Group picture

 

Mary and Carlos talk with Juanita Ayala

 

Jake and Alex Ayala

 

Taylor Smith and Angela Ayala enjoying the meal

 

Carlos and Mary Mireles come to Madison and eat with Jake and Alex Ayala at Cheeseburgers in Paradise

 

Oscar Mireles was elected President of the Board of Directors of Centro Hispano of Dane County

 

Kalhari Information

 

Lorena got accepted to University of Wisconsin-Madison

She has been a part of the PEOPLE program for six years and will start summer school on June 21st. She will take six credits this summer and be on her way in the fall.

Lorena and Clara at the PEOPLE reception

 

Jesse Ayala (lower right) and Project 40/40

PROJECT 40/40
Last November I was invited by two of my close friends to help them construct a new Non-Profit Student Organization on campus called Project 40/40.

Project 40/40 is an awareness and fundraising campaign for the Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative. Through a combination of incremental, individual donations and group fundraising efforts, Project 40/40 seeks to partner UW-Madison's 40,000 student population with 40,000 HIV+ Ugandans in need of finance for their AIDS medication.

Currently I am the Director of Event Coordination, one of five executives working with a team of 17 interns this semester. My main task is executing a fundraising and awareness campaign comprised of fifteen events this semester, ranging from networking nights, to panel discussions to even a musical about the AIDS Quilt. Our focus is to demonstrate the HIV/AIDS is not a partisan issue, but rather an issue that affects all people regardless of nationality, creed, ethnicity, economic status or sexuality, thus it is everyone's responsibility to act.

Most notably on April 1, we hosted an exclusive web lecture with Jeffrey Sachs, a world renowned Economist who is currently the Director of the UN Millennium Project. He has written two books, The End of Poverty and Common Wealth, both outlining his plan to eradicate extreme poverty by the year 2025. In the sphere of poverty alleviation Jeffrey Sachs is the biggest name in the field that anyone could book. Due to his fame, we were actually featured in both of the student news publications: Daily Cardinal
Badger Herald


Myself, along with four other members of the project travelled over spring break to New Orleans to attend the Clinton Global Initiative University Kick-off Conference. This conference marked the beginning of President Bill Clinton's campaign to get University campuses world wide to make a difference on the global stage. While in attendance I had the opportunity to meet a wide range of distinguished public servants and activists, including President Bill Clinton, Lance Armstrong, Brad Pitt & Gideon Yago to name just a few.

Also while in New Orleans I had the opportunity to have dinner with Ben Seydewitz who is doing AmeriCorp in New Orleans. I visited the Seydewitz family during my vacation to the East Coast this past summer, but it was nice to catch up with Ben in New Orleans and explore Bourbon Street with a family member. For more information on the CGI U conference, you can visit www.CGIU.org.

If anyone is interested in more information or has questions about the initiative or is willing to contribute money to the cause, they can email me at jayala@wisc.edu. Our website is currently under construction, but will soon be up and running at www.Project4040.org.

--
Jesse Ayala
Director of Event Coordination
Project 40/40

University of Wisconsin Chancellor's Scholars Program
2010 Class Co-Chair
jayala@wisc.edu
608.333.5468

Iris Schramm, Ellen Schramm, Lezley Contreras, Elizabeth Schramm, Barb Berling

Iris Schramm is Barb Berling's mother whom we visited last weekend in Marion, Indiana. Ellen Schramm is Barb's sister-in-law. Elizabeth Schramm is Ellen's daughter and Lezley is Ellen's grandaughter.

Javier volunteers to be the Madison East Freshman Girls Soccer Manager

He will be helping out with the team (the high school girls teams play in the spring and the boys in the fall).

Lorena was the Girls Junior Varsity Soccer manager at Madison East two years ago.

Oscar Mireles was the boys basketball manager in 7th , 8th and 9th grade at Washington Junior High School.

University of Wisconsin Chancellor's Scholars Class of 2010

Jesse Ayala and Oscar Mireles at Omega School last Saturday

 

Javier and Lorena Mireles make the Madison East Honor Roll

Juan Mireles receives AAODA certification in Arizona

Advanced Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse Counselor (AAODA) Standards

The minimum standards for Advanced Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse Counselor (AAODA) reciprocal credential is listed below. Note that each Member Board may have higher standards for this credential. Please see our Member Board page for contact information.


Experience

2000 hours of supervised AODA-specific work experience.

