Coors Light Donates to Hispanic Federation's Get Out the Vote and Citizenship Information Programs; Grammy Award-Winning Intocable Performs at Manhattan Center September 16.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- At the Coors Light-sponsored Intocable concert this month, Coors Light will present New York-based Hispanic Federation with a $25,000 donation. The donation supports Hispanic Federation's Get out the Vote and Citizen Information programs, which educate potential voters on the importance of voting, enroll new Latino voters, and provide resources in Spanish about citizenship. To increase awareness about the program, Coors Light and Hispanic Federation will register concert-goers to vote in Spanish and provide Spanish-language brochures about obtaining citizenship. "Voter registration Voter registration is the requirement in some democracies for citizens to check in with some central registry before being allowed to vote in elections. An effort to get people to register is known as a voter registration drive. Centralized/compulsory vs. and citizenship are extremely important issues and Coors supports the Hispanic community's right to vote," said Rafael Fantauzzi, corporate relations manager for Coors Brewing Company. "Hispanic Federation is one of Coors' long-term partners and this is one way we support this important organization." Coors Light is the presenting sponsor of the 42-city 2006 Coors Light Intocable U.S. Tour. As part of the tour, Intocable will perform at the Manhattan Center The Manhattan Center building, built in 1906 and located in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, houses Manhattan Center Studios (home to two recording studios), its Grand Ballroom, and the Hammerstein Ballroom, one of New York City's most renowned performance venues. on September 16, 2006. "Intocable is a perfect fit for Coors Light sponsorship because their refreshing sound appeals to fans of various Latino music genres," said Paul Mendieta, director of Hispanic marketing for Coors Brewing Company. Originally from Zapata, Texas, Intocable has mastered a Norteno sound all its own and achieved great success in Mexico and the U.S. Intocable is a pioneer in receiving airplay air·play n. The broadcasting of an audio or audiovisual recording on the air over radio or television. airplay Noun the broadcast performances of a record on radio across Norteno and pop radio stations. Since their first release in 1994, Intocable has sold more than 8 million copies of its CDs and reached number one on the Billboard charts. Founded by Ricardo Munoz and Rene Martinez, Intocable won its first Grammy in February 2005 for the album "Intimamente," and two Latin Grammys in November for its album "X-Diez." Popular songs include "Aire," "Dejate Amar" and "Contra Viento y Marea Contra viento y marea is a Mexican telenovela aired from May 9 until November 18, 2005 Plot Natalia is a young beautiful girl who lives with her aunt Inez and her aunt's perverted husband Arcaido. ," the theme song for Univision's soap opera by the same name. For more information, visit: www.grupointocable.com. About Coors Brewing Company Coors Brewing Company is a subsidiary of Molson Coors Brewing Company Molson Coors Brewing Company (TSX: TAP; NYSE: TAP) is a company that was created by the merger of two of North America's largest breweries: Molson of Canada, and Coors of the United States, on February 9, 2005. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :TAP)(TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :TAP). It is the third-largest brewer in the U.S. The company's U.S. brands include Coors Light, Molson Canadian, Coors, Killian's Irish Red, Keystone, Blue Moon, Coors NA and Zima XXX. For more information on Molson Coors, visit the company's Web site, www.molsoncoors.com. |
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