Nomination deadline is Friday, July 17, 2015 at 12:00 PM EDT
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Dr. Luz P. Lono, Gala Committee Chair
Tampa Hispanic Heritage, Inc.
(813) 949-9271
gala@tampahispanic.org
Click on the above link for our on-line application.
Tampa Hispanic Heritage, Inc. is celebrating its 36th anniversary! This year is also the 28th anniversary of the Hispanic Man and Hispanic Woman of the Year Gala. Nominations are open from June 1st to July 17th, 2015.
Nominees are individuals who have excelled in their chosen fields and who by their efforts have benefitted not only the Hispanic community but the community at large. See all of the past winners of Tampa Hispanic Heritage's Hispanic Men & Women of Year (click here).
You are invited to join us at the Gala on Saturday, October 10th, 2015 at 6:30pm at the Hilton Tampa Downtown. Please purchase your ticket by October 2, 2015.
Criteria for Nominations
• Nominees may be from the public or private sector, business or industry, education, the arts, entertainment or hospitality, government or law, health or human services, volunteer, entrepreneur and other professions or community organizations.
• Nominees will have achieved outstanding success in their chosen fields, whether it is a traditional career or an active career of volunteer service.
• Nominees will have resided in the Tampa Bay area for at least one year.
• Nominees will have demonstrated well-rounded professional and community involvement. If the nominee has made volunteer service her/his primary avocation, that service should demonstrate an understanding of total community need.
• Nominations for men or women who may have been nominated in previous years, but not selected, are encouraged. Each year, there are many more qualified nominations received than can be selected.
Judging:
The Inaugural Gala Awards Committee is comprised of Board members of Tampa Hispanic Heritage, Inc.. Their decision will be announced in July. The awards will be presented at the Inaugural Gala at the Hilton Tampa Downtown.
Deadline for Nominations:
Nominations must be received via email or submitted electronically in our website (Click Submit A Nomination). Nominations must be postmarked or submitted by Friday, July 17, 2015.