On Tuesday, September 30 Betty Burke, President of the
Rotary Club of San Antonio, Dolores Riego de Dios, Susan Robinson and
Brenda Kelly delivered 35 Spanish/English dictionaries to the children and
Margarita Roma, Executive Director of the Farmworker's Self-Help, Inc. . The office is located on the Calle de Milagros (Locke Street) in Dade
City. The children were unbelievably enthusiastic at receiving these
dictionaries. We were shown around by Ms. Romo and an enchanting young man
named Jose Amateco. Jose proudly displayed the tilapia he is raising and
the vegetables he has raised from seed and will be planting into the aquaponic
beds shortly.
On this visit, Margarita Roma explained the new Teen Dream
Team Project which is on its way to fruition. Then, the
furnishing of the center begins. Since many of the migrant farmers work
late into the day creating latch key children, this will furnish an alternative
for children after school. . The center will offer tutoring, youth
meetings, computer lab, reference library, cultural arts, and workshops on
health, organizing skills, conflict resolution and anger management as well as
fun activities.
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