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Join HYPE and enjoy their monthly professional development luncheons , community outreach projects , general membership meetings and networking events ! About HYPE ! HYPE , Hispanic Young Professionals and Entrepreneurs , Inc ., a registered Florida non profit organization , committed to the needs of the Hispanic community within the Tampa Bay area . Join HYPE today ! For details visit : HYPETampabay . org
Havana Heat !
A Friday night out at Vaya DJ ’ s Havana Heat which is located at the Piazza Roma , in the International Mall !
Western Union Just Says “ NO ” To Puerto Rico At a recent back-to school fair in Orlando , FL
By : Marti Lopez It was a wonderful event and it was for a wonderful cause , “ Back to School ”. Latin Times Magazine was on-hand to participate and show their support . There were many companies there with booth space exhibiting their product and giving away fun stuff .
One of the companies present was Western Union who had a great giveaway that was among the most popular items at the fair . It was a bandana with the name of different Latin American countries displayed on them . The Western Union line was very long as everyone wanted a cool bandana ! And , what was great about the bandanas , the W . U . people would find your country and fold the bandana so your beloved country would be displayed prominently in the center of your forehead . It was perfect for everyone until Puerto Rican , after Puerto Rican , after Puerto Rican , after Puerto Rican ( you get the picture ) would get to the front of the line , only to find out that Western Union had chosen not to include Puerto Rico on their bandana EVEN THOUGH the event was held in a predominantly Puerto Rican community ! Upon investigating the situation , Western Union Representatives informed us that Puerto Rico is not a country where many people wire money to or from therefore they had opted not to include it in their promotional items . Surely there was space on that bandana to put another itty-bitty ol ’ flag on there !? Big Mistake ... Apparently Western Union has no interest in conducting business with the Puerto Rican community … Not Cool , Western Union , Not Cool .
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