There are many things I love about life. One of them is nonprofit work. It is definitely one of the benefits of becoming Miss Latina World. I learned in one year just how much I love to help others and give back.

This Saturday I am honored to be the Master of Ceremonies for the amazing event you see right above this post. Rita Verreos is a wonderful woman who not only inspires me, but is a great friend and someone I aspire to be like one day. Unfortunately, she is now unable to emcee the event, so I will be filling in for her. VOS is a nonprofit that began in Latin America and helps underprivileged children by supplying them with flip flops. This Saturday VOS will introduce their organization to the United States, right here in San Antonio, by donating 1,000 flip flops (their largest donation to date)!

Tonight I will meet with both Rita and VOS and we will discuss Saturday’s event on Longhorn Live Radio between 7 and 8 pm. If you have a moment please tune in and listen to the show, so you can learn more about Saturday and how you can help.

Click here for the website to Longhorn Live Radio where you can listen to the show live online.

First and foremost, thank you to everyone who came out to support the first Pink Duckies fundraiser. And also thank you to Buddha Rok for offering their location, as well as appetizers and Rita Verreros for being a wonderful host! Considering it was our first event and we are still new, the event was quite a success. We were able to raise over $1300.00 and and every single penny was for a worthwhile cause.

Our next event has yet to be planned, but I want to start planning a location and date as soon as possible. If you have an idea or suggestion that you’d like to share, please let me know! Thank you again for the constant support and belief in what I hope is the beginning of a wonderful organization in the fight against breast cancer!

This evening is Fashiontini and for once my schedule is open, so I’m able to attend! The information above goes into detail about the event, but I also have a more personal reason for attending.

The uber fabulous Rita Verreos (HSN host/Survivor) is a personal friend of mine, but also a wonderful woman whom I refer to as my mentor. Tonight she will be participating in a Project Runway style competition (which is nothing new to Rita since her brother Nick Verreos was on Project Runway and has since blessed the fashion industry with his exquisite work) and I’m eager to see the outfit she created! Anytime Rita is involved, I’m more than happy to support her.

If you have time tonight, please join us. The fashion show starts at 6:45 pm. Hope to see you there!