Gran Festival Appreciate Breakfast

By: 
Ethan Stoetzer

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     Sisters Carmen Hernandez and Maura McCarthy, of La Luz Hispana hosted a Gran Festival appreciation breakfast last Wednesday, to thank supporter for the success of the Gran Festival, which was held this past June.
     Guests included: Barry and Jan Johnson; Joyce Blum; Valeria Gonzalez, Bilingual Enrollment Advisor NIACC; Mayor of the City of Hampton, Brook Boehmler; Ron Raney, First Security Bank; Kathy Plendl, Abbott Realty, Inc.; Mary Rodriguez, La Frontera Mexican Food; Craig Donnelly, KLMJ; and Pia Hovenga, VIVA Iowa! With the help of these sponsors, the Gran Festival was able to raise $22,000 towards ESL Classes and Citizen Learning Center (CLC) programs.
     "Thanks to things like this, people can become vital members of Franklin County," said co-Founder of La Luz Hispana Carmen Hernandez.
    Read the full article in the October 26 edition of the Hampton Chronicle. 

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