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The Great Gatsby

GHP Fundraiser
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Proyecto Azteca
HON Fundraiser
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Andrea Flores-Velasco

SAPERE AUDE
DARE TO KNOW

HON Socials
& Special Events
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andreaflores.tx@gmail.com

www.andreaflove.weebly.com

GUERRA HONORS PROGRAM: GREAT GATSBY BALL

he night of April 17, 2015, the Guerra Honors

uring the night, the event proved to be a success. We
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Program organized a Fundraiser event inspired by Dfundraised money enough to pay for a trip to Houston
Fitzgeralds Great Gatsby. The evening was embellished to active members within the organization. This event
with lights, paper flowers, headbands, and feathers. served as an example to
Guests were encouraged to dress with a roaring 20s attire.
The fundraiser was coordinated by several members of the
Guerra Honors Program, also known as HON; including
President Luis Basurto, Vice-President Suchita Jhaveri,
Treasurer Luis Perez, Public Relations Officer Andrea
Flores, among other crucial participants of the group.

following fundraiser events.

The Guerra Honors Program now also holds small

bi-monthly fundraisers in order to
provide for
the many benefits HON offers its more than 250
members at The University of Texas Pan-American.

As the Public Relations officer, Andrea Flores served

as an Art Director as well; taking photographs,
making posters and tickets, helping with the
decorations, and also coordinating the creative details.

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COMMUNITY
SERVICE

As a crucial part of the HON

experience,
Andrea
Flores
participates in many community
service activities. One of them
is Proyecto Azteca, a non -profit
organization based in San Juan,
Texas; solely dedicated to provide
people of poor resouces with decent
and proper housing. According to
their website, Proyecto Aztecas
board of directors comprised of
farm workers and low income
colonia residents developed a selfhelp housing program adapted to
the colonia tradition of owner-built
homes. Andrea Flores and other
members of the Guerra Honors
Program volunteer their time
once a month to repair, build, and
construct houses for members of the
community of the Rio Grande Valley.

y definition, a public relations officer represents an organization

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or company as the face that the media sees. As a Public Relations
officer, Andrea Flores took upon the responsability of engaging the

members in socials once every month at local restaurants or destinations.

hese engagements held the HON community tighter and attracted

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more people to the organization, encouraging them to join and
become way more active within the group. Pictures taken by members
including PR officer Andrea Flores were uploaded to Facebook and
Twitter, increasing the engagement of not only the internal members
but also surrounding people that could be interested in joining.

HON SOCIALS

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