We are on a mission!

Our goal is to create a Latin American & Caribbean Heritage Room to become
a showcase for Latin American & Caribbean culture and heritage in Pittsburgh!

The local Latin American & Caribbean community, and the Greater Pittsburgh Community, has united in an effort to promote the development and secure funding for the Latin American & Caribbean Heritage Room. This dream can only become a reality if we can financially support the design and construction of the Heritage Room Project.

To achieve this goal, we have formed a Planning Committee, and in July of 2003, we elected officers and committee chairs. You can read more about our devoted committee members on the COMMITTEE PAGE!

Our Committee is in its early stages of planning; however, some of our goals are:  to educate the public about the advantages of the Heritage Room, to organize a series of fundraising events, and to seek grants and donations to support the the dream!

Our meetings are open to the public, and we welcome your participation. Meetings will be announced in advance on the Meetings Page of this web site.

Towards these goals, we are excited and pleased to be launching this new web site! We hope this web site will serve as a valuable resource to educate the public about our mission!

Please visit this site often for NEWS and information concerning the Latin American & Caribbean Heritage Room. We will be announcing FUNDRAISERS, MEETINGS, & CULTURAL EVENTS on a regular basis.

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Room Design Proposals

We invite you to visit the Room Designs Page to view the proposals that have already been submitted. We want to encourage submissions from architects both locally and from around the world! We are open to reviewing all proposals that fall within the University's guidelines!

If you'd like to submit a proposal, please to our Committee Chairperson, Cathy Bazán-Arias. She will send you the complete set of guidelines established by the University of Pittsburgh, which governs the Nationality Rooms Program. You will also receive the room dimensions to assist you in your design proposal.

Although we have many options for the final room design, based upon the proposals we receive and community input, we are also bound by the official guidelines for the Nationality Rooms established by the University of Pittsburgh.

One of these requirements is that the room must reflect the region before 1787. This means all elements of the room design must PREDATE 1787 in order to be included! Why 1787, you might ask? That's the year the University of Pittsburgh was founded!

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Your Donation is Tax-Deductible!

We're a NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION! And that's great news! All donations to the Latin American & Caribbean Heritage Room are TAX-DEDUCTIBLE! We'll send you a receipt for your tax records. For detailed information about making a donation, please visit our DONATIONS PAGE. All gifts are welcome and appreciated!

Join Our Mailing List!

You are cordially invited to sign up for our Mailing List. Just send an email to:  

We'll send you occasional announcements about Committee Meetings (always open to the public!), Fundraisers, News Articles, Contests, Cultural Events, and any new developments affecting our goal!

This is STRICTLY AN ANNOUNCEMENT LIST, and only our Committee members will be able to post. This means you will NOT be inundated with dozens of e-mails when you sign up! Perhaps once or twice a month, we'll send you an update!

Although you can't post directly to our Mailing List, you can send us an email, which describes your event, and how it relates to the Latin American & Caribbean Community. Our committee will review your e-mail, and upon approval, include your announcement in our next newsletter. All announcements are subject to the approval of our committee. Send your email to:  

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What will the future bring for the Heritage Room?

We envision a bright future, where thousands of school children, tourists, University students, friends, and families take a tour of the Nationality Rooms, which will someday include the Latin American & Caribbean Heritage Room!

With thousands of visitors each year, this is a unique opportunity for the Latin American & Caribbean Community to become part of something really special! Think how wonderful it would be...to become part of the famous tour of the Nationality Rooms, which has put Pittsburgh on the map!

In the future, the Latin American & Caribbean Heritage Room might feature educational and cultural events. There could be a Spanish Story Hour for children. There might be Travel Presentations, with speakers discussing their home countries; and travelers discussing their adventures! Through slide shows, videos, and discussions, people can learn about the art, music, history, landscape, and beauty of the Latin American & Caribbean regions!

Imagine those meetings taking place in the backdrop of a room, whose rich beauty, architecture, and design is entirely dedicated to this region? Amazing, isn't it? The floor, the walls, the ceiling, the furniture, the books, the art...all devoted to enhancing cultural awareness of the Latin American & Caribbean people!

Let's embrace this opportunity to leave our mark on history and work together towards this common goal! Together, we can make it happen! ¡Sí, se puede!

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How can you help? Glad you asked!

There are so many ways that everyone can help! You can VOLUNTEER to become part of our PLANNING COMMITTEE, or VOLUNTEER to help with mailings, events, fundraisers, etc. We need people to hang flyers, stuff envelopes, make phone calls, organize events, etc. You can devote as much time as your schedule allows. Every little bit helps! :-)

You can also help by making a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION to the Heritage Room Fund! We're a NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, and we appreciate all gifts! Just click on our DONATION PAGE, and you'll have all the information you need. You can either send a check by mail, pay by phone, or visit the University of Pittsburgh's secure web site and donate online!

Corporations, Businesses, Foundations, & Organizations can have their logo, and a link to their web site included on the CONTRIBUTORS PAGE, upon review from our committee. All logos & links must be approved before inclusion on our web site.

Another way to show your support is to attend our fundraising events throughout the year. Community participation will be the key to our success! Please visit the EVENTS PAGE for details.

You can also help by simply spreading the word! We want to educate the community about the cultural advantages of having a Latin American & Caribbean Heritage Room! We want to get not only the local Hispanic & Caribbean communities involved, but all of Pittsburgh and beyond!

Thank you for taking the time to read ABOUT US!

And thank you for your support of the
Latin American & Caribbean Heritage Room!