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Latino Scholarship Day honors students, culture
Toledo, Ohio, July 26, 2009: The Spanish American Organization (SAO) and La Prensa hosted its 7th annual Latino Scholarship Day with the Toledo Mud Hens, as the Toledo Mud Hens defeated the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees at Fifth Third Field, by the score of 10 to 2.
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SAO scholarship recipients
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Mariachi Guadalajara and the folkloric dance group El Corazón de México began the entertainment 5:00PM, outside of the Home Plate entrance at Washington and Huron Streets—courtesy of El Camino Real Restaurants and the Toledo Mud Hens.
Scholarship recipients were recognized on the field at 6:15PM. The SAO recipients were: Savannah Frelin (Lourdes, $1,000), Jennifer Pioch (Lourdes, $1,000), and Ana Alicia Muñoz (Owens Community College, $650). La Prensa announced that Brian Salazar, a LASSO alumnus from St. Francis de Sales High School, was the recipient of a $500 scholarship. Salazar will be attending the University of Toledo.
Yvonne Ramos sang the National Anthem; Trinidad Rodríguez, a firefighter for 17 years, and Adam Martínez, candidate for Toledo City Council, threw out the first symbolic pitches for SAO and La Prensa, respectively.
602 tickets were sold for scholarship funds.
Fifth Third Field
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Yvonne Ramos |
Trinidad Rodriguez pitch
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Mariachi Guadalajara
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El Corazon de Mexico dancers
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Cristina Castilleja
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Brian Salazar and parents
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John orozco with Brian Salazar and parents
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Linda De La Pena and Phil Barbosa
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Maria Myers
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Fred Gutierrez and Jim Barrios
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Marisol Ibarra and her hija Paulita Flores
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Mary and family
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Sylvestre Duran sings with mariachi
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Arturo Ortiz, Cynthia Lopez, Bea Duran, and family
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Rico, Fred G y Sylvestre Duran
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Robert Castilleja, Joe Martinez, and Josh
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Mary Morales and Connie Rodriguez
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Todd and Tammi Renner, Roy Jaimes with grandkids
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Bob Salazar and Juanita Garcia
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Trinidad Rodriguez and Phil Barbosa
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Yvonne Ramos sings anthem
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Pitches by Adam Martinez and Trinidad Rodriguez
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Adam Martinez y Novia
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Anita Lopez with Ray Arce and kids
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Puerto Rican team
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