Amigos, Richmond Latino Center

We are still looking for more vendors. If you are interested, please sign up! 📣

📣 Calling All Vendors! 📣

Want to be a part of the Amigos International Festival? We're looking for amazing arts, crafts, and goodies vendors and delicious food trucks to join us on October 5th from 4 PM to 8 PM at Starr-Gennett in the Richmond White Water Gorge (101 S 1st St, Richmond, IN 47374).

Don't miss this chance to be part of a day filled with unity, culture, and FUN! If you're interested, please apply using the links below:

🌮 Food Vendors: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf45Jxqx7JPOFQwx00HfjN6t0MWxtKfDLrNns546E9kLjXseA/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

🎨 Arts, Crafts, and Goodies Vendors: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScZzJBvkVBZ22a4kc2xDE5tL_yb0DPwLNoI2xZXs5ZC81QnkA/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

Let's make this festival unforgettable, together! ✨

Earlham student Mariela Camacho has been a wonderful summer intern with Amigos. She taught English to eager learners, helped with the Amigos Career Exploration Summer Camp, assisted Spanish-speaking families in registering their children for Richmond Community Schools, and provided quality time with youth. Thank you, Mariela! Best wishes for a great year.

Congratulations to Ana Aquino-Rojas on her new position as Admissions Counselor at IU East! Ana, an RHS and IU East graduate, has been involved with Amigos for many years. Her bilingual skills will be a wonderful asset as she meets with students and families in Indiana high schools

Huge thanks to Reid Health Community Benefit for their $5,000 grant to the Amigos Youth Tennis Program! Your support helps us provide more opportunities for our youth. We truly appreciate it! 🙌🎾

Amigos was thrilled to be a part of the ‘One World, One Plate’ event at Morrisson-Reeves Library. It was a fantastic experience to share the vibrant music, dance, food, and cultures from around the world with everyone. Thank you to all who joined us in celebrating our diverse community!

Amigos was thrilled to be a part of the 'One World, One Plate' event at Morrisson-Reeves Library. It was a fantastic experience to share the vibrant music, dance, food, and cultures from around the world with everyone. Thank you to all who joined us in celebrating our diverse community!

Wishing our Amigos Tennis Coach, Brynna Cheek, all the best as she heads to graduate school at IU Bloomington. It's been an amazing summer with you, Brynna! Good luck on this exciting new journey!

Thank you KFC for your wonderful donation to Amigos tennis players, coaches, and families!

📣 Calling All Vendors! 📣

Want to be a part of the Amigos International Festival? We're looking for amazing arts, crafts, and goodies vendors and delicious food trucks to join us on October 5th from 4 PM to 8 PM at Starr-Gennett in the Richmond White Water Gorge (101 S 1st St, Richmond, IN 47374).

Don't miss this chance to be part of a day filled with unity, culture, and FUN! If you're interested, please apply using the links below:

🌮 Food Vendors: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf45Jxqx7JPOFQwx00HfjN6t0MWxtKfDLrNns546E9kLjXseA/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

🎨 Arts, Crafts, and Goodies Vendors: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScZzJBvkVBZ22a4kc2xDE5tL_yb0DPwLNoI2xZXs5ZC81QnkA/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

Let's make this festival unforgettable, together! ✨

Shout out to Celina, an Amigos tennis player, for her excellent dancing with the Richmond High School Marching Band! The band and Devilette performance were terrific. Wishing you all the best at the upcoming Indiana State Fair!

🎉 Join us for National Night Out on Tuesday, August 6th, from 5-8 PM at Glenn Miller Park! Hosted by the Richmond Police Department.

Don't miss out on the fun! See you there!

Today, the Amigos Career Exploration Summer Camp had an amazing time at Hayes Arboretum. Jeni Braun, a Naturalist, explained the role of a naturalist—someone who observes nature and educates others about it. She guided us on a sensory-rich hike through the forest where we saw, touched, tasted, heard, and smelled the natural world. 🌳 We also enjoyed the activities and exhibits at the Nature Center. A big thank you to Charlie for driving us to and from the camp!

Thank you to the Whitewater Valley Rural Electric Membership Corporation, Stamm Koechlein Family Foundation, Kiwanis Club of Richmond, Indiana, Foundation Inc., 3Rivers Federal Credit Union Foundation, First Financial Foundation, Brave Heart Foundation, The Dayton Foundation- Henny Penny Employee Foundation Fund, individual donors, and Ivy Tech Richmond for supporting the Amigos Career Exploration Summer Camp!

