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Northgate González Market Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month Honoring Business and Community Leaders

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The owners of Northgate González Market launched “JUNTOS” a campaign to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring community and business leaders and donating $40,000 to nonprofits in Southern California.  

The newly created JUNTOS Award salutes outstanding leaders who uplift the Hispanic community through their humanitarian and philanthropic contributions.

“It is through these trying times we realize just how much our communities are in need. Many people are out of work and struggling just to put food on the table,” said Oscar González, co-president of Northgate González Market. “For the past 40 years, our company has worked side-by-side with the community giving back whenever possible. These honorees inspire and remind us nothing is impossible if we all work together – JUNTOS.”

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Giving back to the community has been part of Northgate González Market’s DNA from the beginning.

Throughout the pandemic, Northgate González Market has donated food to families at drive-thru food banks, to frontline workers in hospitals and fire departments, and has awarded more than $215,000 in scholarships to local students.

The 2020 Honorees of the Northgate González Market JUNTOS Award

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From left to right: Dr. America Bracho, Executive Director, Latino Health Access; Bárbara Jiménez, MPH, Director, Central & South Region; Blanca Meléndrez, Executive Director, UC San Diego Center for Community Health; Bricia López, Cookbook Author & Entrepreneur; Clemente González, Market Head of Community Activation, Aetna.
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From left to right: Edward “Eddie” Martínez, Executive Director, Latino Equality Alliance; Framroze “Fram” Virjee, President, Cal State Fullerton; Gil de Cárdenas, CEO, Cacique Inc.; John Echeveste, CEO, La Plaza de Cultura y Artes; José Mejía, Regional Account Manager, 7Up.
From left to right: Lou Correa, U.S. Member of Congress, 46th District; Mario Cuevas, Mexican Consul, Orange County; Michelle Díaz, Counselor, Pledge Center at Katella High School; Rev. Michael Kennedy, SJ; Ofelia Valdez-Yeager, City of Riverside Longtime Volunteer & Former School Board President.
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From left to right: Patty Rodríguez, Lil’ Libros Publisher & Radio Personality; Pauline Cazares, Community Volunteer/ Owner, Cazares Design; Rose Espinoza, Founder/Executive Director, Rosie’s Garage Nonprofit; Teresa Samaniego, Vice President, Diversity & Community Engagement KABC-TV; Vicente CID, Bimbo Bakeries USA.

Organizations Receiving The Cash Awards

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From left to right: Tom Finn, vice president of Center Store at Northgate González Market, Mike Hendry, executive vice president of Marketing & Merchandising at Northgate Market, Vicente Cid, route sales for Bimbo Bakeries U.S.A., Alex Cabrera, Beverage Director at Northgate Market, and Jhosimar Rivera, Customer Marketing manager.

Northgate González Market donated $40,000 to the following organizations: Latino Health Access, America Diabetes Association, OC, Jesuit Restorative Justice Initiative, Rosie’s Garage,  Lynwood Partners Educational Foundation, UrbanLife San Diego, Harada House Foundation, LA County Fire Dept Foundation, Girasoles En Marcha, San Diego Hunger Coalition, Comisión de Salud Fronteriza México-Estados Unidos, Immigrants Rising, The Domínguez Dream, Feeding America, Latino Equality Alliance, Santa Ana College Foundation, SAC Students for Success Fund, CSUF Foundation, Titan Dreamers and Male Success Initiative, Conexiones Educativas, Immigration Resource Center, El Monte Resource Association, LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, and LA Music & Art School.