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MEET 2024'S SPEAKERS!
HANNAH ORENDAIN
Hannah Orendain is the founder of RGV Gives Back, an organization focused on improving the well-being of RGV natives. Hannah has raised over $10,000 to donate to first responders and front-line workers. She is currently a student at St. Mary’s School of Law and has been recognized by her professors numerous times. Earlier this year she was given the opportunity to be a part of the Future Latino Leaders Summer Law Institute.
STXi 2019 Highlights
CULTURE. COMMUNITY. IDENTITY.
Serving as an exposé about the life and resources of the Rio Grande Valley, South Texas Ideas is a platform created by and for young adults to engage in an actionable dialogue about culture, community, and identity.
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Prestigious keynote speakers
We invite inspirational community leaders and local figures to give a TED-style talk to the youth of the Valley that revolves around a common message: the youth are both the future and the present of South Texas!
Actively engaged youth organizers
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Our team of bright, passionate youth begins to assemble in the fall semester and combines a wide range of talents: outreach, activity planning, fundraising, social media, and many more community building skills!
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Attendees from both sides of La Frontera
After hosting our first festival in 2017, we have amassed an audience of young people and adults alike from all over the world, and we're still just getting started!
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Hours of spreading ideas worth sharing
Our annual festivals are structured to give our attendees the time and space to have open conversations about traditionally avoided topics with both our lineup of speakers and other youth from all over the Valley!
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