2nd Annual Jane Barbosa Legacy Brunch for Latinx Heritage Month

The second annual Jane Barbosa Legacy Brunch will take place on September 12 from 9:30 to 11:30 am as part of Latinx Heritage Month at Elgin Community College (ECC). Funds raised will support the We Rise Jane Barbosa Scholarship, which provides scholarships for undocumented, DACE, and mixed-status ECC students.

The event will be held at ECC, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin, Illinois, Building B, in the Jobe Lounge. The brunch will feature keynote speaker Rey Wences, senior director of deportation defense at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) and former first deputy of immigrant, migrant, and refugee rights in the City of Chicago.

General admission tickets are available for $50 per guest, and ECC student tickets are $30. To purchase tickets, visit elgin.edu. Space is limited. The deadline is Monday, September 1, at 11:59 pm, or while seats are available.

Sponsorship Opportunities:

We Rise Sponsor ($1,500) - package includes business logo/name featured on the ticketing page;
“We Rise” sponsor recognition on social media and event publications, a sponsor table for eight guests at the event, and $240 Fair Market Value

Empowerment Sponsor ($750) - package includes recognition on event publications, a sponsor table for four guests at the event, and $120 Fair Market Value.

The sponsorship deadline to guarantee the program feature is Monday, September 1.

ECC will celebrate Latinx Heritage all semester.

Future events include Bienvenida on September 17; BFH Corridos y Canciones on October 4; BFH Corridos y Canciones on October 5; and Midwest SOARRING Foundation Harvest Pow Wow Field Trip on October 11.

For more information on Latinx Heritage events at ECC, head here.