Date set for annual Cesar Chavez fundraiser in Pomona

The Latino-Latina Roundtable of the San Gabriel and Pomona Valley and the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement of the San Gabriel Valley-Inland Empire will hold the 7th annual Cesar E. Chavez Breakfast Fundraiser on March 24.

The event will begin at 8 a.m. at The Avalon on the grounds of Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave.

This year's keynote speaker will be Anthony Chavez, grandson of civil rights leader and United Farm Workers union co-founder Cesar Chavez, the Roundtable announced recently.

Anthony Chavez will be among those recognized during this year's breakfast for their commitment to service to others.

He serves as a spokesman for the Cesar Chavez Foundation and advocates for worker rights and for reforms in the agriculture industry, according to a statement from the Roundtable.

Also being recognized will be Russell Jauregui, an immigration lawyer who was worked to promote immigrant, voter and civil rights in Los Angeles County and the Inland Empire, the statement said.

Garey High School teacher Debbie LeAnce will be recognized for her work raising awareness of day labor centers, for her efforts to raise money for student scholarships and her work in various immigration matters in the Inland Empire, the statement said.

For information on the breakfast e-mail calderon.rose@gmail.com or call 909-599-8193.