NEW YORK, Oct. 30, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Moen Incorporated , the leading faucet brand in North America, announced its sponsorship of the first annual Casa Latina Home Expo in New York, which will include a variety of workshops and demonstrations designed to empower Hispanic families with valuable information on topics including home ownership financial management, expert advice on home renovation, unique holiday decoration ideas, nutritional advice and creating healthy households, among numerous others.
The FREE event will take place on Saturday, November 9, 2013 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Altman Building, located at 135 West 18 th Street. The theme of the Expo, "Improve Your Home, Improve Your Life" ( Mejora Tu Casa, Mejora Tu Vida ), focuses on helping Latino families create an aesthetically appealing, highly functional, and safe home environment. Guest presenters at workshops include lifestyle expert and writer Evette Rios, health and wellness advocate Dr. Helen Troncoso, and noted interior designer Martin Amado and Marlene Pratt, the co-founder of the CasaLatina.com website and brand. The Expo will also include a kid's zone, cooking demonstrations and entertainment.
As a plumbing category exclusive partner, Moen will feature some of the company's latest technology for the bath and kitchen designed to upgrade homes with little effort and expense. Highlights include Moen kitchen faucets with MotionSense® hands-free technology. Moen will also showcase the company's latest sustainable bath and kitchen products.
Attendees at the Casa Latina Home Expo will be able to participate in Moen's giveaway promotion for a chance to win the latest company products by sharing pictures they take on Twitter using the hashtag #MoenLatino.
Marlene Pratt, co-founder of CasaLatina.com and presenter of the Casa Latina Home Expo, said, "We are thrilled to have Moen as our category exclusive sponsor. Moen has worked diligently to support Hispanic homeownership through its national program "Alcanzando Sueños con Moen, " ( Achieving Dreams with Moen ), which partners with key Latino nonprofit organizations and contributes kitchen and bath fixtures and other products in support of affordable housing. I have worked with Moen on numerous occasions and am looking forward to yet another successful collaboration with this great brand."
Expo partners include media entities like Vme Media, Telemundo Channel 47, Fox News Latino; National Hispana Leadership Institute (NHLI), Latinos in Social Media (LATISM), New York City Latino Professionals (NYCLP) and Las Comadres, a Latina networking organization.
About Moen ( www.moen.com , espanol.moen.com )
As the #1 faucet brand in North America, Moen offers a diverse selection of thoughtfully designed kitchen and bath faucets, showerheads, accessories, bath safety products and kitchen sinks for residential applications – each delivering the best possible combination of meaningful innovation, useful features, on-trend styling and lasting value. In addition, Moen ® Commercial offers superior performing products that deliver lower lifetime costs for today's facilities.
Moen has worked diligently to support, promote and advance sustainability within the organization and the plumbing industry. The company has been recognized with the 2011 EPA WaterSense ® Excellence Award, as well as the 2010 EPA WaterSense Manufacturer Partner of the Year Award, for its work to protect the future of our nation's water supply through the introduction and ongoing support of water-efficient products, programs and practices, while keeping consumers' needs top-of-mind.
Moen is part of Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. (NYSE: FBHS ), which creates products and services that help fulfill the dreams of homeowners and help people feel more secure. The company is a leader in the home and security industries and features well-known and trusted brands like Moen ® faucets, Master Lock ® padlocks and security products, MasterBrand Cabinets ® , Therma-Tru ® entryway systems and Simonton Windows ® . For more information, please visit www.fbhs.com .
WaterSense is a registered trademark of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
About CasaLatina.com
Our team is committed to making Casa Latina's THE destination you turn to for all your home-and-lifestyle related needs. Whether you are an aspiring homeowner working toward the 'dream' of buying your first home, or a current homeowner with dreams of remodeling, renovation and interior decorating, or if you are simply renting for now, Casa Latina has the ideas and the solutions for all your home challenges. We will help you turn your space into your showcase. We bring together experts from all over the country to provide you with the most current home-related information on décor and design, DIY/how-to, lifestyle, green living and cuisine in both English and Spanish. At Casa Latina we consider ourselves trailblazers and you are invited to join us as we set a course for the future.
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