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CONNECTING SOUTHERN ARIZONA

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Jump Back 2 School 2016

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United Way of Santa Cruz County

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Summer Youth Art Program

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MCHC-Summer Youth Institute Honors 24 Graduates!!!

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Teacher of the Year Nominees

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JTBS-Recognizes Organizations for their continued support

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United Way “Paving the Way of Opportunity”

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People that “Echo” Marcela Chavez

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Summer Youth Institute Honors 24 New Graduates!!!!

After seven weeks of hard work and dedication, 24 high school students and their families will celebrate Mariposa Community Health Center’s (MCHC) Summer Youth Institute (SYI) graduation ceremony on July 21st at the Rio Rico Community Center.

During these seven weeks, students received trainings in a variety of topics such as HIV/ AIDS, Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Teen Dating Violence, Substance Abuse Awareness and much more. Science in Public Health in May 2015.

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This is also the first year that a former SYI participant is now coordinating the program. Ryann Quick participated in SYI 2008 and worked for Mariposa Community Health Center as a Teen Health Facilitator during her sophomore, junior, and senior year. She is also a recipient of the Mariposa Community Health Center scholarship which helped her further her education at the University of Arizona to receive her Bachelor of of Science in Public Health in May 2015.

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SYI was established in 2002 and with this new group of graduates, we will have seen 393 students participate in this program. These proud new graduates are now certified as Teen Health Facilitators and are ready to educate their peers about how to be healthy and the dangers of risky behaviors.

The application process for SYI 2017 will begin again in January 2017.

For more information on SYI, please contact Ryann Quick at MCHC’s Community Health Services Department at (520) 375-6050.

Teacher of the Year Nominees

The office of the Santa Cruz Superintendent and the Rotary Club will be hosting their 9th Annual Teacher of Year Awards.

This event recognizes teachers among Santa Cruz County for the work, and dedication to their profession. It is important to recognize our teachers who make a difference in our children’s lives. They work closely with our children, and youth to help them achieve their dreams, and goals. This year several teachers from across Santa Cruz County are being recognized by their colleagues. A total of 20 teacher from across the county will be recognized for the exceptional work. The event will be held on Friday, August 5th at 6:00 p.m. at the Esplendor Resort Ballroom.

Tickets are $25.00 dollars for information and tickets please contact Ms. Patricia Barraza Preciado at the Santa Cruz County Superintendent’s Office room 107 at 2150 N. Congress Dr. Nogales, Arizona.

SYI 2016 Graduates: Yesenia Alvarez, Jose Carosilva, Acxel Corrales, Matthew Correa, Luis Delgado, Catherine Joy Demotica, Yulliana Diaz, Ana Espinoza, Daliana Esquivel, Vaughn Francisco, Jubin George, Juliana Lucero, Issac Martinez, Rebecca Molina, Maria Moncada, Cesar Perez, Alba Picon, Ruben Reyes, Cesar Sepulveda, Mireya Soto, Cristina Toledo, Jose Velasquez, Alejandro Villaseñor, Nicole Zepeda

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The Jump Back to School Committee would like to thank the organizations, volunteers, and sponsors for their support. The event helped to serve more than 1,000 families. There were a total of 508 backpacks distributed the day of the event to children and families in need.

Comittee Members: Denisse Melendez Judith Mendoza Mary Lopez Lorenia Tamayo Rosie Ainza Kathy Scott Alfredo Velasquez Fernando Parra Adriana Romero The JTBS committee would like to thank the following organizations for their support and sponsorship:

UA Health Mariposa Community Health Center Nogales Family Resource Center American Red Cross University of Arizona South Cochise College Arizona @ Work United Way AZCA Corazon Integrated Healthcare Pinal Hispanic Council Community Health Associates Nogales Border Patrol Nogales Border Patrol Explorers Child & Family Resources Board of Supervisors City of Nogales (Mayor John Doyle) Nogales Community Food Bank Giving Turtles-Dora Taddey Exchange Club Baha’is of Santa Cruz County Linkages Making Connections 4U Border Eco Magazine

