Thank you
ÁmateAhora, Voices for Health Thank You for Your Support
Leticia Madrigal, MA – Valvular Heart Disease Champion, HeartLand District, Chicago, IL
Breaking the Silence…
Leticia is a marathon aficionado, advocate, Industrial/Organizational Psychologist, entrepreneur, and caregiver. Mom a pacemaker recipient, after years of not managing her Type2 Diabetes, it damaged her heart and kidneys. Dad passed from a Heat Stroke that led to a massive heart attack. Chronic Illness is a silent killer. She was inspired to break the silence, share her family’s story and founded ÁmateAhora, Voices for Health. Interested in learning more visit http://www.joinAmate.org/
Her HeartStory…
After attending an American Heart Association Conference. She met WomenHeart, shared her family’s story, and was selected as a National Spokeswoman for HeartHealth specifically for the Hispanic/Latino Market. WomenHeart, The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease is a non-profit patient advocacy organization that supports, educates and advocates on behalf of the 42 million American women living with or at risk of heart disease, the #1 killer of women. For more information visit http://www.womenheart.org/
Thanks to WomenHeart, insisting she see a Cardiologist, they saved her life. Fall 2014 she was first detected with a Heart Murmur, later diagnosed with Valvular Regurgitation aka “Leaky Valves”. It’s a condition where the valves don’t close properly making her heart work harder. Now Leticia has her own heart story. Speaking as a caregiver and advocate now patient heart champion.
Sharing her HeartStory Nationwide…
Leticia Madrigal MA, National Spokesperson for WomenHeart teamed up with a stellar lineup including a bilingual Cardiologist, Fitness Instructor, and bilingual Blood Pressure Screener for the HeartOfFitnessTour para La Mujer Hispana all in the name of Heart Health thanks to Burlington.
HeartOfFitnessTour travels the Nation including Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Georgia, Arizona, and California, among others. Burlington donates $1 for every dress sold every February-March. Visit a location near you and help support WomenHeart. Bringing awareness to the 42M women living with heart disease and the million more at risk. http://www.burlingtoncoatfactory.com/
Mujeres Hispanas Están en Mayor Riesgo…
¿Sabía usted que la enfermedad cardiaca es la principal causa de muerte entre las mujeres en Estados Unidos y que las mujeres hispanas están en mayor riesgo? Un reciente estudio indica que por lo menos el 71% de las mujeres hispanas tienen por lo menos un factor de riesgo asociado con enfermedades cardiacas. Para mas información visita http://www.womenheart.org/
Knowing is Not Enough…
Thought she was protected from heart disease, due to her healthy lifestyle, but quickly learned that every woman is at risk. Leticia urges you to be your family’s Heart Health Champion. She shares, “There comes great peace and power in coming to terms with our health and being proactive. ÁmateAhora, LoveYouNow, Tomorrow May Be Too Late.”
Leticia Madrigal creates a culture of leaders causing leaders. Creating the experience of power and peace of mind by coming to terms with our health. Mobilizing healthy families and workforce at an individual, organizational and community level to be proactive worldwide. Is the Principal Industrial/Organizational Psychologist at Madrigal Consulting; Founder and CEO of ÁmateAhora, Voices for Health.
ÁmateAhora, Voices for Health…
ÁmateAhora is a non-profit bilingual, multicultural and powerfully diverse team of transformation agents standing to Live Healthy Worldwide! Rolling out free health services year round. Producing an Annual health expo (Fall 2015), leading 90Day Health Challenges (Monthly) supervised via Behavioral Psychologist Leticia Madrigal MA and Family Physician, Weight & Metabolism Specialist Dr. Estella Hernandez MD, hosting ZUMBA Sessions (Weekly), and we advocate for health (Daily). Visit http://www.joinAmate.org/
Extending a Warm Hug and Acknowledgement to our Sponsors, for Spearheading ÁmateAhora with us. May we have a Grand 2015.
