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The Portuguese-American Leadership Council of the United States
Serving our Community for 27 Years!
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The Online Newsletter of PALCUS
September 2018
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Table of Contents
PALCUS NEWS
- Gala Weekend Agenda
- Announcing Lusitanian Forum during Gala Weekend
- PALCUS hosts Breakfast for Azorean Visiting Delegation
- Welcome New Director Laurinda Clemente
- Announcing 2018 National Scholarship Winners
- PALCUS Gateway Featured Business: International Trade Bridge
COMMUNITY NEWS
- IPLWS at RIC "Survivial Skills in Portuguese for Beginners" Course
- Portugal no Coração
- 2nd "Let's Talk About Business" Workshop
- 15th Annual Conference on Portuguese Language Education: UMASS-D
- NEWL Professional Development Seminar
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22nd ANNUAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS GALA
Washington Marriott at Metro Center
775 12th St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20005
GALA WEEKEND AGENDA
Friday, October 5th
6:30 p.m. Ambassador's Welcome Reception (Members Only Attending Gala)
Saturday, October 6th
10:30 p.m. Annual Meeting (Members Only)
2:00 p.m. Lusitanian Forum
Penn Quarter, 3rd FL
Topic: Launch of the Portuguese-American Bar Association
6:00 p.m. Gala Cocktail Reception (Black Tie)
7:00 p.m. Gala Dinner and Awards (Black Tie)
9:00 p.m. Entertainment: Presenting Fernando Pereira
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Fernando Pereira
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Gala Tickets Still Available: Purchase HERE
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Can't make it? Visit our Online Silent Auction
TAP Airfare & Hotel Package / Azores Airline Airfare / Jewelry
Electronics / Cristiano Ronaldo Print / Sports Memorabilia
Sarah Bettencourt Apparel / 5 nights in Ponta Delgada / Professional Services
and much more.....
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Honorary Chair
Meredith Vieira
Journalist / TV Personality
PALCUS Founding Member.
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Honorary Chair
H.E. Domingos Fezas Vital
Ambassador of Portugal.
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Master of Ceremonies
Pedro Bicudo
Journalist
PALCUS Member
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2018 Leadership Awardees
Ronald A. DePinho, M.D. - Leadership in Scientific Achievement
Col Ann C. Assumpico, RI State Police - Leadership in Public Service
Duarte Silva, Ed.D. - Leadership in Education
Helena DaSilva Hughes - Leadership in Community Service
Jordan Thomas - Young Portuguese-American "Promessa" Award
Rádio Voz do Emigrante / Frank P. Baptista - 30th Anniversary Recognition
2018 Gala Host Committee
Ambassador's Circle ($10,000+)
Florentino Gregório, Anchor Construction Co
Gabe Patricio, Patricio Enterprises
Congressional Circle ($7,500+)
Luso-American Development Foundation
Leader's Circle ($5,000+)
Fernando G. Rosa, Marc F. Rosa & HEDCO
Cidália Luis-Akbar & Natália Luis, M. Luis Construction Co
and Benefactor Charter Members:
John G. Rebelo,Jr Mary Borba Parente Joe DaRosa
José João Morais Marie Fraley
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PALCUS HOSTS PABA LAUNCH AT LUSITANIAN FORUM
Portuguese-American Bar Association will launch during PALCUS Gala Weekend
October 6, 2018, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Penn Quarter, 3rd Fl
Washington Marriott at Metro Cente
The creation of PABA was proposed by Chief Justice Philip Rapoza (MA Appeals Court - Ret.) at the Inaugural Portuguese-American National Conference last June. Since then a steering committee has drafted a mission statement, goals, objectives and action items to be presented and reviewed for public comment at the Lusitanian Forum on October 6th in Washington, D.C. during PALCUS Gala Weekend.
All Portuguese-American members of the legal profession and allied fields are encouraged to attend and participate.
Free and open to the public although registration is required
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PALCUS HOSTS BREAKFAST FOR VISITING AZOREAN DELEGATION
GRANDES FESTAS DO DIVINO ESPIRITO SANTO, FALL RIVER, MA
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(L-R: Managing Director Marie Fraley, Mayor of Ponta Delgada José Manuel Bolieiro, Vice-Chair Katherine Soares, MA Director Lisa Morris, Treasurer Fernando G. Rosa
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PALCUS hosted the 10th annual breakfast for the Visiting Delegation to the Grandes Festas do Divino Espírito Santo da Nova Inglaterra in Fall River, MA. Over 60 guests shared good fellowship over breakfast on Sunday, August 26, 2018 prepared by Tabacaria Acoreana prior to the procession to the traditional coronation ceremony and Solemn Celebration of the Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral.
