1. 305 Dinners Provided in 2011! Thanksgiving 2012
Previous Contributions P. 1
Event Gallery P. 2
About the Outreach P. 3
Contact Information P. 4
2011 Sponsors:
Crittenton Services
Westlake Financial Services
On behalf of Lambda Theta Phi, Alpha time, hard work, devotion, and effort in
Lafayette Elementary School (Long Beach)
Iota Chapter at California State making the Thanksgiving Outreach Gustavo D. Sagredo
University, Long Beach, we would like to successful. Hispanic Student Business Association
thank you for your continous support (CSULB)
and contribution towards our Annual With new innovative improvements
Veronica Angel
Thanksgiving Outreach. With your and well-­‐organized objectives, our goal
assistance in 2011, we were able to is to make sure we repeat and exceed Juan Aguilar
provide 305 meals to families in need the positive contribution we have Hermanas & Hermanos Unidos (CSULB)
throughout the Southern California provided to the Southern California
community. We understand times are Ruben Hoyos
region.
tough but with your help, we can lessen Lambda Theta Alpha (CSULB, UCSB,
Success of this magnitude was due to this economic hardship and provide UCLA)
the help of volunteers and community meals to families in need. Sigma Lambda Gamma (CSULB)
members who each year offer a little bit
of their time and deliver each meal As a token of our appreciation, we invite Eugene R. & Maria C. Erbstoesser
all of the volunteers to join us for a
themselves. Each meal delivered is Jaime Partida
Thanksgiving dinner honoring your
enough to feed a family of eight. As a support of our 14th Annual Thanksgiving Delta Sigma Chi (CSULB)
result, in 2011 we were able to provide Outreach. We hope to see you all
2, 440 people with a holiday meal to Kappa Psi Epsilon (CSULB)
there!!
share and enjoy with their loved ones. And many more individuals, companies and
Thank you, organizations. For a full list of sponsors,
Every year numerous people, please visit us online.
organizations, and businesses Jonathan Baltazar Cardenas
contribute in many ways to help achieve Alpha Iota President
our goal. We express our most sincere Thank you!!!
appreciation to each one of you for your
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2. 1999 Looking back....
8 Families
2000
14 Families
2001
15 Families Volunteers getting ready to load meals onto their Lambda Theta Phi Alumni Brothers ready
vehicles to deliver meals
2002
20 Families
2003
30 Families
2004
Volunteers assisting us load meals for delivery Westlake Financial employees and family
50 Families preparing for a night of giving back
2005
65 Families
2006
102 Families
2007 Everyone does their share... Including Caitlin,
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our CSULB Greek Advisor
113 Families year!
2008
160 Families
2009
214 Families
2010
Delivering a Thanksgiving meal to a deserving
242 Families family
Meals ready to be loaded and delivered to
2011 their families
305 Families Thank you all for all your support and cooperation throughout the years. On behalf of
Lambda Theta Phi, Latin Fraternity Inc., Alpha Iota Chapter we would like to wish you
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
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3. Thanksgiving Outreach History Thanksgiving meals ready to be delivered (above)
Past to sponsor them all. This marked the
Lambda Theta Phi, Latin Fraternity Inc. has
beginning of Lambda Theta Phi’s annual outreach to be able to deliver the meals to
been a melting pot since its foundation in
Thanksgiving Outreach. The following year their homes. Last year, with over 300
1975. Ever since then, men from different
we were able to provide meals for 14 families chosen, we were able to deliver
races, ages, and backgrounds have joined
families and that number has continued to each meal. This could not be done without
and continued to make our beloved fraternity
grow thereafter. the help of hundreds of volunteers that
one of the most sought after Greek
participate every year on the Wednesday
organizations. But aside from all the
differences, we also share many aspects of Present before Thanksgiving Day. Thank you for
Our Thanksgiving Outreach is a lot more supporting our event!
our lives. One of those is the struggle that
many of us have encountered throughout structured and organized and is geared
our childhoods. We may remember having a towards feeding as many families as we Future
hard time during the Holidays. Gratefully, we possibly can. Our chapter is dedicated to We have been grateful for the vast support
have overcome many of our setbacks and fundraising throughout the year. We have that our Philanthropy has gained throughout
are now in a better position to help those set up events where all proceeds go towards the years from businesses, corporations,
that continue to struggle. With this in mind in the Thanksgiving Outreach. Fundraising, clubs, fraternities, sororities, members of the
1999, Alpha Iota chapter established its first along with the generous donations we community, and family members. The
Thanksgiving Outreach. receive, have allowed us to continue to help support has come in the form of
When the program began 13 years ago, the our community one family at a time. sponsorships, volunteer drivers, distribution
simple idea was to sponsor a single family We have set up applications for both of applications, and planning of the event.
for Thanksgiving. It was not meant to be a sponsorships and for families looking to be With your help, it is our goal to soon expand
big event; we were just trying to scrape a sponsored. Through the help of many of our out of our Southern California communities
few dollars together to provide a family with peers, we distribute the applications, and and to be able to keep our numbers
a hot meal for the holiday. There was no after having set due dates for these increasing every year.
organization or formal application process, applications, we are allowed to review and
choose the most deserving families. These Thank you and we look forward to working
but somehow we came across eight families with you on our next Thanksgiving Outreach.
in need. Unable to choose which family was fortunate families will then receive
the most deserving, we decided confirmation via a telephone call.