Gracias a nuestros generosos patrocinadores, Nutrimedicos, Estella Hernandez y Carlos Martinez. http://www.nutrimedicos.com/ Conozcan a la Dra. Estella Hernandez MD especialista en Metabolismo y Control de Peso en 1743 W. 18th Street Nutrimedicos. Nos reunimos esta semana para planificar nuestro Expo Anual de Salud con ÁmateAhora Otoño 2015, Nuestros Retos de Salud con ÁmateAhora cada 90 Dias (mensual), Clases de ZUMBA (semanal), Correr Por Causas, Abogar por pólizas de Salud, etc.
Thanks to our generous sponsors, Nutrimedicos, Dr. Estella Hernandez MD and Carlos Martinez. Meet Dr. Estella Hernandez MD specialist in Metabolism and Weight Management at 1743 W. 18th St. Nutrimedicos, http://www.nutrimedicos.com/.
We met this week to plan our Annual Health Expo with ÁmateAhora Fall 2015, Our ÁmateAhora 90 Day Health Challenges (monthly), ZUMBA Classes (weekly), Running for Causes, Advocate for Health Policies, etc.
Fuerte abrazo por todo el apoyo que nos dan año tras año, nuestro agente fiscal 501c3, Eighteenth Street Development Corporation, Alejandra Alvarado y Gerry Alvarado- Geralex, Alexis Esparza- ED at ESDC, y la Directiva Ejecutiva. http://www.eighteenthstreet.org/ Alex Cabrera- Lalo’s on Maxwell & La Taberna Tapas on Halsted, Rey Rivera- CSI3000, Antonio R. Guillen- Wintrust, y mas. Gracias especial a Benjamin Modragon y el Chef Enrique Cortes por todo su apoyo y alimenacion.
Big hug for all the support you give us year after year, as our fiscal agent 501c3, Eighteenth Street Development Corporation (ESDC), Alejandra Alvarado Alvarado and Gerry Geralex, Alexis Esparza ED at ESDC, and Executive Directors. http://www.eighteenthstreet.org/ Alex Cabrera Lalo’s on Maxwell & La Taberna Tapas on Halsted, CSI3000 Rey Rivera, Antonio R. Guillen Wintrust, and more. Special thanks to Benjamin Modragon and Chef Enrique Cortes for all your support and tasty food.
Gracias a nuestro generoso patrocinador de imprenteria, DOTPRESS con Mario Galindo, http://www.dotpress.us 
Thanks to our generous printing sponsor, dotpress.us, Mario Galindo, http://www.dotpress.us
Gracias a Apple Cargo Express Midwest/El Medio Oeste por patrocinar equipo de sonido, música, y entretenimento en nuestros eventos. Por la gran oportunidad de colabora por segundo año en co-manejar el equipo de ÁmateAhora Lati
noUnidos y promover la salud familiar através del deporte durante la primavera and verano. https://www.facebook.com/APPLECARGOEXPRESSMIDWEST
Thanks to Apple Midwest Express Cargo/The Midwest for sponsoring sound, music, and entertainment. For the grand opportunity in co-managing the team ÁmateAhora LatinosUnited Adult Baseball League. And the opportunity to promote healthy families by way of sports during the spring and summer.
Gracias al Mariachi Chavez y Daniel Casillas, Singer Fantasia, Dana Butler de Irma Ruiz Elementary con su coro y baile, por brindar canciones para nuestros eventos.
Thanks to Mariachi Chavez and Daniel Casillas, Singer Fantasia Dana Butler Elementary Irma Ruiz for his angelic choir and dancers, providing beautiful melodies for our events. http://ruizelementaryschool.org/
Gracias a nuestro Coach Oscar Reyes de ZUMBA, por ofrecer su tiempo y entrenamiento semanal. 
Thanks to our Coach Oscar Reyes ZUMBA, for offering his time and weekly training. Thanks to Meztisoy Pilsen, Sonia Yanez, Victor Perez, Ricardo Concha for their fabulous space where we host our training, metrics and exercise!
Mil gracias a Meztisoy Pilsen, Sonia Yanez, Victor Perez, Ricardo Concha por su espacio fabuloso donde hospedan nuestros entrenamiento, exámenes y ejercicio!