Honored guests included Hon.José Manuel Bolieiro, Mayor of Ponta Delgada; Hon. Jasiel Correia, Mayor of Fall River; Dr. Paulo Teves, Director of Communities of the Regional Government of the Azores; Dra. Shelley Pires, Consul of Portugal to New Bedford; John Medeiros, President of the Grandes Festas and Duarte Camara, Community Representative.
Other notable guests included MA Senator Michael Rodrigues, Representatives Alan Silvia, Tony Cabral, Carole Fiola and Paul Schmid as well as representatives from academia, community service and social agencies and local businesses.
The breakfast was generously sponsored by
Frank P. Baptista,
Founder/Producer/Director
of Rádio Voz do Emigrante in Fall River.
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WELCOME NEW DIRECTOR Laurinda Clemente
PALCUS is pleased to announce the election to the Board of Directors of Laurinda Clemente to represent the Portuguese-American community of Virginia .
Born in the Azores and raised in Massachusetts from the age of 11, Ms. Clemente has been involved in the Portuguese community through Day of Portugal committees, her church, consulates, and the Embassy of Portugal. As a former PALCUS Director and a member since 1999, she has broad experience in advocacy issues.
She is employed as Director of Sales for the N.E. Region of MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. She presently resides in northern Virginia.
PALCUS welcomes her extensive business and legislative experience to the Board of Directors and is looking forward to working with her!
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ANNOUNCING:
2018 PALCUS National Scholarship Recipients
Five Portuguese-American students have been selected from a highly competitive field of applicants to receive the 2018 scholarship awards. Winners are selected using a blind merit-based process: academic (40%), essay (20%), recommendations (20%), community service (20%).
The 2018 winners are:
Graduate Division:
- Tiffany Alves, JD Program, New York Law School, NY
- Kataryna Verissimo, MA Program in International Studies, University of San Francisco, CA
Undergraduate Division
- Juliet Antonio,Theatre/Political Science, Rhode Island College, RI
- Halle Sousa, International Studies/Economics, University of California-San Diego, CA
- Michael Rodrigues, Mechanical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJ - Sponsored by the Luso-American Fraternal Association of New Jersey
Parabéns!
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PALCUS Gateway Featured Business -
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his month's feat
ured business is Luso Food and Wine of North Seattle, WA
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Luso is a beer and wine specialty shop specializing in Portuguese White Ports, Madeira, Moscatel, Sagres and Super Bock as well as Portuguese food: Mellos and Barcelos chourico and linguica, morcela, sal picao, bacalhau, queijo Sao Jorge, uniqueijo, Ilha Azul, and Sumol. New additions are: Goa sausage, vindalho, guisado, cafreal paste. and Brazilian guarana, and yoki product and more.
To look for more Portuguese businesses and organizations throughout the US (or add your own), please visit the Gateway online.
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Survival Skills in Portuguese for
Beginners - Part I
The IPLWS is again offering the popular adult enrichment course "Survival Skills in Portuguese for Beginners - Part I" for the fall 2018 semester.
This non-credit course is especially designed for the busy adult who would like to develop basic communication skills in the Portuguese language. Classes meet for 10 weeks on Saturday mornings from 10 am to 12 noon on the Rhode Island College campus.
The instructor, Ms. Lisa Andrade Almeida, is an experienced teacher of Portuguese language and culture at both the secondary school and university levels. Ms. Almeida is a near-native speaker of Portuguese, is a certified interpreter and has studied and traveled in continental Portugal and the Azores.
The fee is only $150 for the ten week course with an additional $70 for the book and CD
. (The book and CD will also be used in the spring for Part II if registration allows.)
Class size is limited to allow for maximum participation and interaction. So whether you plan to travel, have always wanted to learn your heritage language or just wish to expand your horizons, this course is the perfect way to get started!
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WHEN:
Saturday, September 15, 2018 - Saturday, November 17, 2018
10:00 AM -12:00 Noon
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WHERE:
Yellow Cottage, room 101
Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Ave.
