For the last five years, INROADS has celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month with their fundraising event, Visiones. This year, Visiones raised more than $100,000 in support of the INROADS mission to train and provide leadership opportunities to underserved youth across the U.S., and $10,500 in scholarships for 10 deserving students.
“We’ve received overwhelming support for our fundraising efforts, and we cannot extend enough gratitude to the corporate, private and in-kind donors who supported Visiones this year,” said Myrna Garcia, assistant vice president, strategic account manager, and business development for INROADS. “Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we raised funding for INROADS important mission and provided Latino/Hispanic students with college scholarships through Visiones 100,” said Garcia.
The scholarship was awarded to current INROADS Latino/Hispanic interns who have shown leadership with a 3.0 or higher GPA and 3.5 GPA for high school students.
This year, students interested in the scholarship participated in an essay contest and the winners are Katia Uriostegui-Santos, Alejandra Leynez Chantres, Angelique Gonzalez, Daniel Rodriguez Mera, Jhann Heras, Lucero Delgado, Natalia Vanegas, Raul Paz, Stephanie Osorio and Alberto Aponte.
“I am very grateful to INROADS for the countless opportunities I’ve been provided which includes my internship with Ryder System (located in Alpharetta, GA). The level of impact INROADS has on students is tremendous, and I’m honored to be a part of this organization,” said Pablo DeLaO, a student at Georgia State University, who graduates in 2020.
Visiones hosted its first black-tie celebration on September 15, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Atlanta. The INROADS Hispanic Heritage Month event was dedicated to celebrating Latino/Hispanic art, culture and music, and Visiones 100 winners were revealed during the event.
“INROADS is in the business of creating talented leadership and developing that leadership for Corporate America. Because of who we serve, we are also in the business of diversifying the workforce with 21st-century leaders,” said Forest Harper, Jr., president, and CEO, INROADS, Inc. “The opportunities we provide to diverse and underserved students can only be made possible by the generosity of those who also believe in the importance of corporate diversity and its impact on serving in the workforce and the community,” said Harper.
“At FedEx, we are proud to work with INROADS to welcome a strong and capable class of interns every year. These students are ready to lead and add true value to our organization,” said Larry Jemison, sales executive, FedEx Services.
The 2017 Visiones sponsors included FedEx, Travelers, Kaiser Permanente, The Home Depot, Georgia Power, BAE Systems, UPS, EMG, Emory Goizueta Business School, Display America, Cruz and Associates, and Macy’s.
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