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Siete Foods Partners with Three U.S. Stars to Host Local Legends Watch Parties

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023

AUSTIN, Texas, July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Siete Family Foods, a leading provider of delicious and healthy Mexican-American food products, is proud to announce a partnership with three talented and inspiring athletes—Naomi Girma, Sofia Huerta, and Ashley Sanchez—that will be heading to Australia and New Zealand to represent the United States this summer. As part of the partnership, Siete Family Foods, in conjunction with Girma, Huerta and Sanchez, will give back to each player's hometown with community viewing parties in San Jose, Calif. (Girma), Seattle, Wash. (Huerta) and Monrovia, Calif. (Sanchez).

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  • As part of the partnership, Siete Family Foods, in conjunction with Girma, Huerta and Sanchez, will give back to each player's hometown with community viewing parties in San Jose, Calif. (Girma), Seattle, Wash. (Huerta) and Monrovia, Calif. (Sanchez).
  • As part of these partnerships, Siete Family Foods will collaborate with Girma, Huerta, and Sanchez to further inspire young athletes and promote a healthy lifestyle.
  • Siete will also support the family and friends that have supported these athletes through a series of Local Legends watch parties in the hometowns of each player.
  • These athlete partnerships are the latest initiative for Siete Family Foods as they look to engage and uplift soccer supporters across the country.

Leading Disability Justice Advocate Haben Girma to Keynote BbWorld 2021

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Thursday, July 1, 2021

RESTON, Va., July 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Blackboard Inc., a leading global EdTech software and solutions company, announced today that human rights lawyer and disability justice advocate Haben Girma will deliver a keynote at BbWorld 2021, Blackboard's premier global conference.

Key Points: 
  • RESTON, Va., July 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Blackboard Inc., a leading global EdTech software and solutions company, announced today that human rights lawyer and disability justice advocate Haben Girma will deliver a keynote at BbWorld 2021, Blackboard's premier global conference.
  • "We're excited to welcome such a strong advocate for disability justice and inclusivity to BbWorld," said Blackboard Chairman, CEO and President Bill Ballhaus.
  • After becoming the first Deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School, Ms. Girma has gone on to become a leading human rights lawyer, advancing disability justice around the world.
  • Ms. Girma will join Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski, President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), as a keynote speaker at BbWorld this year.