Hispanic Scholarship Consortium's Gala Espiritu Re-Cap

It was a fantastic evening on October 30th as Hispanic Scholarship Consortium celebrated 10 years of scholarship, mentorship and leadership.

The night started off with dinner provided by Habaneros, followed by HSC Awards and also silent auction.

Congratulations to The University of Texas-Division for Diversity & Community Involement for the Latinidad Award, U.S Representative Joaquin Castro & HUD Secretary Julian Castro for the Servant Leadership Award, Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for the Opportunity Award, Con Mi Madre for the Academic Success Award, and John Hogg & David Garza for the Dr. David B. Garcia Leadership Award.

From participating in the silent auction to attending the awards ceremony, over 120+ supporters of HSC attended the gala.

"It was great to have so many new and old supporters out to celebrate the last decade of HSC, director of Development Ashley Moyer said. "There was a very powerful moment when any one who has supported HSC in the past or believes in the mission of HSC was asked to stand. I looked around and the whole room was on their feet."

HSC would like to thank all the local businesses that donated supplies/services/food for the event.

"We received many donated items for the silent auction, intern Stephanie Espinoza said, " It is great to know the amount of  local Austin businesses that are willing to support non-profit organizations like HSC."

This event could not have been possible without the HSC Board of Directors,staff, interns, donors, sponsors and all the supporters.

"I want to thank everyone who made this night possible," intern Fabiana Melendez said. "It was an amazing experience to have been part of planning and attending the gala."

For the past 10 years, many accomplishments have been made at HSC, and there are bright plans in the future for the organization.

Many thanks go out to The University of Texas-At Austin Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, Concordia University, H-E-B,SOS Leadership, and Tito's handmade Vodka for sponsoring Gala Espiritu.

HSC will continue to strive to fund raise in order to continue to change student's life. Our goal is to assist many students that are promising leaders of tomorrow.

"HSC is always there for us in case we need any support." scholar Pablo Villalobos said.

If you were unable to attend, but would still like to show your support, you can make a donation online at 

https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/hispanicscholar

To view the rest of the pictures, check out our Facebook page here.