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J.C. Strong Awards its First Scholarshio to Aurora Christian High School Senior Luis Solorio

Interview with Robert Renteria on Y-Talk Radio with Bea Fields

Executive VP Robert Renteria, Jr. Finds Purpose in Helping Others Beat Odds

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LATINO YOUTH HEADS TO PRINCETON WITH BUSINESS COMMUNITY'S SUPPORT.
AURORA, IL (July 1, 2008) -- With school and gang violence crowding the headlines, positive role models are desperately needed to show that there are better alternatives to caving in to the dead-end lifestyle. Where can we find the emerging leaders for a new generation?

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Latino Youth Attends Princeton Program
Chicago—Only 150 students across the country were selected to participate in the 2008 Junior Statesman Summer Scholars Program at Princeton University, including Roberto Saenz, a 16-year-old Latino student at East Aurora High School, who managed to reach that goal with the support of his family and community.

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Talento Hispano de Nuestro Mundo

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North Aurora author launches book in conjunction with Hesed House
Robert Renteria looks every bit the businessman. Dressed in a pressed button down shirt and tailored suit, he sits at the head of a gleaming wooden conference table at the law offices of Gil and Cruz in Aurora. Two cell phones are splayed out in front of him and an attache case rests nearby.

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Barrio book gala will benefit Hesed House

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CNBC Article on the 'From the Barrio Book' Launch Event and Hesed House Food Drive

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LOCAL AUTHOR HOSTS HESED HOUSE BENEFIT.
Red carpet gala/food drive celebrates launch of "From the Barrio to the Board Room".

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Article on Robert Renteria from The Beacon News
Coming clean North Aurora man who made laundry big business hopes his story helps turn local teens away from gangs

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Interview with Robert Renteria published in La Raza Newspaper
An entrepreneur recently elected to join the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Aurora publishes his book, "From the Barrio to the Board Room", inspiring our youth to believe in themselves.

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General Release
Latino Success Story Gives Back “To Those Who Helped Me Get Here” Robert Renteria uses From the Barrio to the Board Room to reach out to his community on a wide-scale basis.

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Foreword by Judge, Ben Haney
Describing Robert J. Renteria Jr. is a difficult task. While honored to write the forward for his book, I am simultaneously perplexed. How can I possibly describe such a dynamic and multi-talented individual in a few hundred words? I can only give you a glimpse of the man I know, admire and respect both professionally and personally.

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Dare to Dream
In this day and age, Hispanics are no longer content with living a mediocre lifestyle or being the underdog. Many of us have
learned the hard way that there is more than living hand to mouth and paycheck to paycheck, performing back breaking work
for chump change, and the mere hope of, maybe, only gaining a high school education. Finally, after decades and decades of
barely scraping by, the tables are beginning to turn.

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IPSO USA Goes One-On-One With The Wash Pro
For more than 15 years Robert J. Renteria has worked closely with customers to develop more than 450 successful coin laundries throughout the world. Many of his loyal customers, equipment manufacturers and suppliers often refer to Robert as the “Wash Pro.”

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Making the American Dream a Reality
Robert Renteria built Angel’s first IPSO equipped laundry in 1992 and a second in1995. Ten years later, in 2005, Angel had Robert build him a third laundry. This laundry is approximately 6000 square feet, one of the 5 largest laundries in the stateof Illinois. This laundry is one of the highest volume producing laundries in the USA and it is 100% IPSO equipped.

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“The beautiful thing about art (and this book is art because it came from the heart) is that even while you sleep, it changes people’s lives. Robert has left another mark on the world that no one can take away. Now we just have to reach as many people as possible, so we can let them know that it’s never too late to make a difference in their lives — whether you’re a young Latino, like Robert, or a middle-aged person who just feels like he hasn’t accomplished much. Robert’s message is universal, and it will endure.”

Ken Kamien
Police Officer
City of Chicago Police Department