Free Cinco de Mayo Festival on South Side will benefit Harlandale Education Foundation

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The Cinco de Mayo Festival is coming to the Southside on May 7, 2022 at Mission County Park, positioned at 6030 Padre Dr, San Antonio, TX 78214. The fest will function meals vans, distributors, LIVE leisure, a automobile present, and a salsa cook-off competitors.

All proceeds from this occasion will straight benefit the Harlandale Education Foundation. The Harlandale Education Foundation is an accepted 501(c)(3) charitable group with an unbiased Board of Directors. It was initiated in 1999 and has since raised practically $1.6million and awarded over 2,000 graduates with scholarships.

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HISD ranks within the lowest 1% of Texas faculties due to property wealth. Ninety-two p.c of the coed physique is Hispanic and 88% are economically deprived. Research highlights quite a lot of key underlying elements behind the low variety of Hispanics who attend school. Some of these elements embrace restricted consciousness of monetary help applications and lack of funding. HEF hopes to create a college-going group by providing a $625 or $1,250 scholarship to each Harlandale High, McCollum High, STEM Early College or Frank Tejeda Academy graduate who exhibits proof of attendance at any school, college or technical college.

Event agenda:

7:30am-10am registration setup

12pm to 8pm- Car Show

3pm – Hop-off

5pm – Car Show Trophy

2pm-4pm Salsa contest & Trophy

Performances by:

Liz Garcia – 1:30pm – 2:15pm

Los Chicanos – 3:30pm-5:30pm

Hip-Hop Stage performers – 3:330pm – 7pm

Los Callejeros – 6:30pm-8pm

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Vendors on the occasion:

Maximo’s Grill

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Chingona Cosmetics / NanasMunchiez210 / InventiveChingona

Chilé Güey

Rhi’s Sweet treats and extra

K1 Speed

AK designs

Daddio’s

Lady D’s Tanditos

Chuckies beef jerky

RODZ AGUA FRESCAS

Kary creations and extra

Belle’s Sweet Delights

Temptations Treat

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For data relating to the occasion, to be a vendor, and/or for automobile entry, contact, occasion coordinator Hendry Chavarria at 210-643-0645.

To enter the salsa cook-off, contact Arturo Chavarria at 210-833-1052. For insurance coverage information contact Ruben 210-519-7215.

Media inquires: livefromthesouthside@gmail.com

The occasion’s primary sponsor is Ruben Reyna III Agency. Additional sponsors embrace Clean N Sweet Automotive, Dollface Den, & Enternosteelo Culture.

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