Archive for the ‘Father’s Day’ Category

A Tribute to Pastor, the Most Influential Father in My Life

He was – perhaps next to my maternal grandfather Manolo who raised me  – the most influential father figure in my life.

Last month my longtime pastor Mel Santiesteban (I simply called him Pastor) passed away suddenly at the age of 72 and like all great, real Godly men I’ll remember him most for doing his best preaching without preaching.

Pastor was the man who by his example taught me about authenticity, integrity, family, forgiveness, ingenuity, conflict resolution, pragmatism and nearly every other virtue that Christ personifies and that today I as a husband, father and human being strive to achieve.

Pastor did not possess college degrees but he was anointed with an astonishing gift  (more…)

Pampers Celebrates Influential South Florida Fathers with Luau

In all the craziness of Father’s Day Week last week I almost forgot to thank Pampers for honoring me as one of “South Florida’s Most Influential Dads”.  Pampers held a very classy, luau-style dinner for me and about 15 other dads that ranged from lawyers (more…)

PapiBlogger’s Father’s Day Gift Guide is Here!

To RSVP and participate in tonight’s  Father’s Day Guide twitter party, and to be eligible to win great prizes, please click HERE.

Sprint Nexus S 4G from Google and Samsung, Kaldi espresso machine by The Coffee Bean & Tea Co., and Dell Inspiron M5030, make eclectic list of 2011 Annual Father’s Day Guide

MIAMI, FL (June 14, 2011) – Father’s Day is just around the corner so three leading Latino parenting bloggers, Manny Ruiz of PapiBlogger, Eva Smith of Tech.Food.Life and Brenda Cisneros of Mejorando Mi Hogar, have joined forces to launch their 2011 Father’s Day Gift Guide.

The guide features gifts for dad in a variety of categories and price ranges including Apps to help make dad’s life easier, as well as fashionable watches, outdoor grills and even grooming items.

The 2011 Father’s Day Gift guide, the first of what is to become an annual tradition, was compiled over several months with the input of other Latina moms.  It is available for free.

The Father’s Day Guide can be downloaded at: http://slidesha.re/kJ5cdr

“Dads are often overlooked in the Hispanic community so this guide is just one way we can show our fathers we love them,” said Ruiz who founded the annual guide.

From items to help dad unwind to items that will help him get into shape— here are a few of this year’s top picks from a list of over 20 gifts featured in the 2011 Father’s Day Gift Guide.

 

The Sprint Samsung Nexus S 4G from Google

The Samsung Nexus S 4G™1 from Google comes packed with a pure Android experience using Android 2.3, Gingerbread, the fastest version of Android available.  Nexus S 4G customers will be among the first to receive Android updates and the latest Google mobile services. Nexus S 4G is powered by a 1GHz Samsung application processor that produces rich 3D-like graphics.

(more…)

Join us for a Father’s Day Twitter Party!

Join Eva Smith of Tech.Food.Life, Brenda Cisneros of Mejorando Mi Hojar, and Papiblogger, for the 2011 Father’s Day Gift Guide Scavenger Hunt Twitter Party to celebrate that very special Father in your life. Hosted by the NEW community for bloggers called Latina Mom Bloggers, and Sponsored by Sprint.

We’ll be talking lessons our fathers taught us, as well as sharing special memories while simultaneously asking you questions about our Father’s Day Guide, sending you on a hunt through the pages of our guide. We’ll also be giving away tons of cool prizes along the way! Join us in joint partnership with Hispanicize and Latina Mom Bloggers this Tuesday, June 14th 2011 at 8pm ET for a Twitter Party in honor of all the Fathers out there!

