威尼斯人娱乐城拉丁裔学生会在由大堪萨斯城拉美裔发展基金主办的坎比奥para坎比奥筹款比赛中筹集了1.8万多美元，用于支持拉丁裔大学奖学金。 威尼斯人娱乐城 LSU连续第五年蝉联大学队冠军。
Lauren Orozco, president, 威尼斯人娱乐城 Latinx Student Union, is excited about her team’s accomplishments.
“The most important thing to me about raising money for scholarships is that it reflects that 威尼斯人娱乐城 is a home for Latinx students. We say we are Kansas City’s university, but it's the connections people make – with students, faculty, staff and alumni – at 威尼斯人娱乐城 that build our community. The Latinx Student Union has built a strong community within 威尼斯人娱乐城.”
为了筹集资金，奥罗斯科和她的团队征求社区捐款，并抽奖物品，包括专业摄影、南瓜补丁票、AirPods和一台65英寸的Roku电视。 They organized events, including a dance with a DJ in collaboration with the Latinx Education Collaborative, but Orozco was particularly excited that they were able to hold the Latinx Student Union Excelencia Breakfast this year.
“For half a decade we have provided scholarships that help make a home for Latinx students at 威尼斯人娱乐城. It shows that the students here care about providing a safe and welcoming space for Latinx students coming to the university.”
“Even if we hadn’t raised the most funds this year, having the breakfast for our community was important to me. I felt the breakfast would be my legacy as president.”
奥罗斯科说，与威尼斯人娱乐城路易斯安那州立大学成员和合作伙伴的合作是他们成功为坎比奥筹集资金的关键。
“Café Ollama, a Latinx owned coffee shop, did a promotion for us. 我认为这说明了威尼斯人娱乐城在社区中的地位，尤其是拉丁裔学生。 威尼斯人娱乐城 is home to so many different types of people, and being in the heart of the city makes it even more diverse.”
她认为为拉丁裔学生提供奖学金既重要又令人兴奋。
“For half a decade we have provided scholarships that help make a home for Latinx students at 威尼斯人娱乐城. It shows that the students here care about providing a safe and welcoming space for Latinx students coming to the university.”
Alex Perez (M.A. ’17), director of scholarship program at the Hispanic Development Fund, says Cambio Para Cambio funds two-thirds of the scholarships the organization awards, but the impact is even broader.
“For many of our scholars, these scholarships provide hope and validation,” Perez says. “We are sending a message that their community has their back and supports their academic goals. All Cambio funds are raised with so much love, bringing to light the philanthropic power the Latina/o/x Hispanic community has when we come together.”
大堪萨斯城西班牙裔发展基金于2017年开发了Cambio para Cambio (Change for Change)，以支持西班牙裔学生的大学奖学金。 1984年，HDF向100名学生颁发了100美元的奖学金。 今年，该组织筹集了425,984美元，用于支持他们将于今年春天颁发的奖学金。