Today at the Dwyer Center, we had the privilege of giving out formula, blankets, breast pumps, baby carriers, and more to moms. We're deeply grateful for the support from Dwyer Community Center and Birthline in Indianapolis. Thank you for helping us make a difference!

🌟 Day 5 - Our Amigos Career Exploration Summer Camp continues!

Today, we traveled to Indianapolis for an unforgettable experience! Our students participated in a live TV show and toured WISH-TV, visited Juncos Hollinger Racing to see racing cars being built, and enjoyed a delicious lunch at La Guanajuato Restaurant/Grocery Store.

A huge thank you to all our sponsors for making this amazing camp possible: Whitewater Valley Rural Electric Membership Corporation, Stamm Koechlein Family Foundation, Kiwanis Club of Richmond, Indiana Foundation Inc., 3Rivers Federal Credit Union Foundation, First Financial Foundation, Brave Heart Foundation, The Dayton Foundation - Henny Penny Employee Foundation Fund, and our individual donors! 🙌🏼

Thank you to Allison Davis, Junior Community Tennis Coordinator at USTA Midwest in Indianapolis, who visited the Amigos Youth Tennis Program on Saturday! She worked with the kids and the coaches and taught us new skill-building activities and drills for all levels. We appreciate her support and the support of the USTA. Look for Allison at the Amigos International Festival on October 5th at the Starr Gennett building! 🎾

Thank you to the Kiwanis Club of Richmond for supporting Amigos, Richmond Latino Center and our Summer Career Exploration Camp at Ivy Tech Community College. We are so grateful for your generous support and for helping youth in this community to learn and thrive.

🌟 Day 4 - Thank you to Miller Farm at Earlham College for hosting the Amigos Summer Career Exploration Camp! It was an amazing morning learning about the farm and how it works. We had a tour of the community gardens, learned about medicinal wild plants, explored composting, saw the tomato plants, visited the chickens and horses, enjoyed an art project, and had a special treat with 6-day-old baby chicks that we could hold. The Miller Farm staff prepared a delicious vegetarian meal for lunch.

Thank you to Lucy, Sarah, Eric, Moises, and Elijah for planning this visit, to Pat for bringing the baby chicks, to Lily for the plant tour and art, and to Charlie for safely transporting us in the Amigos bus. Special thanks also to Jim and Miranda from Indiana Earth Charter in Indianapolis for joining us in the morning, and to Alison for coming out as well.

Huge thanks to our sponsors: Whitewater Valley Rural Electric Membership Corporation, Stamm Koechlein Family Foundation, Kiwanis Club of Richmond, Indiana Foundation Inc., 3Rivers Federal Credit Union Foundation, First Financial Foundation, Brave Heart Foundation, The Dayton Foundation - Henny Penny Employee Foundation Fund, individual donors, and Ivy Tech Richmond! 🙌🏼

🌟 Day 3 of our Career Exploration Summer Camp was incredible! Our campers learned about cybersecurity with Ivy Tech Professor of IT Jason Johnson and explored medical assistance with Professor Jeni Geis.

Huge thanks to our sponsors: Whitewater Valley Rural Electric Membership Corporation, Stamm Koechlein Family Foundation, Kiwanis Club of Richmond, Indiana Foundation Inc., 3Rivers Federal Credit Union Foundation, First Financial Foundation, Brave Heart Foundation, The Dayton Foundation - Henny Penny Employee Foundation Fund, individual donors, and Ivy Tech Richmond! 🙌🏼 Together, their support makes these experiences possible.

Ivy Tech Richmond Chancellor, Miss World - Argentina 2020, Amira Hidalgo, and Pavel Polanco-Safadit partnering with Amigos, Richmond Latino Center for our Career Exploration Summer Camp.

🌟Day 2 of our Career Exploration Summer Camp is off to a great start!

We had the honor of having Miss World Argentina, Amira Hidalgo, today at the Amigos Summer Camp. She talked about career paths, community involvement, the importance to have a vision and learning English.