Family owned Fruit/Juice/Taqueria | Organic | Heart of Pilsen Chicago
(312) 261-5556
1757 W. 18th Street
Chicago, IL, United States 60608
Gracias Israel Vargas, MATD, Asistente Provost de la Universidad Roosevelt, por ofrecer ayuda en obtener un lugar para nuestro expo de salud, otoño del 2015 y la selección de ÁmateAhora como socio comunitario para su programa de mentores. Este programa facilita las relaciones de tutoría entre estudiantes de Roosevelt y líderes de organizaciones comunitarias sin fines de lucro del área. Gracias Seona Marshall por participar y ser nuestra distingida estudiante.
Thanks Israel Vargas, MATD, Assistant Provost from Roosevelt University, for offering assistance in securing a location for Fall 2015 and selecting ÁmateAhora as a Community Partner for your Mentoring Program. This amazing program facilitates mentoring relationships between Roosevelt undergraduate students and leaders of area nonprofit community organizations. Thanks Seona Marshall for participating and being our protégé, 2015. http://www.roosevelt.edu/
ÁmateAhora Thanks you. Gracias, a nuestros generosos patrocinadores! To God Be the Glory.
Nutrimedicos, Estella Hernandez y Carlos Martinez. http://www.nutrimedicos.com/ Conozcan a la Dra. Estella Hernandez MD especialista en Metabolismo y Control de Peso en 1743 W. 18th Street Nutrimedicos.
Fuerte abrazo por todo el apoyo que nos dan año tras año, nuestro agente fiscal 501c3, Eighteenth Street Development Corporation, Alejandra Alvarado y Gerry Alvarado- Geralex, Alexis Esparza- ED at ESDC, y la Directiva Ejecutiva. Alex Cabrera- Lalo’s on Maxwell & La Taberna Tapas on Halsted, Rey Rivera- CSI3000, Antonio R. Guillen- Wintrust, y mas.
Gracias a nuestro generoso patrocinador de imprenteria, dotpress.us con Mario Galindo, http://www.dotpress.us
Gracias a Apple Cargo Express Midwest / El Medio Oeste por patrocinar equipo de sonido, música, y entretenimento.
Gracias Benjamin Modragon y el Chef Enrique Cortes por todo su apoyo invaluable.
Gracias a nuestros panelistas’ desde 2012, 2013, 2014!! Dra. Mercedes Martinez MD, Dr. Steven Rothschild MD, Dr, Gabriela Ziccarelli, PHARMD, Sergio Rojas, Heidi Pagonis #ENDALZ, Carmen Velasquez, y mas
Y mi inspiración Momma Madrigal, Toda Mi Familia Madrigal, Denice L Trevino, Elisa Trevino, Estela Torres, Kimberly Dominguez Erik Trevino, Hero Juster, Josias Torres, Araceli Torres, Karin Trevino, Erik Trevino, Omar Espinoza, Familia Espinoza, Familia Sevilla, Myrtha Sevilla. Familia de WomenHeart The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease. Y nuestra Familia de LinkedIn, Facebook y otras redes.
Gracias a nuestro Coach Oscar Reyes de ZUMBA. Nancy Gonzalez Movement, Mind, Wellness at Women Empowerment, Jeremiah D. Jones, Hillary Johnson Calm Chicago: Center for Mindfulness and Compassion, Gail Garza, LA More.
Mil gracias a Meztisoy Pilsen, Sonia Yanez, Victor Perez, Ricardo Concha por su espacio fabuloso donde hospedan nuestros entrenamiento, exámenes y ejercicio!
