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Ortiz featured in new book: AIM HIGH
Friday, December 11, 2009
Huntsville, AL-- Horsepower & Heels driver, Erica Ortiz, is one of 33 inspirational hispanic woman role models selected for inclusion in a motivational book called AIM HIGH: Extraordinary Stories of Hispanic and Latina Women written by Laura Contreras-Rowe.
Erica Ortiz is as equally adept with a cosmetic case as a crankcase. She discovered her passion at an early age and continues to challenge herself in the male dominated sport of racecar driving..... -excerpt from book
Aim High Extraordinary Stories of Hispanic and Latina Women is a book that offers hope and inspiration. Author Laura Contreras-Rowe has traveled the country in the last year meeting and interviewing inspirational and amazing Hispanic and Latina women. This book features 33 thought-provoking positive role models from all over the country and from different professional backgrounds to tell their story, delivering a powerful message that despite financial challenges, family obligations and horrific environment or events: a young Hispanic or Latina woman can succeed to astounding heights with courage and tenacity.
"It is such a great honor to have been included in such a powerful and inspirational group of women. This is something that I will treasure going forward, and also represents a meaningful part of my life." Erica said of the honor. "I hope that many other young latinas will benefit from the stories told within the book, and that each woman is blessed with even more success in the future."
Huntsville, AL-- If you missed Erica Ortiz on Houston's 1560AM The Game this past Sunday, you can listen to the "Driving Divas" segment via the podcast below. Erica had a great time chatting with the Thunder Road hosts Doug and Jeff Blue, and is looking forward to an in-studio visit soon.
Huntsville, AL-- Horsepower & Heels driver, Erica Ortiz, will be live on-air with the "Thunder Road" morning show this Sunday, March 1st on Houston, TX's AM radio station 1560 "The Game".
The "Thunder Road" show is Houston’s ONLY place for all things motor sports and the best damn racing show around, featuring hosts Doug Johnson, a former Fun Ford Weekend competitor, and "Ya Boy Blue" (Jeffery Blue). Erica will join the well-known Houston personalities for their "Driving Divas" segment, a portion of the show dedicated to women in motorsports. Past guests include NHRA Pro Stock driver Erica Enders and Stock Car racer Kristen Bumbera.
The show will air this Sunday, March 1st from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM central standard time. Ladies and gentlemen START YOUR RADIOS!!!!!!!!!!
Starting on October 15, 2008, the Palomita Education Fund will be auctioning off a number of fun and unique items to bid on to raise money for the cause.
Horsepower & Heels driver, Erica Ortiz, is one of the featured artists on the shirts. The shirts were part of the "Piensa Mas Alla" or Think Beyond fundraiser, an annual fashion show dedicated to raising awareness and support for the Palomita Education Fund. The auction will feature the limited edition designs, autographed by their celebrity creators.
"I think it is wonderful what this organization is doing for the hispanic youth. I'm very proud to be associated with Palomita Education." says Erica of the organization.
The Palomita Education Fund was founded in 2007 by Molly Robbins, a successful entrepreneur and Mexico City native. It is a non-profit organization that encourages and supports professional and leadership development in the Latino community.
The objectives of the organization are to:
Provide scholarships to Latinos planning to or currently enrolled in college
Encourage participation of the Latino community in higher education and professional growth
Promote a productive and high-quality life.
If you have questions regarding the Palomita Education Fund, items in the catalog, bidding, email communications, events or other general information, please contact manager@licenzing.com.
THANKS TO THE SUPPORTERS OF HORSEPOWER & HEELS RACING
Grant, AL-- June 12th marked a very special night for the Beca Palomita Education program. The pink carpet fashion show/auction benefit event, held at the Terra San Francisco, featured a first-edition t-shirt collection, with designs by popular latino personalities.
Horsepower & Heels driver, Erica Ortiz, was among the designers who participated with her limited-edition design "WOOPY" shirt. The shirt was auctioned off for $300 to benefit the Palomita education fund.
"I am very proud of my latin heritage, and it is a great honor to be able to help such a great program like Beca Palomita Education. It is so important to be able to empower other young latinos to get the solid foundation they need to achieve heir dreams." -Erica Ortiz
About Beca Palomita
The purpose of the Palomita Education Fund is to award scholarships to assist Latino students in completing their undergraduate and graduate college education. These scholarships are available through a merit and need-based competition to high school seniors of Latino background entering undergraduate programs.
Mission
To empower Latinos through educational advancement, thus preparing them for personal and professional success and providing a high-quality life.
History
The Palomita Education Fund was founded in 2007 by Molly Robbins, a successful entrepreneur and Mexico City native. It is a non-profit organization that promotes professional and leadership development of Latinos. The central objective of the organization is to provide scholarships to Latinos planning to or currently enrolled in college, thus encouraging participation of Latinos in the educational and professional sectors and promoting a high-quality life. Palomita has initiated a charity fashion event in 2008, called Piensa Mas Alla or Think Beyond, from which all proceeds will go to the Palomita Education Fund.
THANKS TO THE SUPPORTERS OF HORSEPOWER & HEELS RACING http://www.briskusa.com/ -- BRISK SPARK PLUGS
Grant, AL-- The long awaited debut of the Horsepower & Heels Web TV series has arrived. Produced by citizen news station, PNN.com, the series follows Horsepower & Heels driver, Erica Ortiz and her crewmate Debbie Denny as they put together a Pro Modified drag car.
Each mini-episode dives into a little more about the team and what it takes to propel a car from 0-200+mph in 6 seconds.
New episodes in the series will air semi-weekly on Mondays. Stay tuned for more from the Horsepower & Heels Series!
Episode 1: The Introduction Meet the Horsepower & Heels team and learn about their goals for their race season.
Grant, AL--Horsepower & Heels driver, Erica Ortiz, has partnered up with the Palomita Clothing Company to help improve the lives of Latinos through the Beca Palomita education fund.
Latin American culture is a very important part of driver Erica Ortiz's life. So when Palomita, a clothing company dedicated to nostalgic latino culture, asked Erica to participate in the First Annual Latino Fashion Show Auction Benefitting the Palomita Education Fund, Erica was excited to help out.
Given a blank template with only the word "WOOPY", Erica's job was to design a 1st edition t-shirt that would be auctioned off at the charity event along with designs by other Latino personalities. The designs will then be put into the Palomita collection, with all proceeds benefiting the Palomita Education Fund.
The Benefit event will be held on June 12th, 2008 at the Terra San Francisco with Pink Carpet arrival beginning at 6:30pm. Tickets to the event can be purchased at http://palomitaclothing.com/events.
Event Information June 12, 2008 Terra SF 511 Harrison Street, San Francisco, CA 6:30pm: Pink Carpet Arrival Cocktails & Silent Auction 7:30pm: Live Auction of Special Edition Tees designed by Latino Personalities followed by the Palomita & Chucho Fashion Show
About Palomita The Palomita™ and Chucho™ Clothing brands were created by Molly Robbins, “Molona” a native Mexican and an apparel industry veteran. Through her company, LicenZing LLC, Molona secured exclusive license rights to use the trademarks and vintage art of companies throughout Latin America. Palomita and Chucho are fresh, fun brands that captures the nostalgia of Latin American commercial heritage.