With the families in mind, we set up our
Dates To Remember! About Lambda Theta Phi, Latin Fraternity Inc.
Application Due Date Lambda Theta Phi is a non-profit service/social fraternity which emphasizes Latino
unity and the celebration of the Latino culture. With its acceptance into the National
Friday, November 9th Inter-fraternity Conference (NIC) in 1992, Lambda Theta Phi became the first
nationally recognized Latino Greek letter fraternity in the country. The fraternity’s
goals are to promote scholarship, Latino unity, respect for all cultures, and
brotherhood. Lambda Theta Phi has set out to accomplish these goals through
Recipients will be notified responsible political and social action. By working in the surrounding communities,
the fraternity hopes to provide both services and positive role models, as well as
Sunday, November 18th enhance the image of the Latino culture. Lambda Theta Phi has been involved in
numerous voter and citizenship registration drives, has hosted Hispanic college
days (introducing thousands of high school students to college), anti-drug rallies,
brought noted speakers to college campuses, marched in parades, and organized
Deliver Meals various cultural, educational and social events. The fraternity has received
commendations from the American Red Cross for its fundraising efforts on behalf of
Wednesday, November 21st the victims of the Mexican earthquakes, the Puerto Rican mudslides, the Colombian
(Meet in front of the Pyramid @ CSULB 5:45p.m.) volcanic eruptions, Florida’s hurricanes, and the United States’ homeless. For more
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4. 2011 Drivers and Volunteers
Alejandro Soto Kelly Hogrebe
Alexa Urbina Katie Cisneros
Alicia Velasco Kendra Tankersley
Ana Gutierrez Lanette Pierce
Andrea Alvarez LaRae Godoy
Annie Tran Leticia Sandoval
Antonia Maldonado Lidia Anaya
Anya Gonzalez Liliana Manrique
Bianca Henry Lizbeth Medina
Bruce Melchor Lorena Delgado
Byron Medina
Carmen Sanchez
Madelene Carpinteyro
Maria A Calderon
Contact Information
Chinda Pres Maria Oropeza
Edgar Ali Hernandez Maricela Pimentel Chapter President Community Service Co-Chair
Edward Rico Marta Cuevas Jonathan Cardenas Steven Moran
Elva Pena Martin Sanchez jonathan@longbeachlambdas.com steven@longbeachlambdas.com
Emmanuel gutierrez Mayra Romero 562-400-7290 310-773-3594
Eric Camacho Melinda Hernandez
Erick Gutierrez Michell Sanchez
Esmeralda Michelle Lacy Thanksgiving Outreach Director Community Service Co-Chair
Felipe Luna Michelle Rios David Morales Rodolfo Rodriguez
Frine Figueroa Milly Hernandez david@longbeachlambdas.com rodolfo@longbeachlambdas.com
Gabriela Mejia 310-743-3199 323-889-9577
Minna Carreon
Gayleah Richmond Misael Alviar
Gene Erbstoesser Noelia Ballesteros
Greg Perea Richard Romero Sponsorships
Grissel Granados Roslyn Soriano We are seeking various levels of • Vegetables
Jacky Hernandez Samara Martinez sponsorships from businesses, • Pie and Dinner Rolls
Jacob Kessenich Samuel Aguilar corporations, clubs, fraternities, sororities, • Beverages
Jerry Arredondo Sergio Reynaga and members of the community.
Even the smallest donation will assist us in
Jessica Pena Sparky Martinez sponsoring a dinner for a family in need.
The sponsorship made by you or your
Jocelyn Martinez Stefani Sale organization will greatly assist us in providing
The family will receive the meal knowing
John Claros Stephanie Orozco meals to families in need this Thanksgiving.
that it has been sponsored by your
organization in conjunction with Lambda
Jose Ortiz Susan Villatoro Thanksgiving meals will be provided to
Theta Phi. We hope to assist as many
Juan Valle Tatiana Hernandez deserving families throughout various
families as possible. With your help, we
Karen Montoya Victoria Tuzet communities.
can bring happiness and comfort to
Karen Sanchez Wendy Treminio families in need this holiday season.
Meals will include:
Kathleen Bruins Xenia Camarillo
For more information about donating,
• Whole turkey
please see attached page or visit us online
• Mashed potatoes and gravy
at www.longbeachlambdas.com
• Cranberry sauce
Visit us online at www.longbeachlambdas.com
In an ongoing effort to provide the most meals to families and help make this a
successful experience for all of our sponsors and volunteers, we have added all the
necessary documents, including applications, FAQs, newsletters and online
registration to our website.
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