23rd Annual Portraits of Success
Youth Leadership Conference & Luncheon
Fri. September 19, 2008, 11:30am
San Jose

Holiday Inn Hotel
1740 North First St, San Jose, CA 95112

Youth Leadership Conference: The Youth Leadership Conference has mentored over 3400 high school students from 25 schools with all volunteer mentors. Past and present “Portraits of Success” award recipients and successful community leaders and professionals serve as role models and conference mentors.

Luncheon: This project commemorates National Hispanic Heritage month. Financing the activities of the Hispanic Development Corporation, this luncheon has beome the PREMIER Hispanic awards event in San Jose, California. In its twenty-second year, the event receives intensive press and television coverage; it has become a major community event sponsored by: KICU Action36 Cable 6 and the San Jose Mercury News/Nuevo Mundo.

8:00am  -11:30am  Hispanic Youth Leadership Conference
11:15am-11:45am  Registration - Lobby
11:45am-1:45pm    Portraits of Success Achievement Awards Luncheon

Luncheon Tickets: $65 in advance, $75 at the door, pending availability Click here to order tickets

Hispanic Development Corporation can be reached at 408 280-5111 (message line), or by mail at P.O. Box 640923, San Jose, CA 95164-0923, www.portraitsofsuccess.org

The HDC was formed for the purposes of becoming a vehicle through which the Hispanic community can unite to advance, access, consolidate and influence the resources that will provide for its development and enrichment.

It has always encouraged the development and advancement of its members through the areas of economic, education, leadership, and health, philanthropic and corporate participation along with volunteerism, and involvement in charitable and civic organizations.

Cultural awareness and opportunities for recognizing individuals that exemplify the purpose of HDC are provided through the Annual “Portraits of Success” luncheon held during Hispanic Heritage Month in September. We are celebrating our 25th anniversary this year, and to date approximately one hundred ten individuals have been recipients of this exemplary award.

The Hispanic Youth Leadership Conference also provides the opportunity for high school students to meet the annual recipients being honored along with professional mentors that continue to encourage higher education and the trades. During the last sixteen years, approximately three thousand students have participated and many have returned as mentors and/or volunteers.