Thanks to our ÁmateAhora Network- (Si no te encuentras, por favor perdónanos y inclúyete en el comentario)
Un million de gracias a nuestro equipo ejecutivo y embajadores de salud:
Antonia Hernandez, Maria Ojeda de Yada’s Flowers/Food, Olaya Espinoza, Jose Del Carmen Espinoza, Denise Mellado, Teresa Marie Zeman, Singer Fantasia, Nikoleta Morales, Jaime Garza Rodriguez, Hector Saldana, Tony Calcagno, Luis Calcagno, Luis Tubens, Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, Argenis Tiburcio
Thank you Bill G Vlahos, JR Rojas, Radio Vive 750PM, Abogado Mateo Katz, Gerardo Torres, Marta Medina, Sin Censura Vicente Serrano, Lourdes Duarte, Juan Orta, Christina Gutierrez, Carlos Olea, Zoraida Sambolin, Tsitsiki Félix, Stacey Baca ABC7, Alfonso Gutiérrez, Alfonso Barrera, Hispanic Pro, Azul Holistic Spa, Naturally Chic Nails, Chocolate For Your Body Chicago inc, National Museum of Mexican Art, Benito Juarez Academy High School, West Side Technical Institute, West Loop Athletic Club.
Muchas Gracias Lalo’s On Maxwell
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Hands down the best service, team, bartenders, administration! Heartfelt thanks to the Thursday Night Bartender Crew! Safe Kept my IPhone! Mil gracias Alex Cabrera, Benjamin Modragon, Lalo’s On Maxwell, and Chef Enrique Cortes you have been our exceptionally generous sponsors since we launched ÁmateAhora! Thanks for your continued and invaluable support.
Not long ago, the average person regarded Mexican Food as being limited to tacos, enchiladas and mouth-boiling salsas. Few people were actually aware of the vast array of sauces, spices, and flavors that make the Mexican cuisine so unique. For nearly thirty years, Lalo’s Restaurants has taken pride in bringing this refined cuisine to Chicago. Lalo’s traces it’s roots to a small 24 seat restaurant located in the heart of Chicago’s Mexican Community. By following a strict policy of only serving top quality, authentic dishes; that small restaurant steadily grew in popularity. Soon, this location became too small to serve the needs of its existing clientele. Lalo’s soon expanded to a full-sized restaurant just two blocks away. By establishing the same food systems and serving the same traditional Mexican dishes (all of which were adopted from family recipes) the restaurant was able to gain more customers. In fact, demand was so big in this area that another unit was opened less than a mile away. For the next nine years, Lalo’s Restaurant solely operated from those two units.
Knowing that many new customers were venturing from suburbs such as Cicero, Oak Park, Berwyn, and Bolingbrook the time seemed right to open a new restaurant in the suburbs. In 1984, a new Lalo’s was opened in Cicero, Illinois. Sure enough, the new restaurant became an instant success. In fact, not only did this new Cicero location become the busiest restaurant on that section of Cermak road, but the restaurant soon expanded to the building next door, thus doubling the seating capacity. Today, there are a total of 12 units both in the city and the suburbs. Including Lalo’s On Maxwell!!! Although there have been several franchise proposals, the restaurants still remain entirely family owned. Lalo’s restaurant is looking for continued growth in the future. Whatever the future holds, Lalo’s has pledged to always serve the same original recipes that have made it a Chicagoland tradition.
Great information about Lalo’s On Maxwell and awesome catering deals! (312) 455-9380
lalosonmaxwell@facebook.com
733 W Maxwell Street
Chicago, IL, United States 60607
@lalosonmaxwell(Twitter)
Be Fit this Fall 2014! 90Day Fall Health Challenge, get your free t-shirt, today! Thanks to www.RadioVive.us
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Join our 90Day FREE! Fall Health Challenge. And get your free t-shirt. We’ll meet once a month, you set your challenge, and we’ll track it for you. Supervised by Dr. Estella Hernandez MD specialized in Metabolism and Weight loss; Coached by Performance Psychologist Leticia Madrigal MA. Best performer wins 90Day Health Championship. Let’s do this! Meet the “LENGUAS AL AIRE” team and dance ZUMBA with Oscar Reyes!!!
Mil Gracias! 
“LENGUAS AL AIRE” http://www.RadioVive.us 750PM, and a special shout out to Jaime Garza Rodriguez at PACHANKA MUSIC CULTURE. PACHANKA MUSIC CULTURE produces a unique experience tapping into fast rising local and international talent. Thank you for your masterful introductions.