Safeway Nogales Police Department Calixtro SCC Board of Realtors Teel Tractor NUSD Southwest Food Services Santa Cruz County Superintendent Alfredo Velasquez Hall of Fame Santa Cruz Recorder’s Office Nogales Mexican Consulate Nationwide Vision McDonald's Shoe Carnival JcPenny Peter Piper Pizza KNOG Radio Station Unisource Energy Services w w w.bordereco.com

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United Way of Santa Cruz County “Paving the Way for Opportunity” United Way of Santa Cruz County has been paving the way for local organizations to continue providing services, and resources to the community. United Way of Santa Cruz County has been serving our area for over 74 years. For several years, United Way has been working in collaboration with the community, and local organizations to help solve problems, and provide a better way of life for its residents.

United Way has been providing funding to organizations, and local community members in an effort to improve the quality of life for its residents. the quality of life for its residents. United Way has several community partners they support and work with, those local organizations are:

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Mariposa Community Health Center, Boys & Girls Club, Circles of Peace, Community Homes of Patagonia, Crossroad Mission, Hilltop Gallery, Nogales Community Food Bank, Nogales Little League, Our House, Patagonia Creative Arts, Patagonia Food Bank, Patagonia Pool Task Force, Patagonia Seniors, Patagonia Youth Enrichment, Rebuilding Together SCC, Rio Rico Little League, Santa Cruz Cardinals Football, Santa Cruz Council on Aging, Santa Cruz Young Audiences, Sedgewick Family Foundation.

Little League, Santa Cruz Cardinals Football, Santa Cruz Council on Aging, Santa Cruz Young Audiences, Sedgewick Family Foundation.

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“United Way of Santa Cruz County is grateful to the county, Walmart, and Unisource for their continued support. We have a great hardworking board too. Every single board member brings something unique to the table,” said Marcela Chavez. For more information about United Way of Santa Cruz County please contact Marcela Chavez at: Phone: (520) 7611840 or uwscc@qwestoffice.

People that "Echo" Marcela Chavez This month we recognize an individual by the name of Marcela Chavez from our community who has been “echoing” for years as the program director for United Way of Santa Cruz County.

She is an individual who has established herself well within the community as a dedicated public servant. She has dedicated herself entirely towards supporting local organizations within the community to help keep programs, and services that benefit those in need. Mrs. Chavez is a Nogales native. She is married to Mauricio Chavez CMPI | WIOA Director of the Santa Cruz County One Stop Career Center. “I married my high school sweetheart,” said Mrs. Chavez. She is a mother of two young adults Alexia 23, and Mauricio Chavez 18. Alexia Chavez is a student at the University of Arizona working on her Master’s in Psychology. Mauricio Chavez was recently accepted to NAU with a full ride scholarship. When Mrs. Chavez first started many local organizations were not familiar with the role United Way played within our community. She has for 5 years been able to establish a successful local diaper program.

The diaper program provides diapers to children, people with disabilities, and seniors in Santa Cruz County. It also provides wipes, hygiene products, bed liners, and rash creams to those in need. United Way of Santa Cruz collaborates with Mariposa Community Health Center to qualify participants for the diaper bank program. “One of my main goals is to grow the diaper bank program in Santa Cruz. People in our community have a need for these items.

One of my personal passion is working towards helping our senior citizens. They are an extremely vulnerable population who live the last days of their lives on very limited budget. They really struggle to make ends meet,” said Mrs. Chavez. Rebuilding Together is another program Marcela Chavez has been coordinating for over 15 years in Santa Cruz County. This program provides support to local veterans through the funding of home improvements. The program helps repair local veteran homes.

The program is funded through larger corporations like White Elephant, Wellsfargo, and Sears.

“I have two jobs that I extremely enjoy. I get to work with the community. I have an opportunity to help people,” said Marcela Chavez.

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Walk to End Alzheimer’s The Alzheimer’s Association will be hosting on Saturday, September 24, 2016 at Pierson Vocational High School on 451 N. Arroyo Blvd. in Nogales, Arizona a walk to end alzheimer’s.

