<div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Greetings CPHS family! </font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Dedication to Representation (D2R) is celebrating <font color="#9900ff" style="font-weight:bold">Hispanic Heritage Month </font><font color="#000000">from</font><font color="#000000" style="font-weight:bold"> </font><font color="#000000">September 15th to October 15th</font>. Check out information about this below😊:<br></font></div><div><span id="m_7226178778649074457m_-1901487110768587281m_4468377860162825722m_-6302341671772933610m_-2204528969106584537m_6250726439391612025gmail-docs-internal-guid-92ec52e8-7fff-8410-77db-07e4ea9289ca"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b><font color="#9900ff">What is Hispanic Heritage month?</font></b></span></p></span><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">September 15th is an important day for the Hispanic community. On this day Latin American countries like </span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> celebrate their independence. Other countries celebrate their independence on September 16th such as Mexico and Chile. Another important holiday for the Hispanic community is Día de la Raza which is celebrated on October 12th. One of the purposes of Hispanic Heritage month is to highlight the contributions and successes of Hispanic Americans. </span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b><font color="#9900ff">When is it celebrated?</font></b></span></p><ul style="color:rgb(80,0,80);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">From September 15th to October 15th</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b><font color="#9900ff">When was it established?</font></b></span></p><ul style="color:rgb(80,0,80);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">On August 17th, 1988 Hispanic heritage month was established.</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b><font color="#9900ff">Are there any ways to celebrate nationally?</font></b></span></p><ul style="color:rgb(80,0,80);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Watching the Homegrown concert “Cambalache” on September 29th</span></p></li><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:circle;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Virtual on Facebook or YouTube - </span><a href="https://www.loc.gov/item/event-401562/homegrown-cambalache/2021-09-29/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#0000ff">https://www.loc.gov/item/event-401562/homegrown-cambalache/2021-09-29/</font></span></a></p></li></ul></ul><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b><font color="#9900ff">Are there any local events people can attend?</font></b></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000">On October 1st there is a Hispanic Heritage Celebration of Community and Prayers in the RDU area.</font></span></p></li><ul style="color:rgb(80,0,80);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:circle;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hispanic-heritage-celebration-of-community-and-players-tickets-413286108877?aff=ebdssbdestsearch" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hispanic-heritage-celebration-of-community-and-players-tickets-413286108877?aff=ebdssbdestsearch</font></a></span></p></li></ul></ul><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b><font color="#9900ff">Where can you find out more information?</font></b></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><a href="https://www.hispanicheritagemonth.gov/" target="_blank">https://www.hispanicheritagemonth.gov/</a> </p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><a href="https://latino.si.edu/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#0000ff">https://latino.si.edu</font></span></a></p></li></ul><div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Best, </font></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:19.9733px">Marina M. Barsoum</span></b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px"><font color="#000000">Campbell University | College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px"><font color="#000000">Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate, 2024</font></span></p></div></div></div></font></span></div></div>