresses, Rosalia is in the center; Margarita Baquero ECNV travel trainer specialist in pink jacket with an African American woman in grey sweater and little girl in pink blouse; a Muslim family a mother wearing pink scarf light blue blouse and black pants and two little boys.
Other Events
On September 30, 2023, ECNV attended the Hispanic Heritage Month at Culmore. The event was a blast! ECNV staff distributed COVID-19 home test kits to families and event attendees.
Then, on October 3, 2023 ECNV attended the Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration to honor LBGTQ Latine Lobbyists, Advocates and Allies, a colorful celebration of our diversity!
Collage (Top Row, Left to Right) Culmore residents dressed in traditional costumes; a Hispanic mother carrying her child on her back; people marching in the street.
Collage (Bottom Row, Left to Right) Rosalia Fajardo from ECNV in black blouse with Luis A. Quiñones (he/him), from Unidos US; Jose Gaona from Latinxhistoryproject and a group of attendees; right Rosalia with Art Motta Director of Government Affairs & Public Policy for National Hispanic Medical Association.
Hispanic Heritage Events Around Town
On September 19-21 2023, ECNV Rosalia Fajardo Director of Multicultural Families was invited by Televisa/UNIVISON event sponsor, to attend the largest gatherings of Latino leaders in the country - the CHCI 2023 Leadership Conference and 46th Annual Awards Gala taking place in Washington D.C. during Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM) on September 19-21, 2023.This year's theme was Our Moment in History. The CHCI HHM events are a celebration of the invaluable contributions Latinos have made and continue to make to the fabric of the nation in all fields. The Leadership Conference is a call to action to continue to build on that progress, ECNV is part of that history!
Collage: (Top Row, L-R), Latina attendees wearing business dress at the conference on stage, U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona, Alejandro Mayorkas Secretary of Homeland Security, Isabel Casillas SBA Director and US Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra; Rosalia Fajardo; US Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra.Right Rosalia Fajardo.
Collage: (Bottom Row, L-R), Rosalia Fajardo in black pants and animal print blouse; US Secretary of Health, and Human Services Xavier Becerra speaking at a podium; an African-American male; Marvin Figueora , Rosalia Fajardo, an African-American male.
ECNV Recognizes Dr. Sergio Rimola During Hispanic Heritage Month
Originally from Guatemala, Sergio migrated to the United States in 1985 during the civil war unrest in the Central American Country. He graduated from Medical School at the University of San Carlos in Guatemala and completed a residency program in Obstetrics and Gynecology before migrating to the United States. Once in the US he learned English and passed the requirements for foreign medical graduates, enrolled and finished a residency program in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Sisters and Charity Hospital affiliated with SUNY at Buffalo.
Image: Dr. Sergio Rimola