United Airlines and Adelante! Fund Announce Winner of Latin America Video Contest

NEW MEXICO COLLEGE STUDENT WINS AIRLINE TICKETS TO VISIT LATIN AMERICA IN ADELANTE! EDUCATION FUND CONTEST

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Sep 07, 2011, 04:26 ET

CHICAGO, Sept. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UAL), and the Adelante! U.S. Education Leadership Fund have announced the winners of the "Destino: Latinoamerica" (Destination: Latin America) video contest for Hispanic college students.

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Jamila Hull, 22, from Las Cruces, N.M., and a senior majoring in German and museum conservation at New Mexico State University, won first place with a three-minute video showcasing five reasons to visit Brazil. Hull's video is posted on www.adelantefund.org and on the Adelante! YouTube page at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o03EmTDtfCw.

"From the beautiful shores of Ipanema to the heartland of the Amazon, Brazil captivates and welcomes its visitors," Hull said. "Brazil's vibrant culture, traditions and rich history provide visitors an incredibly diverse experience."

Participants had to submit a two-to-three-minute video highlighting five reasons to visit one of the 23 Latin American or Caribbean countries where United flies. A panel of judges from United, Adelante! and MarketVision, United's public relations agency for the Latino market, selected the winning video. Hull won four tickets for travel to any United destination in the continental U.S., Mexico, Central America or the Caribbean.

"Jamila really captured the excitement and beauty of Brazil," said Maria Cristina Osorio, director of public relations for Latin America and the U.S. Latino market for United. "The judges were impressed by the creativity of the students' Destino entries and how well they portrayed the tremendous diversity of the Latin American region."

Second-place winner Lauren Klibingat, an economics major at the University of California in San Diego, produced a video about visiting Panama. Klibingat , a native of Los Angeles, will receive two tickets.

"We are proud of the outstanding content and quality of the submissions received as part of the '2011 Destino: Latinoamerica' video contest," said Jay Zambrano, executive director, Adelante! "We were thrilled to see that so many of our students appreciate the cultures, histories, and lands of our Latin American friends throughout the Western Hemisphere. Congratulations to all who participated."

United also is providing tickets for 10 Adelante! scholarship winners to attend the organization's annual Leadership Institute in San Antonio in October.

The Adelante! U.S. Education Leadership Fund, a national nonprofit organization based in San Antonio, Texas, was established in 1993. The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) and the Miller Brewing Company are the founding organizations of the Adelante! Fund, whose mission is to inspire Hispanic students to graduate and lead through scholarship, internship and leadership training. Since its designation as a 501(c)3 organization in 1997, the Adelante! Fund has awarded nearly $1 million in scholarships to Hispanic undergraduate students across the nation and has provided career development, leadership training and internship opportunities to hundreds of promising young Hispanic college students. For more information or to make a donation, please visit www.Adelantefund.org or contact Jay Zambrano, Executive Director, at 210-692-1971 or [email protected].

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