Twitter Party Details:

Date: Tuesday, June 14th 2011

When: 8:00 to 9:30 P.M. ET

Where: Hashtag on Twitter #latinamoms and #Hispz

Language: English and Spanish

Sponsor: Sprint

How to Join:

 

To join in our Father’s Day Twitter Party you MUST follow the Latina Mom Bloggers and Hispanicize team, Twitter Party co-hosts, and our awesome sponsors:

 

Latina Mom Bloggers: @LatinaMomBlogs

PapiBlogger: @PapiBlogger

Mejorando Mi Hogar: @MejoraMiHogar

Tech Food Life: @Eva_Smith

Hispanicize: @Hispanicize

Jolly Mom: @JollyMom

Sprint: @Sprint

Moen: @Moen

 

Prizes:

 

We’ve got lots of prizes in store for the party, including:

The new Sprint HTC EVO Shift phone $149.99


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moen RefreshShower Head 3-Way Combination Pack $59.99


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A bundle of Clinque grooming products for men  Valued at $60


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Coleman  75QT Wheeled Xtreme 5 Cooler


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: You MUST RSVP below to participate. Never attended a Twitter party? It’s EASY! Create an account at Twitter.com then join us at Tweetchat.com (or you can use TweetGrid or TweetDeck) with the hashtag #latinamoms and #Hispz. Winners will be chosen with random.org from those who RSVP and are answering Father’s Day Twitter Party questions, while using the #Hispz ##latinamoms hashtag. Open to US Residents ONLY. Post Office Box addresses are not allowed.

RSVP:

RSVP is mandatory, simply add your Twitter URL below. For example your link title will be @YourTwitterName and URL will be www.twitter.com/YourTwitterHandle.
See example for Pam Chades below. Enter your name and Twitter URL.

Thanks to Sprint, I’m Taking My Kids to Their First Pro Soccer Match Today


In case you don’t know this, being PapiBlogger is a lot of work but it has plenty of benefits too.

My friends over at Sprint just reminded me of this today with what I have to say is one of the coolest, most creative mailers I’ve received yet.  As part of a program that promotes Sprint’s Samsung Replenish smartphone, the first eco-friendly Samsung device powered by Android, I will be taking my son Jonathan and my youngest daughter Briani to their very first professional soccer match here in Miami: a CONCACF Copa de Oro doubleheader featuring Guatemala vs. Jamaica and Honduras vs. Granada.

In addition to this unique phone which features Sprint’s exclusive Lo2Yo Futbol and Green Sprint ID pack and which I will use to Tweet from the game tonight, PapiBlogger also got:

- A stylish Puma Messenger Bag

- A Copa Cuba 1980′s Retro Football shirt

- A Sprint Staineless Steel rubber grip water bottle

- A mini Sprint soccer ball

I haven’t been to a professional soccer match since I last visited Honduras in 1992.  My wife hasn’t been to one since she attended the World Cup in 1994.  Can’t wait to relive the power of our Latino soccer culture – pro-style!

I'll be using the Sprint Samsung Replenish Android-powered phone to tweet and document all of tonight's soccer match action.

DISCLOSURE: PapiBlogger received all of the items pictured here from Sprint but the views expressed in this post are entirely his own.

PapiBlogger and Leading Latina Bloggers Issue National Call for Gift Ideas for the 2011 Father’s Day Gift Guide

Deadline to submit ideas is May 30; Father’s Day is June 19

MIAMI, FL (May 18, 2011) – Creative parenting blogger Manny Ruiz of PapiBlogger and leading Latina bloggers Eva Smith of Tech. Food. Life. and Brenda Cisneros of Mejorando Mi Hogar are issuing a national call for gift ideas for the 2011 Father’s Day Gift Guide. The attractive, fully bilingual digital guide will be published and distributed nationally two weeks before Father’s Day. The deadline to submit gift ideas for this special gift guide is June 7. This year Father’s Day is June 19.

GUIDE CONTENTS

The guide will include a wide selection of beautifully illustrated gift ideas that will make shopping for ‘papis’ of all ages much easier. Featured items will range from the latest and greatest gadgets to cool guy apps, sports accessories and more!

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Companies and/or their public relations firms can submit their gift ideas by emailing dadguide@papiblogger.com.

The guide will be heavily promoted in both social and traditional media outlets through a comprehensive proprietary platform developed by PapiBlogger. The platform guarantees that participating companies’ products will receive strong visibility among Hispanic and other consumers leading up to Father’s Day.

ENHANCED SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Companies who wish to sponsor the guide will receive enhanced opportunities for major media coverage to include national television. Potential sponsors are urged to contact PapiBlogger via email manny@papiblogger.com or by phone 305.321.5002.
(more…)