MONTHLY NETWORKING LUNCHEONS:  Called 'networking' luncheons for a reason, these meetings were created to bring together members of the Chattanooga community in an effort to collaborate, discuss, and create relationships that make our work stronger and our service more inclusive.  Free and open to the public, the La Paz luncheons are a great opportunity to become involved and engaged in the work within the diverse Latino community and to become aware of pressing issues facing that population.  They are held the third Monday of every month. To be added to the luncheon invite list or to sponsor a luncheon, please email us.

• The next luncheon will be on Monday, July 19, at noon, at The St. Andrews Center (1918 Union Avenue).  
• A big GRACIAS to this month's sponsor, Volunteer Behavioral Health Care System!!  The lunch will be catered by Taco Rico.
  

• SAVE THE DATE:
  Aug. 16          Oct. 18
  Sept. 20*       Nov. 15
                          Dec. 20*
  *Fundraisers ($10/person)

Thanks to 2010's sponsors:
UNUM (June)
Blood Assurance (May)
Chattanooga Housing Authority (April)
CARTA (March)
Office of Multicultural Affairs (Feb)
Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union (Jan)

BOOK CLUB: focused on Hispanic-related issues (political, historical, social, cultural...)
UTC Spanish instructor Lucia Montas leads the book club. Contact Anne Shelton for more information on how to get involved and for updates on the current book!

• Current Read: The Captain's Verses by Pablo Neruda  AND Cuentos Espanoles, edited by Angel Flores (dual-language book)
  -7/27 at 6:30pm at Stone Cup: Have read the 1st selection in each book
  -8/10 at 6.30pm at the La Paz house: Have read the 2nd and 3rd poems in Neruda and the 2nd story in Flores
• February: When I was Puerto Rican/Cuando Era Puertorriquena by Esmeralda Santiago

• March/April: Blindness/Ciego by Jose Saramago

• Summer: Love in the Time of Cholera/El Amor en los tiempos del colera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

MINI-MISSION: with local Latino families
You don't have to travel thousands of miles away to serve. In fact, we've found that it can be even more powerful to offer what you can to those in need right at your doorstep. Please contact Stacy Johnson for more information on participating in a local, mini-mission experience in Chattanooga.  Check out photos from a previous Mini-Mission.

PRIVATE & GROUP SPANISH LESSONS with Julie Hawbaker:
Julie is a college graduate of the University of Alabama with a B.A. in Latin American Studies. Her degree included studying Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese. During her study, she participated in a language exchange program in Puerto Rico. After completing her bachelors, she lived in Brazil for six months and Puerto Rico for two months. She has also traveled to the Dominican Republic, Argentina and Chile. She recently received her certification to teach English as a Foreign Language and has served as a private tutor for Spanish and English. 

She will be offering private and group lessons for Beginning and Intermediate Spanish, as well as a converation hour. 

CULTURE & LANGUAGE EXCHANGE:
In an informal setting and conversationally-based, spend an hour talking with a native speaker in our version of Intercambio. If interested in practicing your English/Spanish and getting to know someone from a different culture, be a part of this four-week opportunity!  The next Intercambio will begin in September.

*If you are interested in sponsorship and/or participation in a La Paz program, please contact Laurie Cook unless otherwise listed.