Book Release Bash/School Tools Fundraiser

Book Release Bash/School Tools Fundraiser

Thursday, August 12^th

6-10pm

Roosevelt’s at 7 in McAllen 

Join local teacher, blogger and author Tom DeRosa as he celebrates the release of his new book, Teaching is Not a Four Letter Word: How to Stop Worrying and Love the Job.   Everyone knows how challenging and frustrating teaching can be—this book is a guide to surviving and thriving in the noblest profession.

The Book Release Bash will benefit the Food Bank RGV’s School Tools program, which provides free supplies to elementary teachers across the Valley.  Your $10 donation at the door includes your first drink from Roosevelt’s, and all proceeds go directly to supporting this great program.

Also, the School Tools program will be collecting their most-needed supplies, so please bring any new/lightly used items you have from this list:

• ·      Scissors
• ·      Glue
• ·      Glue Sticks
• ·      Rulers
• ·      Wide Ruled Notebook Paper
• ·      Erasers
• ·      Pocket Folders

More info about the School Tools program: http://www.foodbankrgv.com/index.php/programs/school-tools

More info about Tom DeRosa and his book: http://www.teachforever.com

ARCH “A Guide to Fair Housing Seminar”

ARCH “A Guide to Fair Housing Seminar”

McAllen- The Advocacy Resource Center for Housing takes pleasure in announcing “A Guide to Fair Housing Seminar”, the 2^nd annual event. “A Guide to Fair Housing” will take place at the Club at Cimarron on August 25, 2010, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m..

A Guide to Fair Housing Seminar will give Landlords, Justices of the Peace, Realtors, Police Departments, and many others the opportunity to learn about the new changes in landlord/tenant Rules/Laws in the Texas system for 2010. Our guest panelists, including an attorney, will present and answer any inquiries about landlord/tenant laws and changes, fair housing issues, reasonable housing accommodations, return of security deposits, seizing tenant property, landlord duty to repairs, etc., and how this will affect the landlord/tenant relationship. Enjoy dinner and dessert while listening to these interesting topics.

Seating is limited, so reserve your seat today! Seats can be purchased from ARCH members Christian Garza (956) 225-4579 or Janie Maldonado (956) 624-4006 or by calling ARCH at (956) 631-4277. Any questions regarding donations for this event please contact Christian Garza directly. Donors will be prominently listed at the entrance to the event and will be mentioned during the segment.

ARCH Executive Director, Janie Maldonado, would like to remind the public that ARCH is a non-profit charitable and community based organization whose mission is to educate tenants and prevent homelessness by working with the community to raise funds for our various programs. Proceeds from this year’s “A Guide to Fair Housing” will benefit the Advocacy Resource Center for Housing education programs such as: continuation of Tenant & Landlord Workshops, Legal Assistance Seminars, as well as the ability to take on more cases every month.

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The mission of Advocacy Resource Center for Housing is dedicated to ensuring equal housing justice for all through public education, mediation, tenant advocacy, and housing financial assistance. Our office is located off the intersection of 23^rd Street and Buddy Owens.  Monday thru Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Message from State Representative Veronica Gonzales

August 5, 2010

 

Dear Friends:

 

As summer winds down, my re-election campaign to the Texas House is gearing up to full-speed. For the past six years, I have based my decisions on what is best for our region by listening to the residents of District 41.

 

The upcoming Legislative Session will be a critical one for Texas and the Rio Grande Valley. We face an $18 billion budget shortfall, legislative redistricting battles and many tough choices that will impact all of us. As Chair of the Border & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee and a member of the Public Health Committee, I have a decision-making role on issues that are critical for Texas and in particular to our area.  Our region needs a representative who is serious about facing these challenges and has the proven experience to get the job done.

 

I would appreciate your support and your vote on November 2. You can help me until then by volunteering for my campaign, or putting a sign up in your yard. Beginning this weekend and every weekend until the election, campaign volunteers and I will go door-to-door speaking to the residents living in my district.  If you would like to volunteer to knock on doors, make phone calls or receive a sign, please visit my campaign office at 5261 N. 23^rd Street in McAllen or contact Marco Perez at (956) 789-1989 ormarco@veronicagonzales.com. This Saturday, breakfast will be served at 9 a.m., and block walking begins at 10 a.m.

 

I have included a few photos of the many legislative and community events I have attended this summer. I have enjoyed getting to meet many of you and look forward to continuing to serve you at the Texas Capitol.

