This year, Tiempo Latino, a founding partner of the Bags of Love/Bolsas de Amor program, celebrates 15 years of dedicated service to the communities of Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, providing essential food aid to the region’s most vulnerable families.
Bags of Love, initiated by EMD Sales Inc. in response to the 2008 financial crisis, was established to address the critical need for food among struggling families. Since its inception in 2009, this collaborative project has brought together like-minded partners such as Tiempo Latino to provide essential aid.
This year’s program successfully put together 1,000 boxes, each filled with 52 pounds of food, ready for distribution across 29 sites in the Washington, D.C., area.
Elda Devarie, President of EMD Sales and Bags of Love, expressed her gratitude for the overwhelming support received in 2024. “It is a community effort with companies and sponsors to combat food insecurity in our community. When we started with Tiempo Latino, there were 300 bags; now, 15 years later, we are making a thousand boxes. We are touching approximately 4,000 people with this effort,” she stated.
Held at the EMD Sales warehouse in Baltimore, Maryland, the packing event saw around a hundred volunteers, including employees, sponsors, clients, and partners, come together to recognize and celebrate the unwavering support from various media organizations, businesses, and individuals. In a special moment during the gathering, Tiempo Latino was commended for its 15 years of commitment to making a significant difference in the lives of numerous families through the meaningful initiative.
“We stand here today with key members of our team, Zulema Tijero, Vice President of Sales, and Ricardo Sánchez Silva, Senior Editor, to graciously accept this recognition. Our commitment to supporting the community is unwavering; we consistently seek opportunities to make a meaningful impact in every way,” shared Rafael Ulloa, Deputy publisher of Tiempo Company.
Read more at eltiempolatino.com.
About Tiempo Latino:
Tiempo Latino, founding father of Bags of Love, is the largest minority-owned, Minority Business Enterprise certified Spanish-language publication in the United States, reaching 8 million U.S. Latinos per month. As a national digital news provider, Tiempo Latino offers comprehensive coverage on a wide range of topics, including local and international news, politics, health, finance, and culture, specifically tailored to the Latino community. Tiempo Latino is part of Tiempo Company, a media group that also produces specialized e-newsletters and owns an in-house digital media agency, dedicated to serving the informational and resource needs of the Latino population across the country.
For more information, please contact:
Rafael Ulloa
Deputy Publisher
Tiempo Company
