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On October 13, 2012 Intercambio will host its 11th annual La Fiesta. If you’re not familiar with this event, it is a true community event that is affordable and accessible to everyone regardless of economic [...]
This year will be the tenth year for Intercambio's annual La Fiesta. If you're not familiar with this event, it is a true community event that is affordable and accessible to everyone regardless of economic class.
Back in 2002, when we held our [...]
About the author:
Lee Shainis is Executive Director and co-founder of Intercambio, a nonprofit that builds respect and friendship across cultures through volunteer-taught English classes for adult immigrants, life skills and citizenship courses, events and cultural trainings. Lee helped Intercambio spread its model nationwide, train 3,500 volunteer teachers, and provide English classes to 7,500 immigrant adults since its inception in 2001.
Lee also authored "What Every Immigrant Needs to Know," a publication being used by over 250 organizations in 40 states to spread practical, simple and essential information to ease the integration process.
He regularly leads cultural trainings, orientations to life in the U.S., presentations on social entrepreneurship, and world dance party exercise classes. He has a BA in Business Administration from the University of Michigan, which in 2004 gave Lee the Entrepreneur of the Year Award. In 2010 he was voted Boulder County Gold People's Choice Award for Best Activist/Community Champion.