Education

Master's Degree in behavioral science with a clinical application from a regionally accredited college or university within the United States or colleges and universities outside the U.S. plus 180 hours of AODA-specific education. Six hours must be specific to counselor ethics. One hour of education is equal to 50 minutes of continuous instruction.

Supervision

300 hours specific to the IC&RC 12 core function areas with a minimum of ten hours in each core function area.

Examination

Applicants must pass the IC&RC International Written AAODA Examination.

Case Presentation Method

Applicants must pass the IC&RC Case Presentation Method (CPM) Examination.

Code of Ethics

Applicants must sign a code of ethics statement or affirmation statement.

Recertification

40 hours of continuing education earned every two years.

Lorena performs at Madison McPike East High School Show Choir

Jesse Ayala and the UW-Chancellors Scholar Class of 2010 volunteer at Omega School

The group of about 30 students landscaped around the building, built two terraced flowerboxes and moved dirt and word chips.
In addition a small group organized Omega School graduation and program photos. A third group organized and alphabetized the over 1500 folders of student graduates. I taught Jesse Ayala how to grill hot dogs and brats as well as prepare masta and marinera sauce.

Carlos Mireles coaches Wheelchair Basketball team to 7th Place Finish in NCAA Division III Tournament in Ohio

Waukesha Thunder Division 3 Carlos Mireles WI coachcarlos@excite.com

Congratulations to Kentucky's Hill on Wheels, your 2007-2008 DIII National Champions!

Today was the final day of the DIII National Championship Tournament. Six teams battled today for first place, but Hill on Wheels, led by coach Julie Duncan, took home the gold.

Play began at 8:30 this morning with the Music City Lightning and the Connecticut Spokebenders on one court while the Ft Wayne Bandits battled the Moraine Minutement nearby. A quick bucket from Spokebender, Kelly Loth, with 2 seconds to go, resulted in a tie with the Lightning, and sent the two into overtime. Connecticut ended up pulling out the win, 54 to 52 against Music City. Ft. Wayne also pulled in a win against the Moraine Minutemen, 46-36.

Final game results are as follows:
Game 46: Music City 52 vs Connecticut 54
Game 47: Ft Wayne 46 vs Moraine 36
Game 48: Connecticut 39 vs Ft Wayne 51
Game 49: Port City 51 vs Ft Wayne 47

Port City then went on to the final game against Hill on Wheels for the championship. Port City gave a great fight against the Kentucky team, but it was not enough to pull off the title. Hill on Wheels maintained a confident lead throughout most of the game and, in the end, finished the game victoriously with a score of 64 to 54.

The 2007-2008 DIII tournament rankings are as follows:
23rd place: Kentwood Rollers
22nd: Air Capital
21st: Shepherd Stealers
20th: Oak Forest Fire
19th: Mobile Patriots
18th: North Charleston Rolling Hurricanes
17th: Charlottesville Cardinals
16th: New Orleans Rollin Hornets
15th: Cleveland Wheelchair Cavs
14th: Austin Rec'ers
13th: Walton Blazing Bulldogs
12th: Pittsburgh Steelwheelers
11th: Magee Sixers
10th: All-Hearts Tornadoes
9th: Miami Heat Wheels
8th: Green Bay Horizon
7th: Waukesha Thunder
6th: Moraine Minutemen
5th: Music City Lightning
4th: Connecticut Spokebenders
3rd: Fort Wayne Bandits
2nd: Port City Spokesmen
1st: Hill on Wheels

Check back on the NWBA website for a list tournament awards and recognition from the DIII National Championships!

Laura Mireles and family down in Atllanta

Mireles Family Picture (well 9 out of 12 kids ain't bad...)

Front Row (L-R)
Juanita (Mireles) Ayala, Stella (Mireles) Kyles, Gloria (Mireles) Podhola, Raquel (Mireles) Seyedewitz
Back Row (L-R)
Oscar Mireles, Jesus Mireles, Victor Mireles, Julian Mireles, Carlos Mireles

Tio Juan and Cole will be at the game tonight to watch their Grandson Marjil Mireles play

 

Esteban Mireles and Marjil Mireles play in basketball games tonight in Kenosha. Wish them luck

 

Gabriel and Evie plan to get married

 

 

 

Javier scores a goal at indoor soccer

 

Oscar and Boby FLores at the badger game against Northern Illinois

 

Sonia Nazario and Oscar Mireles at the Madison Civics Club meeting

 

Clara and Javier after tieing LaFollette 1-1