Providence, RI 02908
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Portugal no Coração
This year there will be another edition of "Portugal no Coração", a program through which the INATEL Foundation, offers Portuguese citizens who are more than 65, resident from outside Europe and who haven't visited Portugal in more than 25 years, the opportunity to rediscover their land.
INATEL has offered this program since 1995 to help senior migrants who do not have the financial means to pay for their own travel and accommodation costs in Portugal, a unique opportunity to revisit their country of origin and their families, without any cost to them.
The program consists of a round trip to Portugal, with a set of tourist and cultural activities for a period of approximately
10 days. After the said duration, the participants may extend their stay in Portugal with relatives and / or friends who welcome them and to bear any eventual charges.
The selection criteria of candidates are as follows:
- Older age;
- Economic situation of greater deficiency;
- Longer period without coming to Portugal.
The costs of the Program are borne in similar parts by the General Directorate of Consular Affairs and Portuguese Communities, TAP Portugal and INATEL Foundation.
Promoted by
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Directorate General of Consular Affairs and Portuguese Communities
Ministry of Solidarity, Employment and Social Security
INATEL Foundation
TAP Portugal
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2nd Let's Talk About Business
Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA
Friday, September 14, 2018, 12-4:00 p.m.
The Let's Talk About Business Program is sponsored by the Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD). This workshop will be the second of a series of workshops put together by the Let's Talk About Business program.
This workshop is for Portuguese and Luso-Americans living in the USA who intend to learn the right Hard & Soft Skills to enter the business world.
Workshop subject: Entrepreneurship, Start Ups and Innovation
For whom: The workshop is intended for all residing, preferably in New-England, and it is aimed at all those who seek to acquire the necessary skills to create their own business activity and get practical answers on how to implement and operationalize entrepreneurial ideas, as well as innovate your company.
This second workshop intends to provide the trainees with tools that allow them to implement strategies to raise support, partnerships and sponsorships, in order to co-finance their activities as well as know how to communicate and give visibility to the project using the tools of marketing and digital communication.
Admission is free. Register via email to talkbusiness@flad.pt.
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15th Annual Conference on
Portuguese Language Education
UMASS-Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA
Friday, September 28, 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
The Coordination of Portuguese Language Education in the USA announces that the 15th Annual Conference will take place on Friday, September 28, 2018. It is organized by the Department of Portuguese, UMASS-Dartmouth with the support of the
Centro de Estudos e Cultura Portuguesa do Camões
Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua, I.P./Coordenação do Ensino de Português nos EUA, the Consul of Portugal in New Bedford, LIDEL e Porto Editora.
Luís Faro Ramos, President, Camões, Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua, I.P. will be guest speaker.
For more information, contact Gláucia Silva: email (gsilva@umassd.edu) or telephone (508) 999-8271.
Registration Brochure
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NEWL
Professional Development Seminar
American Councils for International Education
Washington, D.C.
October 13-14, 2018.
From the Coordinator of Portuguese Language Education in the USA, João Caixinha:
A American Councils for International Education oferece aos primeiros 20 professores da rede apoiada do Camões, I.P. (numa base de first come, first available) um desconto de $100 (cem dólares americanos) na inscrição no Seminário. Este apoio é possível no âmbito do Memorando de Entendimento celebrado em 2018 entre o Camões, Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua, I.P. e a American Councils for International Education.
A Coordenação do Ensino de Português (CEPE-EUA) em articulação com a rede diplomática e consular nos EUA considera muito relevante a implementação do exame NEWL de Português a nível nacional e incentiva todos os professores de português e profissionais de PLE/PL2 e PLH a participarem no Seminário.
Enviamos em anexo a este email um documento da American Councils com a informação pertinente.
Para quaisquer dúvidas ou esclarecimentos, não hesitem em contactar-me (617-775-9161) ou o Dr. José Carlos Adão, Adjunto CEPE-EUA em Newark (973-780-0675).
American Councils for International Education (AC) is offering a weekend Professional Development Seminar for teachers of Arabic, Korean,
Portuguese and Russian interested in the National Examinations in World Languages (NEWL®) The seminar will be held at American Councils' office in Washington DC, on October 13-14, 2018.
