July 19, 2008 we held our 17th annual LCLAA Student Scholarship Award Night. It was held at the UAW local 5960 union hall in Lk. Orion, Mi. We presented 17 students with scholarships ranging from $300.00 to $1000.00. We provided dinner to all in attendance which was donated by the chapter members and friends. The students were fortunate to hear from 2 great speakers, Alicia Paramo-Dionne, student counselor at Oakland Community College, Auburn Hills campus and Michigan State House Representative, representing district 29, Pontiac and Auburn Hills, the Honorable Tim Melton.

Pictured above from left to right is, Back row: State Rep. Tim Melton, Jose Gayton, Robert Rodriguez, Zachary Mercado, Nicolas Benitez, Cordero Jimenez, Jose Rivera and Oakland County Chapter President David Mora.

Front row: Claudia Diaz, Serenna Hargett, Karina Otriz Diaz, Tayri Martinez, Andrew Quinones, Melinda Guy, Daylin Salcedo, Alexis Smith, Rebekka Pesquerira. Not pictured is Melinda Ortiz and Richard Cervantes who were both out of town.

On June 28, 2008 we held our second annual LCLAA golf outing in partnership with the Loma. Fun was had by all. The forecast called for rain but the rain held off. The dinner at the Loma was excellent. We were able to raise over $2000.00 with this fund raiser. We look forward to next years outing.