(Mana de Imperial Valley to introduce this year's Honorees)...Mana's Annual Las Primeras Awards and Scholarship Fundraiser will be held October 13.

At this year's event, Dr. Guillermina Nunez-Mchiri, Diahna Garcia-Ruiz and Hortencia Armendariz, this year's Las Primera's Honorees, will be recognized for their advocacy work, breaking barriers and community service. The theme at this year's fundraiser highlights the many influential Latina Women who have blazed a trail, used their voices to highlight civil rights issues, political injustices and broken barriers. The event will be held at the Old Eucalyptus Schoolhouse in El Centro. Tickets to the event are available at the organizations website, ivmana.org.