Hola, Comadres. Happy February. The month of love,
Valentine’s Day and Women’s Health. Hence, our call to wear red. Wear it
proudly and often.
We want to thank Comadre Raesha
Cartagena and the Hispanic Federation for hosting us this month and again in
March.
Last month, we introduced two
new Comadres Facilitators – Gladys Ayala-Borjas and Miriam Molina. They join
Raesha Cartagena and Maria Ferrer as Facilitators. The new Fearless Four have
many plans for themes and activities for the coming year so stay tune.
Raesha, Maria, Julia, Gladys, Miriam
Let’s meet the NYC Comadres Facilitators:
Gladys Ayala-Borjas
is Puerto Rican born in El Barrio NYC. Married. Favorite outings are salsa
dancing to live music at events in NYC, and exploring new things and old sites
in the city. Gladys is passionate about community health. She works at Guildnet
- a medicare-medicaid insurance for people with homecare, and is a Volunteer
with American Diabetes Association in their Latino Initiatives committee.
Gladys has been of Las Comadres since 2010 and happy to be a facilitator this
year.
Raesha Cartagena
is a writer, producer, community activist, and fundraiser who is passionate
about addressing vital issues that face our Latino communities. As a native New Yorker from East Harlem and
a resident of the Bronx, Raesha is proud to serve in her community and
continues to be a social agent of change. She is a Comadre and proud single
parent of a lively 12-year old.
Maria Ferrer
has been a Comadre for over 10 years. She joined for the book club, but stayed
for the friendships. She is proud to be a Facilitator and the Media Relations
Coordinator for the Las Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club and a
Discussion Leader for the local Comadres book club. She is a member of the
Latinx in Publishing, who are working to get more Latinos into Publishing.
Miriam Molina has been a Comadre for over 6 years,
and is of Puerto Rican decent. She has
worked for WebMD as a Program Manager for over 10 years, married to husband Eli
and has 3 grown children, and lives in NJ.
She enjoys dancing, writing, reading and travel.
Welcome, Ladies, and Thank You.
Las
Comadres Facilitators
Maria, Raesha, Gladys & Miriam
Las
Comadres Book Club Discussion Leaders
Maria, Dora Maria, Nicole &
Tess
MARK YOUR
CALENDAR!
February 21, Tuesday, Comadres
Book Club at 6:30pm
at the Citicorp Building, Atrium Lobby. Look for the Comadres Table. Join us
even if you don’t finish the book.
---Our February book of the
month is LOVE FIELD by Virginia Alanis (Floricanto Press). It’s her debut novel
set in Dallas, mid-1980s, where Laura Cano, a Mexican-American teenager finds
herself torn between the old world of her parents and the new world around her.
---We also add a “Conversations
With Book” and for this month it’s 12 RANDOM WORDS by Fabiana Elisa Martinez
(Talk Active LLC). It’s a bilingual collection of vignettes told in both
English and Spanish. Please support a Latino Author by buying
their book. J
February
27, Monday, Comadres Book Club Teleconference. Sign up today to listen in on interviews with authors
Virginia Alanis and Fabiana Elisa Martinez. Register early –at
www.latinolit.com -- and you may win a FREE BOOK. And do join in on the Twitter
Chat while the teleconference is going on. Our Twitter address is
@ReadLatinoLit; our hashtag #ReadLatinoLit.
March 7,
Tuesday, Comadrazo Meeting at 6:30pm
here again at the Hispanic Federation, 55 Exchange Place,
5th floor. Bring
your ID. Bring a Friend or two. Bring food or drink to share.
JOIN THE
COMADRES LIST SERV! If you are new to Las Comadres or if you are not
receiving your event emails, please register to join group at:
http://lascomadres.com/lco/join-las-comadres/
JOB
POSTINGS/ NEWS/ ETC. LET US KNOW! If you
have job postings, volunteer opportunities or news that you want to share with
your Comadres, email us at lascomadresNY@gmail.com.
BUY LAS COMADRES
MERCHANDISE AT DISCOUNT! We still have the limited edition
scarves. They measure 12 x 54 and are available in silk (now $40) and polyester
(no $15). Email us at lascomadresNY@gmail.com
if interested.
FREE BOOK! Sofia
Lachapelle has written a bilingual book, which talks about aspects of Autism.
Both of her sons are autistic and she found difficulty in finding resources
available in Spanish. It's a nicely illustrated 24 page book that you can
download for free. Please share. SOY UN SÚPER HÉROE ESPECIAL.
http://www.1pasoalavez.com/
GET YOUR COPY OF COUNT ON ME: TALES OF SISTERHOODS AND FIERCE
FRIENDSHIPS. A wonderful collection of stories by 12
prominent Latino authors who reveal how friendships have helped them to
overcome difficult moments in their lives. Authors include Reyna Grande,
Esmeralda Santiago, Daisy Martínez, Sofia Quintero, Stephanie Elizondo Griest,
and Michelle Herrera Mulligan.
FLY
AMERICAN AIRLINES AND BENEFIT LAS COMADRES! American Airlines is now the official airline for Las Comadres. You can
help Las Comadres grow every time you fly American Airlines. Here's how:
Las Comadres has a Business ExtrAA® Account Number 790376.
When you book your reservations on American Airlines®, American Eagle® or
AmericanConnection® whether it's via their website or through your preferred travel
agent, in addition to earning AAdvantage miles for your travel, you can also
help expand Las Comadres!♥
QUOTE OF THE MONTH:
If You Want To
SOAR
In Life,
You Must First Learn to
F.L.Y.
(First Love Yourself)