Registration opens at 9:00 am, with opening remarks at 9:30 am. The Walk around the community will start at 10:00 am. There will be entertainment, and activities for all ages.

Please help to support the Alzheimer’s Association in Santa Cruz by joining this friendly family event. Organizations are encouraged to participate and set up a table. The funds raised from the Walk to End Alzheimer’s benefit the care, support and research efforts of the Alzheimer’s Association.

For more information Ainza- Chair Lead at: sccazwalk2endalz@gmail. com or via phone at 520322-6601.

Website: act.alz.org/goto/ SANTACRUZ

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Santa Cruz Parent Love Connection The Santa Cruz Parent Love Connection hosted their summer art program this summer at the Calabasas Elementary School. The Santa Cruz Parent Love Connection mission is to gather, learn, educate, and share knowledge about the joys and challenges of raising children with special needs. This organization provides support to parents with children, and youth with special needs.The summer program was free to all children and youth in Santa Cruz County.

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"The Youth Art Summer Program has been a place for parent with children with special needs and without special needs to bring their children this summer to learn art and have fun. Kids benefit from the program because they work on their own pace and ability toward a goal creating an art craft, using different materials, textures and paint colors.,� said Maria Scholnick. All kids who participated in this program worked on an art project every day.

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Some children due to their sensory process challenges used finger paint, and paper instead of a brush. The program ran from June 6th through June 24 from 10am to 1:00pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. The Santa Cruz Parent Connection is a non-profit organization.

If you would like more information or would like to make a monetary donation please contact Maria Scholnick at (520) 285-6112 or at mariascholnick@yahoo. com.

Santa Cruz Parent Love Connection

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Happening Events-August Friday, August 5, 2016 Teacher of the Year Awards The event recognizes teachers in Santa Cruz County for their work and dedication to our students. The event is sponsored by the Santa Cruz County Superintedent’s Office and the Rotary Club. This year the theme of the event is Western where guests are expected show off their best western wear. Tickets for the dinner are $25.00 per person. If interested in obtaining tickets for this event you can purchase them at the Santa Cruz County Superintendent’s Office room 107 at 2150 N. Congress from Ms. Patricia Barraza Preciado.

Friday, August 5, 2016: Book Club Special ‘Meet the Author’ Event Friday with Max Early Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park 9am. Max Early has been described as: “the Carl Sandburg of Laguna Pueblo. Nothing escapes his notice: not the bustle of ants, not the shiver of tassels in a husk of corn, not even the 'sounds eagles hear' when rainclouds gather. Golden, gossamer, the poems in this volume shimmer and gather light.” Meet this acclaimed Native American potter and poet in person when he's the special guest of Boyce Thompson Arboretum Book Club members to discuss his book Ears of Corn: Listen. His poems gracefully detail both the everyday and the extraordinary moments of family and community life, work and art, sadness and celebration at the Laguna Pueblo of New Mexico. BTA’s book club showcases a new title each month, with a lively Friday morning discussion group. Attendance at our once-amonth book discussion is included with $10 daily admission if you're not already among annual members, or don't have an AZ State Parks annual pass (its free, of course, to all who do). And each month's book is available in our gift shop. Stop by this week for your copy or order a copy by mail, have a credit card ready and call 520.689.2723. RSVP that you plan to attend the book club meeting, please email meeting coordinator Vicki.

Monday, August 8, 2016 First Day of Class for the Santa Cruz Unified School District #35 Wednesday, August 10, 2016 First Day of Class for the Nogales Unified School District #1 Saturday, August 20 @ 10:00 A.M.-1:00 P.M. , 1 Burruel Street, Tubac, AZ 85646 Frontier Printing Press Demonstrations A knowledgeable volunteer demonstrates the Washington Hand Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper in 1859 and answers questions about hand press printing, type setting, and other aspects of this marvel of industrial engineering. You will get to set type and print small samples to take with you. Included with park admission: $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free.

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