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Hispanic Heritage Network of Orange County marks 25 years, highlights language access and scholarships
Summary
At a 25th‑anniversary commemoration in Orlando, speakers credited the Hispanic Heritage Network of Orange County with advancing Spanish‑language services, emergency communications and scholarship and youth leadership programs.
The Hispanic Heritage Network of Orange County marked its 25th anniversary in Orlando, highlighting the group’s role in promoting Spanish‑language services during emergencies, connecting Hispanic residents with county government and creating scholarship and youth leadership programs, a presenter said.
Speakers at the commemoration recalled the network’s founding and its ties to county government. A presenter said the nonprofit’s founder, Lisette Ballerino, later served as special assistant to Mel Martinez, whom the presenter identified as Orange County’s first Hispanic mayor, and that Ballerino helped secure a proclamation instituting the…
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