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MTVTr3́s (tres, Spanish for the number three) is an American cable, satellite and over-the-air network that prides itself as a bi-cultural entertainment destination. It is rooted in the fusion of Latin America and American music, cultures, and languages, bringing the biggest names in pop, urban, and rock music. MTV Tr3́s includes lifestyle series, customized music video playlists, news documentaries that celebrate Latino culture, music and artists, and English-subtitled programming in Spanish imported from the MTV España and MTV Latin America channels. The channel is targeted toward bilingual Latinos and non-Latino Americans aged 12 to 34.
"Official Rehabilitation Site for Philly’s Finest – Police and Fire Fighters!”
La Fortaleza has provided Philadelphia’s Communities with high quality physical therapy and other rehabilitation services, since 1994. They are a multi-cultural and multi-lingual service provider. In English, La Fortaleza translates to The Fortress - a sign of strength and stability. La Fortaleza’s motto is “Building a Healthier Community”. Their mission is to provide a complete wellness experience. In fact, their state of the art fitness equipment and dedicated personal trainers have a proven track record of assisting clients in successfully reaching their fitness goals through client-tailored fitness programs. What’s more, their gym is open to the public and they offer extremely low membership prices and incentives - NO CONTRACTS! Educational and awareness is paramount and their wellbeing workshops help to educate our community on health issues. La Fortaleza recently added a Childhood Obesity Reduction and Prevention Program to their repertoire. Finally, Parents in our communities can get their children help before life threatening illnesses become imminent. La Fortaleza will host a workshop at the convention on Saturday, October 10, 2009 on childhood obesity in the Puerto Rican Community: crisis and mitigation. La Fortaleza Physical Therapy Center is a proud sponsor of the National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights’ 8th National Puerto Rican Convention.
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Based in Philadelphia, PA, PECO is an electric and natural gas utility subsidiary of Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC). PECO serves 1.6 million electric and 485,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania and employs about 2,400 people in the region. PECO delivered 83.7 billion cubic feet of natural gas and 39.4 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in 2008. Founded in 1881, PECO is one of the Greater Philadelphia Region's most active corporate citizens, providing leadership, volunteer and financial support to numerous arts and culture, education, environmental, economic development and community programs and organizations. What do you put your energy into? At PECO, we put our energy into our customers, the community and the environment. It is our commitment and responsibility to provide safe, reliable, and affordable electric and natural gas service. PECO is a proud sponsor of the National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights’ 8th National Puerto Rican Convention.
Since 1914, Tastykake's employees have taken tremendous pride in the company's rich heritage and bright future. Unquestionably, our products represent the industry benchmark for consistent taste, quality, and freshness. Over the years, Tastykake has become a true Philadelphia success story, with gross annual sales in excess of $280 million. But for all of us, we have our sights set much higher, and have a concrete plan in place to overcome the numerous challenges that lie ahead. We believe we will be a company that will be a formidable competitor in the years to come. Tastykake is a proud sponsor of the National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights’ 8th National Puerto Rican Convention.
Taller Puertorriqueño was established in 1974 by Latino artists and activists in the North Kensington area of Philadelphia. They created a community based graphic arts workshop to provide cultural training alternatives to local youth. Throughout its history, our Workshop has been a vital resource to the barrio and to the region. It is now nationally recognized as a model organization that uses the arts as a vehicle for social change.
Taller provides audiences and neighbors with safe facilities, creative outlets for youth, and education programs that underscore our rich Puerto Rican heritage. Our work presents a "first voice" account of our accomplishments as Latinos. Taller Puertorriqueno is a proud sponsor of the National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights’ 8th National Puerto Rican Convention.
More than 38 years ago, Rollin King and Herb Kelleher got together and decided to start a different kind of airline. They began with one simple notion: If you get your passengers to their destinations when they want to get there, on time, at the lowest possible fares, and make darn sure they have a good time doing it, people will fly your airline. And you know what? They were right.
