The most distinguished Award presented to a Boy Scout of America

volunteer in the U.S./ El mas distinguido reconocimiento en E.E.U.U

otorgado por los Boy Scout de America a un Voluntario 

   
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Mr. Frank Stewart, President of Stewart Enterprises Congratulates Rufino

Dr. Charles C. Teamer – Chairman Of The Board Of Director Of New Orleans

Chamber Of Commerce., Senator Of Louisiana Donald R. Cravins Staff and

Chief Legal Counsel - U.S Senator Mary Landrieu, and Rufino Saavedra -

President and Founder Of Rufino’s Painting and Construction, Inc, Rufino’s

Development and Rufino’s Group LLC. 

Senator of Louisiana Donald R. Cravins Staff and Chief Legal Counsel -

U.S Senator Mary Landrieu (left), Karen Gordon Muller (center) appointed by

President Barack Obama as The New Administrator for The Small Business

Administration (SBA), and Rufino Saavedra (right)

Mrs. Margarita Bergen, Hispanic Community Leader in Louisiana, and

Mr. Rufino Saavedra/Sra. Margarita Bergen, de la Comunidad de Lideres

Hispanos en Louisiana y el Sr. Rufino Saavedra 

Mr. Jim Letten, Appointed U.S. Attorney Eastern District of Louisiana, with

Mr. Rufino Saavedra/Sr. Jim Letten, Abogado elegido representante de el

Gobierno Central por el Presidente George Bush en el estado de LA 

Rufino with Laverne Saulney, Chief of Staff to U.S Senator Mary Landrieu and

Irvin Mayfield, LA Cultural Ambassador. 

Field Hearing with U.S Senator Mary Landrieu “Keeping America Competitive”/

Reunion en el Puerto De Nueva Orleans y reporte a la Senadora U.S Mary Landrieu

en “Manteniendo America Competitiva” 

Rufino with Brie Knox -  International Trade Specialist U.S CommercialService, Donald van de Werken – Director U.S Export Assistance Center,Patricia Sefcik – Acting Deputy Office Of Domestic Operation, ErinButler – Commercial Officer

Rufino & Wynonne Saavedra with American Red Cross Humanitarian

of the Year 2009 Mr. George Shinn - Owner of the New Orleans

Hornets NBA Basketball Team 

 Honorable Governor of Louisiana, Mr. Bobby Jindal, Mrs. Wynonne Saavedra

and Mr. Rufino Saavedra/Honorable Gobernador de Louisiana, Sr. Bobby Jindal,

Sra. Wynonne Saavedra y Sr. Rufino Saavedra 

"[The historic moment known] to the world as D-Day and the events of that day have been honored with a new $21 million National D-Day Museum in New Orleans. As if to reflect Eisenhower’s famous line about "liberty-loving people everywhere," it was a Peruvian immigrant named Rufino Saavedra who helped lead the modern-day troop of contractors who prepared the museum for its own launch 56 years after the Normandy invasion."

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After Hurricane Katrina, the city of New Orleans was left to rebuild almost completely. Not one part of the city was left untouched by the destruction of the storm.  Rufino's Painting and Construction Inc. played a major role in the rebuilding efforts of the city of New Orleans immediately after the storm and continues to help through the long process of restoring such a historic city. Rufino's historical involvement has added to the wonderful reputation Rufino's Painting and Construction has earned for itself through its 19 years of service not only to the city of New Orleans but to the Southeast region as well.  

Because of this, one of Peru's top television stations came specifically to New Orleans to interview Rufino and his successful company.  The documentary was shown on primetime and nationwide in Peru.

"After leaving his native Peru, engineering and quiality-control specialist Rufino Saavedra worked in Venezuela ad several U.S. cities before founding his successful paintng and contracting business in New Orleans.  The company opened in 1990 with only two full-time employees, and has expanded to become on of the area's leading contractors..."