ASU Latino Alumni Chapter Launches 30th Anniversary Year with $10,000 Donation from the Gila River Wellsprings Project

WHAT:           Los Diablos – a non-profit organization committed to academic scholarship and

community service – is launching its 30^th Anniversary year with a special cocktail

reception at the new Vee Quiva Hotel & Casino. During the event, the Gila River

Indian Community Wellspring Project will be presenting the ASU Latino Alumni

Group with a $10,000 check that will result in the creation of the 30^th Anniversary

Founders Scholarship. The chapter was founded in 1984 by a group of ASU

alumni that include the Hon. Ed Pastor; Verma Pastor; Rosie Lopez; Daniel R.

Ortega; Aaron Kizer; and Barbara Ortega.

WHEN:             Thursday, January 30 from 6-8 pm

WHERE:           Ditkas’s Restaurant

                        Inside Vee Quiva Hotel & Casino       

                        15091 South Komatke Lane

                         Laveen, AZ 85339

*Enter through the valet parking entrance.

WHY:               As of May 2013, over 30,000 Hispanics have received degrees from Arizona State University. Los Diablos – the official Latino Chapter of the ASU Alumni Association – is leveraging its 30^th year to re-engage ASU alumni. Hispanic alum are encouraging to become Los Diablos Chapter members. Memberships start as low as $50 per year.

WHO:             Los Diablos has been raising funds since 1984 to provide financial assistance

and support to Arizona’s best and brightest talent who attend ASU.

Approximately 2,000 scholarships have been awarded to date, with a value of

over $3 million. The Gila River Indian Community Wellspring Project was created to provide resources to those organizations and communities that work in the areas of education, social services, economic and business development.