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THIS WEEK Gloria’s Cor ner A3
Amazon announces $100,000 donation to city schools, organizations during fifth anniversar y celebration at Cajon High
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Amazon announced a total donation of $100,000 to San Bernardino City Unified School District and local organizations on Monday, Oct. 23. Pictured are representatives from five organizations that received varying amounts from Amazon: Feeding America, San Bernardino Library Foundation, City of San Bernardino Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department, Boys & Girls Club of San Bernardino, and the Inland Empire Children’s Book Project. By Maryjoy Duncan
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mazon opened its first fulfillment center in California five years ago in San Bernardino, and marked the milestone with a celebration on Monday morning, Oct. 23, at Cajon High School with local dignitaries, business representatives
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and school officials. Amazon Director of Operations Sumegha Mahankali announced the online retail giant’s donation of $50,000 to San Bernardino City Unified School District to launch the new Amazon Logistics Pathway Program, the first of its kind in California, and another $50,000 to other local organiza-
tions. “San Bernardino has a special place in our hearts, and we want to continue in the spirit of sharing and giving back to the community,” Mahankali declared from a stage lined with dozens of Cajon Cowboys. Amazon, cont. on next page
El Dia de los Muer tos is NOT Mexican Halloween, but an occasion to honor, celebrate those who have passed
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l Dia de los Muertos (the Day of the Dead), a Mexican celebration, is a day to celebrate, remember and prepare special foods in honor of those who have departed. On this day in Mexico, the streets near the
cemeteries are filled with decorations of papel picado , flowers, candy calaveras (skeletons and skulls), and parades. It is believed that the spirit of the dead visit their families on October 31 and leave on
November 2. In order to celebrate, the families make altars and place ofrendas (offerings) of food such as pan de muertos baked in shapes of skulls DDM, cont. on next page
Celebrate Dia de los Muer tos at Garcia Center for the Ar ts
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he community is invited to celebrate Dia de los Muertos at the Garcia Center for the Arts on Thursday, Nov. 2. at 6 p.m. Featured will be Acto Latino, a theater group from Cal State San Bernardino who has invited “La Catrina” to join them in a skit explaining the meaning of “All Souls Day.” A reunion of singers from the former Canto Bello Chorale will sing songs of celebration, and five members of our communities will present “ofrendas” in remembrance of the lives of depart relatives, as well as a print-making activity with Bob Horton. Selected art works will be on exhibit and everyone will have the opportunity to print a commemorative card, guided by the Garcia Center’s master printmaker Bob Hurton. Traditional beverages and desserts will mark the occasion. The Garcia Center is located at 11th and E Streets in San Bernardino.