Do you know a high school senior of Hispanic heritage with a minimum of a 3.0 grade point average?

The 2009 Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards is offering new laptops, educational grants, and trips for deserving young role models (of Hispanic heritage) who have proven themselves in the following categories:

• The Arts
• Education
• Leadership
• Lifetime Achievement
• Literature
• Math and Science
• Sports
• Vision

For more information and eligibility requirements check out: www.hispanicheritage.org

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I am so excited and proud to announce that Living Life Abundantly a.k.a. Marenda.Biz was recently honored with the Totally Fabulous Award by Annita at FootPrints.

Thanks Annita, of the millions of blogs you could have chosen…thank you for thinking of, considering, and choosing mine This means a lot!

The award was started by Christy of ChristysCoffeebreak and Ann of ANicePlaceintheSun to recognize “bloggers who are fun, cool, and of course Totally Fabulous!”

Recipients of the award pass it on to 5 Totally Fabulous Bloggers.

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Living Life Abundantly was selected to receive its first web recognition, the Power of Schmooze Award! The award was created by Mike at Ordinary Folk and Danielle at Pink Reviews. The purpose of the award is “to recognize those people that are exceptionally adept at creating relationships with other bloggers by making an effort to be part of a conversation, as opposed to monologue.”

Schmoozing:
To converse casually, especially in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection. —Dictionary.com

Note: The Power of Schmooze award is only given by others who have received it, and passed it on.

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