Chase, MasterCard International Named as Premier Sponsors of 2004 Hispanic Heritage Awards at Kennedy Center.WASHINGTON -- Chase to Present National Youth Award for Academic Excellence to National Winner As part of their continued commitment to youth, education and the Hispanic community, Chase and MasterCard International today announced their Premier Sponsorship of the 2004 Hispanic Heritage Awards taking place tomorrow at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the name by which it is known, (or, as named on the building itself, the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts but, locally called the The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. The event, now in its 18th year, will be broadcast September 18, 2004 on NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. stations and later on Telemundo stations. This marks the seventh year Chase and MasterCard have supported the Hispanic Heritage Awards, a gala event celebrating Hispanic heritage and honoring the most notable achievements by Hispanic Americans. Chase and MasterCard will present the leading youth award, the "Chase MasterCard Hispanic Heritage Youth Award for Academic Excellence," given to high school seniors demonstrating extraordinary levels of academic achievement, leadership and cultural pride. Jonathan Julio Jourdane, a graduate of San Diego's Point Loma High School Point Loma High School is a public high school in the San Diego Unified School District. The school serves the neighborhoods of Point Loma, Ocean Beach and Mission Hills. Point Loma High School is the third largest of 16 high schools in the San Diego Unified School District. , is this year's national winner selected from a group of 168 regional finalists and over 7,000 applicants. In addition to his outstanding academic achievements, he is the founder of the Cesar E. Chaves Service Club, a program designed to unite young people of all ethnicities through community service. Jourdane cites his father, a lawyer for Mexican farm workers, as the inspiration for his plans to study political science at Stanford University Stanford University, at Stanford, Calif.; coeducational; chartered 1885, opened 1891 as Leland Stanford Junior Univ. (still the legal name). The original campus was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. David Starr Jordan was its first president. and pursue a career as a civil rights lawyer. Carter Franke, chief marketing officer of Chase's Card Services The software support for PC Cards. PC Card applications talk to Card Services. See PC Card. division, will present Jourdane with the award, $8,000 in educational grants and a laptop computer A portable computer that has a flat LCD screen and usually weighs less than eight pounds. Often called just a "laptop," it uses batteries for mobile use and AC power for charging the batteries and desktop use. Today's high-end laptops provide all the capabilities of most desktop computers. . "On behalf of Chase and MasterCard, we congratulate Jonathan and all of the young men and women honored who lead by the positive example of outstanding academics and dedication to community service," said Ms. Franke. "We are committed to strengthening the neighborhoods in which we live and work by offering opportunities that support the achievements of exceptional young men and women, especially within the Hispanic community." "MasterCard International is proud to be a returning sponsor of the Hispanic Heritage Awards with Chase," said Lawrence Flanagan, executive vice president, chief marketing officer of MasterCard International. "Our joint commitment underscores our investment in the Hispanic community and in their future leaders Future Leaders is a UK schools-led charitable organisation that aims to widen the pool of talented leaders especially for urban challenging secondary schools. It was founded in March 2006 by Nat Wei, a former founder of Teach First. ." Chase's credit card and retail banking businesses will also provide summer internships to several regional and National Hispanic Heritage Youth Award winners, giving them the opportunity to influence real-world, diverse marketing initiatives. In addition, Chase is committed to financial education for youth, with various programs dedicated to teaching financial responsibility to high school and college students. Chase has launched or expanded numerous banking programs and services focusing on the Hispanic population. Chase's credit card business, which serves a diverse population of more than 87 million cardmembers nationwide, offers Spanish-speaking customers the option of being served by bilingual staff and receiving their statements and selected correspondence in Spanish. Hispanic customers can also access online banking in Spanish at www.BancoChase.com. In addition, Chase Home Finance developed many specialized programs to reach Hispanic customers desiring home ownership, including nationwide informational seminars, bilingual staffing and in-language collateral and application documents. In 2003, Chase Home Finance announced the "Dream Maker Commitment," a $500 billion commitment to Hispanic and other under-served groups with a goal to increase homeownership rates. In the past three years, Chase has made over 175,000 mortgages to Hispanic borrowers and provided over 50 community development services targeted to Hispanic organizations and their community. As an employer of choice, Chase has been honored for its commitment to diversity by such magazines as Fortune, Hispanic and Latina Style. JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM TYO: 8634 ) is one of the oldest financial services firms in the world. The company, headquartered in New York City, is one of the leaders in investment banking, financial services, asset and wealth management and private equity. With assets of $1. also sponsors the "National Hispanic Corporate Achievers Award," with the primary mission of providing Corporate America with a mechanism to honor employees of Hispanic origin who have provided their employers with outstanding performance and innovation. With a long-standing commitment to the Hispanic community, MasterCard has led the payment industry in providing a comprehensive suite of programs designed to meet the needs of today's Hispanic consumer. MasterCard was the first credit card company to launch a specific Spanish language Spanish language, member of the Romance group of the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Romance languages). The official language of Spain and 19 Latin American nations, Spanish is spoken as a first language by about 330 million persons television advertising campaign - "No Tiene Precio' which is part of MasterCard's global "Priceless price·less adj. 1. Of inestimable worth; invaluable. 2. Highly amusing, absurd, or odd: a priceless remark. " advertising campaign - and the first payment brand in the U.S. to unveil a Spanish language website - mastercardenespanol.com. In addition to the Hispanic Heritage Awards, MasterCard extends its commitment to the Hispanic community by sponsoring "Tu Dinero Con Julie Stav Julie Stav is a financial planner, broker, bestselling author, and host of an acclaimed daily call-in radio show. Julie has dedicated her career to the education and empowerment of millions of Americans. " - a nationally-syndicated radio program which airs on Univision and is dedicated to providing Spanish-speaking listeners with a better understanding of personal financial management issues. About Chase JP Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :JPM JPM J. P. Morgan Chase & Co. (stock symbol) JPM Juan Pablo Montoya (formula 1 driver) JPM Jabatan Perdana Menteri (Malaysia) JPM Journal of Property Management ) is a leading global financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. firm with assets of $1.1 trillion and operations in more than 50 countries. The company has approximately 96 million credit cards issued. Under the JPMorgan, Chase and Bank One brands, the firm serves millions of consumers in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients. Information about the firm is available at www.jpmorganchase.com. About MasterCard International MasterCard International is a leading global payments solutions company that provides a broad variety of innovative services in support of our global members' credit, deposit access, electronic cash, business-to-business and related payment programs. MasterCard International manages a family of well-known, widely accepted payment cards brands including MasterCard(R), Maestro (1) (Maestro NT) An earlier name for scheduling software for Windows NT from Tivoli Systems, Inc. When IBM acquired Tivoli in 1996, the program was renamed IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler. (R) and Cirrus(R) and serves financial institutions, consumers and businesses in over 210 countries and territories. The MasterCard award-winning Priceless(R) advertising campaign is now seen in 96 countries and in 47 languages, giving the MasterCard brand a truly global reach and scope. For more information go to www.mastercardinternational.com. |
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