2004 marks the 20th anniversary of SADCO. And the celebration is going to be big including cultural showcases, Formula One Hospitality, Latin night at Indy Jazz fest, typical music recital, a choral concert, and much more. SADCO is committed to organize high quality events to raise funds for its educational, social, cultural programs. You are cordially invited to celebrate with SADCO and attend these events:

• SADCO General Meeting featuring Colombian storyteller ZIEN, April 17
• SADCO in Indianapolis Jazz Festival, June 18-20
• SADCO in Formula One Hospitality Committee, week of June 14
• SADCO's Picnic in Celebration of Colombian Independence Day, July 18
• Colombian Music Recital at Carmel Public Library, 20th Anniversary Celebration, August 21
• SADCO's participation in Fiesta Indianapolis, September 18th
• SADCO's 20th Anniversary Choral Concert at Cristel DeHann Fine Arts Center at University of Indianapolis, October 10
• SADCO's Gala Dance and Dinner, 20th Anniversary Celebration at Ritz Charles, November 6

All SADCO events in 2004 will be held under SADCO’s Twentieth Anniversary Celebration. Culture, music, art, parties, aid, more scholarships, all of these will be part of SADCO's year-long celebration during 2004. We invite you to join us in this commemoration by attending and sharing your presence, time, and talent in all our events. Thanks
Cordially,

Fernando Otero, President

SADCO is partnering with Indy Jazz Fest so that the festival can successfully program Latin Night. The Indy Jazz Festival will be held June 18, 19 and 20, 2004 in the White River State Park. It is three days of great music. SADCO is excited about this event ensuring a Latin/Hispanic presence at Indy Jazz Fest through the patrons an in the lineup which includes Latin music. Do not miss the Latin Night at Indy Jazz Festival on Saturday June 19th, hosted by SADCO, and help SADCO programs

SADCO encourages you and your family and friends to attend this event. Order your tickets through SADCO. A portion of the proceeds per ticket sold by SADCO will go towards the social, educational, and cultural programs that SADCO runs each year. So, call SADCO at (317) 767-7927, or email us at information@sadco.org to order tickets for the 2004 Indy Jazz Fest. Tickets will go on sale on April 15th, the day after the artist announcement is made. Check our website www.sadco.org/indyjazz04.html for more information about tickets and programs.

Bring the whole family — kids 14 and under are FREE! Buy your tickets through SADCO

SADCO's mission states that one of its goals is to promote and preserve Colombian and Hispanic cultural heritage. SADCO holds and participates in lectures, presentations, exhibits and other events to offer opportunities for the community to learn about Hispanic culture in general and Colombian culture in particular.

Father Elkin Montoya from the town of La Palma, Cundinamarca, Colombia, visited with SADCO and shared his experiences working with rural communities deeply affected by violence in Colombia. Father Elkin presented moving stories about the struggle and adversity that a lot of families have gone through during the past ten years. Father Elkin runs several programs that include an Elderly Care project and a program committed to improving the lives of orphans and very poor children. SADCO made of $500 for his children care program.

The Our Lady of Mount Carmel (OLMC) School and its Student Leadership Team, which raises funds for a social cause, decided to donate school supplies for about 70 kids of Father Elkin's program in La Palma. SADCO will coordinate the delivery of this generous donation. OLMC's Leadership Team program is titled "Kids for Kids" and, after exploring several options, selected Father Elkin's program as the recipient of their project donation. Thanks to OLMC's Student Leadership Team for this wonderful and moving act of solidarity with children in need in another far part of the world.

• SADCO is an active member of the 2004 US Grand Prix Hospitality Committe. SADCO has been invited to become a critical member of this committee to provide the liaison to the Latin visitors and home Spanish-speaking community during the Formula One week in Indianapolis. SADCO will provide volunteers, information in Spanish, advisory, orientation during the Formula One week which is on June 14 through June 20. The Latin Night at the Indy Jazz Fest is co-hosted by SADCO during the F1 weekend. To all those visitors and race fans that will cheer for Montoya, welcome!
• SADCO invites you to a Colombian music recital to celebrate SADCO's 20th Anniversary on Saturday August 21 at Carmel Public Library. Come with family and friends and enjoy a string trio performing Colombian music such as bambucos, pasillos, and torbellinos; typical music from the Colombian Andes. This unique event is hosted by SADCO under its 20th Anniversary celebration. Entrance is free! More information to be released soon on our website.
• Mark your calendar. SADCO announces its special 20th Anniversary Choral Concert which will feature Colombian Soprano Patricia Caicedo and Indianapolis Children's Choir (ICC) at the impressive Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center at the University of Indianapolis. Patricia Caicedo and the and ICC join voices to celebrate SADCO's 20th Anniversary with a dreamed, top quality performance. More information will be released soon on our website and University of Indianapolis website. Do not miss this once-in-a-life-time opportunity.
• Colombian graduate student and SADCO member Carlos Muñoz was initiated into the honor society Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, and specifically into the Sigma Epsilon at Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis. Sigma Delta Pi is dedicated to Spanish language, literature, and culture. Sigma Delta Pi is not only the largest foreign-language honor society in existence, it is also one of the very best, attested by its membership in the Association of College Honor Societies, an accrediting body which demands the maintenance of the highest standards, and which has so far extended its recognition to only two other foreign-language societies. Bestowal of membership in Sigma Delta Pi is the most appropriate way to reward outstanding students of Spanish in colleges and universities.

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SADCO announces five $1,000-Scholarships for Hispanic students for accademic year 2004-2005 according to the following guidelines:

FEEL PROUD BY SPONSORING AND SUPPORTING SADCO.

ANNOUNCE HERE, REACH THE COMMUNITY AND BE PART OF OUR ACHIEVEMENTS.

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SADCO will hold a number of cultural events through year 2004 to celebrate its twentieth (20th) anniversary.

Sadco General Meetings:
February 21, April 17, June 19 (F-1 Party), August 21, October 23

Sadco Board of Directors Meetings: January 10, March 4, May 6, July 1, September 2, October 28 , December 9
Music of the Americas Concert: February 15
Scholarship Application due dat: April 30
Formula One Party at Latin Night of Indy Jazz Fest: June 19
Colombia's Independence Day Picnic: July 18
20th Anniversary Music Concert: August 21
Fiesta Indianapolis Booth: September 20
20th Anniversary Choral Concert: October 10
Gala Dance and Dinner: November 6
Christmas Party: December 5

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