The NEWL assessments are standards and proficiency-based, reflecting today's best practices in language assessment. During the two-day seminar, participants will gain an understanding of the core design and construct of the NEWL assessments as they relate to course curriculum, exam content, online administration, and scoring. Special attention will be given to incorporate local conditions into the design and planning of proficiency-based curricula, as teachers gain an understanding of and experience with the four sections of the exam. Upon completion of the seminar, participants will receive a certificate of participation and qualification to administer the National Examinations in World Languages (NEWL®) at their home schools.
Join a community of high school teachers and make further connections as you share your classroom culture, communicate across many topics, and compare best practices, creative ideas, innovative techniques and practical solutions.
Registration Fee: $250.00
Registration Deadline September 28, 2018
Please note that travel and accommodations are participants' responsibility.
Click here to register and pay for your seat at the seminar. (choose "Pay with Debit or Credit Card" option if you do not have a PayPal account)
Please share this flyer and our website link with colleagues, as we welcome schools interested in participating in the 2019 NEWL administration and/or the upcoming Professional Development Seminar.
The Main administration of the NEWL® exam is scheduled for late April 2019. Dates TBD.
If you have any questions, please contact Victor Frank at NEWL@americancouncils.org
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Are you a PALCUS member yet?
We are stronger together!
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f you agree with the work undertaken at the Inaugural Portuguese-American National Conference to build the social capital of our community, then please join us and become a member today!
Strong membership participation means a stronger voice in the national Portuguese-American agenda. In order to advance Portuguese language education, increase presence in the congressional caucuses, and provide economic opportunities, the collective voice of thousands is needed!
In addition, PALCUS is a member-driven non-profit organization that depends on membership dues and fundraising events to fund its operations.
Members of the all-volunteer board of directors donate their time and personal funds for travel, lodging and tickets to attend networking events and planning sessions so our administrative costs are relatively low but nonetheless critical to doing business on a daily basis.
There are membership categories to suit every budget and level of interest. Please click on our membership webpage and join our voice today!
 PALCUS announces that we are now using
memberplanet, a user-friendly platform that will help us to serve you better. It is an interactive service that will allow you to update your PALCUS member profile, track donations and dues and join PALCUS circles with members of similar interests all with the click of a mouse.
When you become a PALCUS member, you will be prompted to join us on
memberplanet. As always your information is confidential and will never be shared without your permission. Questions? Contact
Graci for more information!
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There are more ways than ever to donate to PALCUS!
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Help strengthen PALCUS as we continue working for the community!
Please consider including PALCUS in your giving plans in 2018.
Does your employer have a matching funds program? Check with your Human Resources office to double your contribution.
PALCUS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Your donation is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law and will be acknowledged.
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Paid advertisement. Does not imply an endorsement or recommendation by PALCUS.
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Portugal ReConnect is offering PALCUS members* a 25% discount on their service to obtain your Portuguese citizenship. If you didn't have a chance to watch PALCUS' webinar, "Getting Your Portuguese Citizenship: Benefits and Advantages" live, you can still watch it by following
this link. In the webinar, Portugal ReConnect's attorneys guide you through the criteria to help you find out whether you're eligible for the citizenship program.
*PALCUS Member in good standing, who has paid his/her 2017 or 2018 dues
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Did you enjoy this newsletter? Do you know about all the programs PALCUS offers our community? Please visit our website and become a member today!
We can't do what we do without your support!
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Jobs for Portuguese Speakers
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PALCUS Mission
In order to create a singular voice to advocate for the Portuguese-American and Luso-American communities at large, the Portuguese-American Leadership Council of the United States Inc. (PALCUS) was founded in 1991 as a non-partisan, non-profit, organization headquartered in Washington, D.C.
The PALCUS mission is to address domestic and international concerns of the Portuguese-American Community.
The Council conducts an expanding program of educational and public affairs activities on issues of interest to the Portuguese-American community and of salience to the Luso-American Relationship.
PALCUS is committed to serving the community through increasingly active government relations efforts, the promotion of a greater awareness of ethnic accomplishments and encouraging stronger ties between Portugal and the United States. In this role PALCUS advances the community professionally, politically and culturally while working to ensure that issues directly affecting our community are addressed through our network of government and community leaders.
PALCUS is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization under the IRS tax code and incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia. Donations are tax deductible to extent allowed by law and will be acknowledged.
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