So I received another press release that made me do a double take. MALDEF or the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund is having an OMFGGIVEUSMONEYNOWLOL! awards gala sometime in November and there were two "celebratees" (yes, i know am making that one up) that caught my eye.

First up, Eva Longoria, Desperate Housewives' own Chicana Warrior Princess. She seems to not only plunk a lot of money for a variety of Latino causes, but also does the walk by raising awareness about the plight of immigrant farm workers:

Eva Longoria Parker will be honored with the Community Service Award for her commitment to Latino civil rights and activism. Ms. Longoria Parker is the founder of Eva’s Heroes, a charity that helps developmentally disabled children. For years, she has been a supporter and top charitable contributor to several Latino and civil rights organizations around the country, such as the United Farm Workers of America and the Dolores Huerta Foundation. She is an executive producer of Shine Global Inc.’s upcoming documentary, The Harvest, which sheds light on the exploitation of 500,000 child migrant farm workers in the United States. She is a dedicated supporter of many other organizations, including PADRES Contra el Cancer and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

That documentary she's executive producing was what caught my attention. Let's see how they address migrancy as a result of US's Latin American policies; especially NAFTA.

Then there's the mention of Anheuser-Busch for being "the largest corporate contributor in fund-raising efforts for the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF)". I find that really interesting for probably the most famous officer of the company: Cindy McCain.

The company's getting an award for corporate social responsibility. Ah ... hmmm ... ok. Budweiser and MALDEF: Interesting bedfellows. I wonder how they translated "Wassuuuuuuuuuuup?!" in Spanish.

Here's the partial 411:

WHAT:	MALDEF 35th ANNUAL LOS ANGELES AWARDS GALA
WHO:	THOMAS A. SAENZ, MALDEF President and General Counsel
HONOREES:	Eva Longoria Parker, COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD Anheuser Busch Cos, CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AWARD Anthony Solana, Jr., EXCELLENCE IN LEGAL SERVICE AWARD Dr. Rodolfo Acuña, LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
WHEN:	THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2009 6:00 p.m. – Reception 7:00 p.m. – Gala & Program
WHERE:	The Westin Bonaventure Hotel 404 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA‎