Conozcan al equipo de “LENGUAS AL AIRE” Héctor González, Cristina López, Vanessa Velz, Rafa Vargas, y ZUMBA Master Oscar Reyes. Sintoniza Martes a las 8:00PM por Radiovive.us o a través de la aplicación USTREAM. 
ÁmateAhora says GRACIAS “LENGUAS AL AIRE on www.RadioVive.us 750PM.” for your Team Spirit & T-shirt Give Aways | Playeras Gratis!! Live at Nutrimedicos
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Mil Gracias! “LENGUAS AL AIRE” http://www.RadioVive.us 750PM, and a special shout out to Jaime Garza Rodriguez at PACHANKA MUSIC CULTURE. PACHANKA MUSIC CULTURE produces a unique experience tapping into fast rising local and international talent. Thank you for your masterful introductions.
Conozcan al equipo de “LENGUAS AL AIRE” Héctor González, Cristina López, Vanessa Velz, Rafa Vargas, y ZUMBA Master Oscar Reyes. Sintoniza Martes a las 8:00PM por Radiovive.us o a través de la aplicación USTREAM.
Meet “LENGUAS AL AIRE” and dance ZUMBA with Oscar Reyes!!! Join our 90Day FREE! Fall Health Challenge. And get your t-shirt. We meet once a month. Let’s do this!
ÁmateAhora says Mil Gracias! Por patrocinar tu servicos ItzamGraphics
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Coming Soon to Pilsen on 23rd and Damen, 60608!
Thank you Itzam Graphics! for your sponsorship!! Mil gracias! Thanks for your support we were are able to print and deliver our special invitation to several local ZUMBA classes for our monthly ÁmateAhora’s 90Day Free Fall Challenge, happening Thursday Aug 28th at 630pm.
Si eres Papà este regalo es para ti.
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Entre más años tengo, más quiero y entiendo a mi padre, Abel Pérez Rojas
Hoy celebra la comunidad Dominicana el Dia Del Padre. Y tomo esta oportunidad para reconocer un ser querido que hizo una diferencia en mi vida. Se que no se lo había dejado saber hasta ahora, perdón por eso. Todo los dias trato de ser mejor persona. Y acepto que soy perfectamente imperfecta. Les pido que lean este agradecimiento y consideren en tomar un momento a dar las gracias y agradecer aquellos que nos alimentan con una sonrisa o nos han dado todo. 
Este Agosto cumple mi querido padre tres años que paso a mejor vida. Es día marco un fuerte dolor en mi corazón porque mi papa siempre me alimento el alma con su dulce sonrisa y me dio todo. Cuando escuche la palabras de mi madrecita, “Tu papa murió”. Me estrujo el alma. Rápido comencé a consolarla y compre me boleto a Mexico.
Les cuento que no fue hasta que mi gran amigo, Luis Calcagno de Hato Mayor Del Rey, República Dominicana, quien yo guardo con mucho respeto, me visito a darme un abrazo y su pésame. Su visita me impacto tanto porque no fue hasta es preciso momento que capte que ya no podré abrazarlo, mimarlo, adorarlo. Gracias Luis por darme la oportunidad de completar y regalarle es abrazo. 
Aquí les dedico esta canción, Amor Eterno con Rocío Dúrcal.
http://youtu.be/7QuXKirNX3I
ÁMATEAHORA thanks Eighteenth Street Development Corporation’s Uber Generous Board!
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ÁMATEAHORA says thank you Eighteenth Street Development Corporation. And a heartfelt GRACIAS to an uber amazing Executive Board! for providing capacity building services, guidance and advocacy resulting in the creation of the ÁMATEAHORA Movement! Composed of an Annual Health Expo, Monthly Health Challenges, and Running For Causes. We also launched http://www.joinAmate.org! Thank you for endorsing our idea and your most generous support for a successful launch.
ÁMATEAHORA collaborates with sponsors, community leaders, advocates, caregivers, panelists, exhibitors, stakeholders, entrepreneurs, startups, chamber of commerce, media, TV, radio, health aficionados and our social media family committed to mobilizing communities to Live Healthy.
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