All Quiet on the Western Front
You may have noticed that news is rolling in a little slower these days. That’s because as we come upon the end of the year, El Centro is winding down many of it’s educational programs and going into a two-week hibernation.
The basic computer skills class taught by volunteer Chris Carter here in the computer lab at the Malone Center ended last Thursday with a graduation ceremony and celebration. I forgot my camera, so no photos, but rest assured the women were proud of their accomplishment. I want to thank Chris for offering to teach the class this fall. The success was all his.
Our general health and diabetes education classes at a Hispanic church in town ended last Tuesday with free medical checkups for all participants and a celebration catered by Pepe’s Veggie-Mex Bistro. Pepe was kind enough to provide the food for almost all of our sessions, and we want to thank him again for all of his help. Pepe’s Bistro is located in Lincoln’s historic Havelock district and offers a wide array of Mexican food using fair trade, organic and local ingredients whenever possible.
And finally, the computer/literacy skills classes offered to parents of Latino families at Everett Elementary will finish tomorrow with the last class and a celebration complete with pizza and pop. The computer classes have been taught by Brent Meier of La Plaza fame and volunteer Jessi Reiss. Brent and I would like to give her a big thank you, as well. Without volunteers we wouldn’t be able to do what we do.
I would also like to thank Sarah Brey, Daniela Bautista, Jamie Rubio, Paola Plata, Jamie Wilkinson, and Jonathan Pinzón for all of their help with the above projects. Their help was greatly appreciated y les deseamos suerte en todo lo que hagan.