A huge thank you to our sponsors whose support made this event possible: Whitewater Valley REMC, Stamm Koechlein Family Foundation, Kiwanis Club of Richmond, Indiana Foundation Inc., 3Rivers Federal Credit Union Foundation, First Financial Foundation, Brave Heart Foundation, The Dayton Foundation - Henny Penny Employee Foundation Fund, individual donors, and Ivy Tech Richmond.

The 2024 Amigos College Exploration Summer Camp has begun at Ivy Tech Community College. Thank you to our leadership team: Toure, Elijah, Moises, and Mariela. Special thanks also to Alex, Marissa, and Bailey for introducing us to Ivy Tech, discussing college choices, giving us a tour, and for providing the virtual reality session. More excellent sessions coming up!

We are deeply grateful to our sponsors whose support makes this camp possible: Whitewater Valley Rural Electric Membership Corporation, Stamm Koechlein Family Foundation, Kiwanis Club of Richmond, Indiana Foundation Inc., 3Rivers Federal Credit Union Foundation, First Financial Foundation, Brave Heart Foundation, The Dayton Foundation - Henny Penny Employee Foundation Fund, individual donors, and Ivy Tech Richmond 🙌🏼

Thank you for helping us inspire and guide the next generation of leaders! 🌟

Happy Independence Day! Let's celebrate the land of the free and the home of the brave. 🎆

This is what happens when our favorite dog, Sport, comes to Amigos tennis!! 🎾🐶

Thank you to the Stamm Koechlein Family Foundation, American Family Insurance Dreams Foundation, Reid Health Community Benefit, U.S. Bank, USTA Foundation, United Way of Whitewater Valley, individual donors, and Earlham College for supporting the Amigos Youth Tennis program!

Meet Mariela, Amigos Summer Intern and Earlham College Student! 🌞🎓

Hi, my name is Mariela. I am 20, born and raised in Costa Rica. I currently double major in Peace & Global studies and Neuroscience with a minor in Creative Writing. I had the privilege of learning english since I was a kid and it has become a passion to do my best in collaborating for Hispanic adults to learn English.
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Hola, mi nombre es Mariela. Tengo 20 años, nací y crecí en Costa Rica. Actualmente, estudio dos carreras: Estudios Globales y de Paz y Neurociencia, con una especialización secundaria en escritura creativa. Tuve el privilegio de aprender inglés desde que era niña y se ha convertido en una pasión hacer mi mejor esfuerzo para colaborar en que los adultos hispanos aprendan inglés.

Happy Juneteenth! Today, we honor freedom, stand in unity, and salute the strength of our communities. Amigos supports justice and equality for all. Together, we thrive! ✊🏽🎉

🌟 Join the Amigos Career Exploration Summer Camp! 🌟

We're excited to announce the Amigos Career Exploration Summer Camp, a fantastic week-long camp for students from 6th through 12th grade. This camp is an incredible opportunity for students to explore and learn about various career paths under the guidance of Ivy Tech professors and other professionals.

📅 When: July 8th - 12th
📍 Where: Ivy Tech Community College
2357 Chester Boulevard, Richmond, IN 47374
⏰ Time: 9:30 AM - 2:00 PM
💵 Cost: Free
🍴 Free lunch and transportation provided

Thank you to Whitewater Valley REMC, 3Rivers Federal Credit Union Foundation, First Financial Foundation, Brave Heart Foundation, The Dayton Foundation - Henny Penny Employee Foundation Fund, individual donors, and Ivy Tech Community College for supporting the Amigos Career Exploration Summer Camp!

Join us for an exciting week filled with hands-on workshops, career exploration, and wellness activities. Empower your future and take the first steps toward your dreams! 🌟

👉 Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1EcFIasxX2L7B8Gg0yJuCMMZ2a3rKFQ6LZ7S-Pv0qeW8/edit?ts=66394b06

Join us in celebrating the graduation of these two Amigos Youth Tennis stars, Izzy and Chloe, along with our dedicated supporter, Maggie, from Richmond High School. We are incredibly proud of their achievements and excited for the bright futures awaiting them as they embark on their journeys to Earlham, Purdue, and Brown. Congratulations to these remarkable high school graduates!

Amigos Youth Tennis has begun for the summer 🎾⭐️

Thank you to the Stamm Koechlein Family Foundation, American Family Insurance Dreams Foundation, Reid Health Community Benefit, US Bank, USTA Foundation, United Way of Whitewater Valley, individual donors, and Earlham College for supporting the Amigos Youth Tennis program!