FWD: COUNCIL APPROVES SONIA GUTIÉRREZ CAMPUS WAY

[Franklin Garcia]

 

Please join me in thanking the DC Council for approving the designation of parts of V Street NE as Sonia Gutierrez Campus Way.  Special thanks to Councilmember Anita Bonds for leading this effort. 

 

The name Sonia Gutierrez is known in our nation to be synonymous with education, it will now be stamped on the streets of our city.  Sonia has spent her life helping improve the lives of others.  Through the Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School, a school she founded, she has transformed education for adults in the region, particularly education for adult immigrants. 

 

She was recently honored by the DC Commission on Civil Rights with the Human Rights Award of 2014.    DCTV is currently airing a segment on Sonia, lookup your cable listing for air time, you can also watch the segment here: “Sonia:  The Voice for Immigrants” http://youtu.be/o0RJmvFdkYo.  Towards the end of the segment, Producer Twimon Hitchens likens the Sonia Gutierrez Campus in Northeast Washington to “a ship looking for a lighthouse and suddenly you see this brilliant light” –The Sonia Gutierrez Campus. 

 

Also please join me, first, in thanking Ms. Sonia Gutierrez for a committing her life to improving the lives of so many in our community, and then to congratulate her on such special distinction. 

 

Sincerely

 

Franklin Garcia

President, DC Latino Caucus

www.dclc.org  

 

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Date: Wed, December 17, 2014 6:29 pm
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Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA  OFFICE OF COUNCILMEMBER ANITA BONDS          MEDIA RELEASE For immediate release: December 17, 2014 For more information contact 202-724-8143     COUNCIL APPROVES SONIA GUTIÉRREZ CAMPUS WAY   Today, the Council of the District of Columbia gave final approval to the, “Sonia Gutiérrez Campus Way Designation Act of 2014.” The Act will symbolically designate the 500 block of V Street NE to align with the Carlos Rosario Public Charter School’s Sonia Gutiérrez Campus.   The Carlos Rosario Public Charter School is a national award-winning institution that serves more than 2,500 students annually and has transformed the lives of more than 70,000 immigrants for over forty years. In 1998, the school became the first adult public Charter School in the nation and in 2013, the school opened a second campus in Ward 5, named after founding educator Sonia Gutiérrez, that houses a professional grade culinary arts and technology programs.   “It is only fitting that we honor the great work of the institution and recognize the newly built campus and its mission to prepare our diverse immigrant population to learn and succeed in a nation where immigrants have played an integral role in the foundation of America,” stated Councilmember Anita Bonds.   The Act, authored by Councilmember Anita Bonds, was co-introduced by Kenyan McDuffie and co-sponsored by Councilmembers Muriel Bowser, Yvette Alexander, and Vincent Orange, will now be sent to Mayor Vincent C. Gray for signature.   ###   This email was sent to fga...@maestropc.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: Council of the District of Columbia · 1350 Pennsylania Avenue NW · Washington D.C. 20004