FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                               May 16, 2002

CARY, NC--Culturas Unidas and East Cary Middle School will hold their first Community Festival at East Cary Middle School (ECMS) on Saturday, May 18, 2002 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. (Rain date is Saturday, May 25). The Community Festival will be held at ECMS's soccer field, at the north side of the school. ECMS is located at 1111 SE Maynard Road, between Cary Town Blvd and Chatham St. The festival will feature a flea market, soccer exhibition, raffles, food, entertainment and activities for children. Admission is $1 for adults, children 12 and under are free. This is a fundraising event and proceeds will be used to provide scholarships for student programs at ECMS. People of all cultures are invited to participate.

Manuel Gil, Executive Director of Culturas Unidas, presents a mentoring program called Nuevos Amigos (New Friends) at ECMS. It stresses some of the assets or skills from Creating Assets Reaching Youth (C.A.R.Y.). "This program has been a great success because of the support of Principal Matt Wright, the counselors and teachers at ECMS," said Gil.

For more information, contact Culturas Unidas at (919) 467-6696 or Jeff Gillette, Festival Coordinator at (919) 468-1609.

Culturas Unidas, meaning United Cultures in Spanish, is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of the Hispanic/Latino population of Cary and its surrounding areas through outreach, educational programs, and advocacy. Some funding for this event is from the Town of Cary's Lazy Daze Grants Program. For more information on this event, please visit the Culturas Unidas Website at www.culturasunidas.org.

Culturas Unidas Community Festival
Información básica en Español (Basic Information in Spanish)

Culturas Unidas Festival de la Comunidad
Sábado, Mayo 18, 2002
Hora: 9 a 3 de la tarde
Lugar: Cancha de Futbol de la Escuela East Cary Middle, 1111 SE Maynard Rd. (entre Cary Towne Blvd. y Chatham St)