 

Sincerely,

Chairing the Border & Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Safety Committees Joint Hearing on Border Security in McAllen

 

My Legislative Colleagues from around Texas joined me for the Capitol Style Show

 

Edinburg students honoring WWII Hero Pedro Cano

 

South Texas College Graduation Ceremony

Thirteen O’ Clock Theatre will present The Dark Sonnets of the Lady by Don Nigro

Thirteen O’ Clock Theatre will present The Dark Sonnets of the Lady by Don Nigro on August 5-7 at 7:30 p.m. and on August 7-8 at 2 p.m. at the STC Cooper Center Black Box Theater in McAllen.

The second play of Thirteen O’ Clock Theatre’s Summer 2010 season will be The Dark Sonnet of the Lady directed by Alex Tey. Dark Sonnetsis a promenade style theatre piece which follows the journey of famous neurologist Sigmund Freud and his very unusual patient Dora. The audience follows the psychological clues as Freud searches like a detective through Dora's most repressed memories, finding a lecherous father, an obsessively house-cleaning mother, an irritating brother, a sinister admirer with a sensual and seductive wife, and a lost little governess. Nightmares, fantasies, hallucinations and memories materialize in a wild kaleidoscopic tapestry as Freud moves closer and closer to the truth about Dora's murky past.

Cast list for The Dark Sonnets of the Lady includes: Sigmund Freud played by Luis Moreno, Dora played by Ayssette Muñoz, Wolf, played by Marco Muñoz, Mother played by Amanda Chapa, Father played by Salamon Lopez , Daniella Benavides playing Marcy, Laya Hernandez playing Frau Klippstein, and Jonathan Dimas as Herr Klippstein.

The Dark Sonnets of the Lady will be presented at the South Texas College Cooper Center Black Box Theater on 3201 W. Pecan in McAllen. Tickets will be sold at the door at $10 for adults and $5 for students and children. This piece will be performed in a promenade setting which allows audiences to interact with the actors, the set, and the atmosphere. Audience members are encouraged to become actively involved in the performance, as they will be intermingled with the actors around the Black Box Theater. Seating is limited, doors open thirty minutes prior to the performance. This show also contains adult themes and mature content.

For more information call 956-887-0090 or email thirteenoclocktheatre@gmail.com.

REP. VERONICA GONZALES RECEIVES PATIENT ADVOCACY AWARD

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                            

 

Contact: Kate McCann

Phone: (512) 329-8666

           

REP. VERONICA GONZALES RECEIVES PATIENT ADVOCACY AWARD

 

State Representative Veronica Gonzales receives the 2010 Patient Advocacy Award from TAFP President Kaparaboyna Ashok Kumar, M.D., F.R.C.S. The Texas Academy of Family Physicians presents this award annually to an individual who demonstrates commitment to protecting and advancing the welfare of patients in Texas.SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — State Rep. Veronica Gonzales of McAllen, Texas was awarded the Patient Advocacy Award by the Texas Academy of Family Physicians at the organization’s 61st Annual Session and Scientific Assembly in San Antonio on July 24. The award honors individuals who demonstrate a commitment to protecting and advancing the welfare of patients in Texas.

 

Rep. Gonzales represents District 41 in the House of Representatives, which is contained entirely in Hidalgo County and includes portions of McAllen, Edinburg, and Mission. She has distinguished herself as a star through her three terms, being recognized as Freshman of the Year by the Mexican-American Legislative Caucus, named a “Legislator to Watch” by the Texas Observer, and named an “Emerging Leader” by the Dallas Morning News, among other honors.

 

Though she is a strong leader in many capacities, the Academy particularly applauds her work on the Public Health Committee and her support of the Physician Education Loan Repayment bill, which was signed into law in June 2009. The updated program brings physicians to medically underserved areas of Texas in exchange for medical school debt relief of up to $160,000 over four years.

 

“I represent an area of the state—the Rio Grande Valley—that is in dire need of health care,” Rep. Gonzales told the audience at the awards lunch. “So many go without a medical home, so that’s why it was my real pleasure to work on this legislation this session to provide loan forgiveness for doctors who want to practice in family medicine and who are going to locate to medically underserved areas of our state. I know we have some [family physician] residents here and I hope we can attract you to our part of the state and the many other areas in need.”

 

The loan repayment program accepted its inaugural cohort at in July 2010 and will continue to make a positive impact for the most vulnerable patients of Texas.

 

The Texas Academy of Family Physicians is the premier membership organization dedicated to uniting the family doctors of Texas through advocacy, education and member services, and empowering them to provide a medical home for patients of all ages. It has 33 local chapters and is a chapter of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Visit www.tafp.org for more information.