Become a 2016 Circle de Luz M'ija
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhEBP6_3O2U] Circle De Luz radically empowers young Latinas by supporting and inspiring them in the pursuit of their possibilities through extensive mentoring, programming, and scholarship funds for further education. You […]
20 women, 10 days, 1 Great Cause
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhEBP6_3O2U] Have you thought about joining Circle de Luz at some point this summer and just haven’t gotten to it yet? Do you wonder whether or not we really need […]
Can you be one of 75?
On Wednesday, the Circle de Luz Board of Directors begins it’s campaign to have at least 75 women sign up to support the education and development of at least 8 girls for […]
2008 Circle de Luz Necklaces Retiring Soon!
You might recall that jewelry artist Mary Alice Mitchell designed three necklaces for Circle de Luz last year. The proceeds from the sales of those necklaces– the Isabella, the Eva, and […]
My favorite posts from January- March 2008
Here’s a round up of my favorite posts on Hijas in the first three months of this year: January 18th’s I am not one of those people A blog entry […]
Inspiration and Celebration
Last Wednesday night, we recognized the eight Hijas selected for the Circle de Luz Class of 2014 at a ceremony held in the auditorium of the high school they will […]
Circle de Luz Update
Lots of things happening with Circle de Luz in the last week so I thought I’d give an update: 1. We received official non-profit status for the IRS. Organizations attempting […]
Can you help us provide 1 more scholarship?
At our August Circle de Luz board meeting, we discovered that we are just 6 donors away from being able to offer 7 scholarships this fall to young Latinas. If […]
Circle de Luz, an antidote to depression
This opening sentence to a new report grabbed my attention this weekend- Adolescent girls who had a serious school failure by the 12th grade — being expelled, suspended or dropping […]
Calling the Circle
So I have been waiting to actually say these words for a while because I wasn’t sure if it would be possible to make all the details, odds and ends, […]