Monthly Archives: December 2013

2013 Star: Pueblo Unido CDC

December 27, 2013 / By
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    Pueblo Unido CDC: Building Sustainability in Rural Communities   Why Their Star Shone Brightly in 2013 Pueblo Unido CDC undertook a plethora of ambitious projects in 2013, scoring victory after victory for the benefit of the unincorporated communities of the Eastern Coachella Valley (ECV).

2013 Star: Silvia Paz

December 26, 2013 / By
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    Silvia Paz: Working Toward a Safe and Healthy Community   Why Her Star Shone Brightly in 2013 Silvia Paz, the new hub manager of Building Healthy Communities Eastern Coachella Valley (BHC), soared in 2013.

2013 Star: Raices Cultura

December 20, 2013 / By
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  Raices Cultura: Strengthening the Community Through the Arts   Why Their Star Shone Brightly in 2013 2013 was a banner year for Raices Cultura, a Coachella-based non-profit.

2013 Star: Tizoc DeAztlan

December 18, 2013 / By
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  Tizoc DeAztlan: Bringing People Together   Why his Star Shone Brightly in 2013 Tizoc DeAztlan, CEO of DeAztlan Consulting, wears many hats.

BHC Educational Posada on School Funding Dec. 17

December 17, 2013 / By
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Organizations Work Together to Engage and Educate Families on Local Control Funding Formula COACHELLA – The Building Healthy Communities (BHC) Schools Action Team will hold a community forum Tuesday, December 17, to educate the community and families of the Eastern Coachella Valley on the local control funding formula (LCFF), its eight priorities, and next steps to ensure parents’ and students’ continue to be engaged in this process.

2013 Star: Megan Beaman

December 17, 2013 / By
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  Megan Beaman: Fighting for Justice in the Community   Why Her Star Shone Brightly in 2013 Attorney Megan Beaman had a stellar 2013.

2013 Star: Líderes Campesinas

December 16, 2013 / By
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    Líderes Campesinas: Empowering Female Farm Workers   Why Lideres Campesinas Shone Brightly in 2013 Líderes Campesinas made big news in October when, led by executive director Suguet Lopez, they won the top prize in Regional Access Project Foundation’s Fast Pitch Competition.

Assemblymember Perez, Hometown Heroes to Lead Christmas Parade Dec. 13

December 13, 2013 / By
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[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLh9dGuXzzI&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] COACHELLA — The City of Coachella’s annual Christmas parade will be held in the streets of downtown Coachella Friday, December 13, 2013 at 6pm to a theme of “A Jingle Bell Rock Christmas.”

ECV People: Preschool Teacher Artemisa Canedo

December 11, 2013 / By
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    Editor’s Note: This is the first of an occasional series of interviews with the everyday people who are the backbone of our community.