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Laura Escobosa, Executive Director of Eco-Alianza, welcomed friends and members of the Loreto Community to a celebration inaugurating the new offices of Eco-Alianza and to make herself available to the community and field questions about Eco-Alianza de Loreto, a conservation-based Mexican non-profit founded November 24, 2007.
In attendance were members and their families of the Board including: Hugo Quintero, Board President, and his wife Fabiola Quintero, Rosa Campos, Yvo Arias, Adriana and Jim Curland, Chris Pesenti, Maciel and Jesus Cortes, Linda Kinninger, Rodolfo and Dalia Palacios, Enrique Grajeda, Peter and Laura Maxwell, Pablo and Alejandra Uribe and Tom Woodard. Special thanks went out to Pam Bolles of the Baja Big Fish Company for her support as she welcomed guests and joined in the celebration.
The event was sponsored by the Board Members of Eco-Alianza. Also supporting the inauguration was the Director of the Marine Park, Everado Mariano Melendes, and the newly installed Director of UABCS, Campus Loreto, Juan de Jesus Perez, plus many enthusiastic friends from the local and foreign community
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Eco-Alianza Sponsors Loreto High School Basketball Team
During the festive event, it was announced by Rosa Campos that Eco-Alianza recently adopted a Loreto high school basketball team called the “green team,” with team members all sporting their Eco-Alianza T-shirts. The education of local youth is an important mission of Eco-Alianza. The team members all agreed to serve their community by promoting local participation in earth-kind concepts among themselves and adults alike. The youth of the Loreto community will be participating in many upcoming events including Conservation Week in November 2008, the Loreto Community Pride Campaign celebrating Earth Day in April 2009 and World Ocean Day in June 2009.
Javier Mercado Leon Scholarship Fund
Hugo Quintero, Eco-Alianza President, announced the establishment of the Javier Mercado Leon Scholarship Fund. The Board members of Eco-Alianza established the award to honor the memory of their founding Vice-President, Javier Mercado Leon, who taught at the University and departed last month in a tragic car accident. The scholarship in his name will be granted each year to a top student from the University. Javier Mercado inspired youth to achieve greater excellence in their studies in order to build better futures for themselves and their community. The Scholarship Committee includes Juan Perez of the University, Maciel Cortes and Laura Escobosa of Eco-Alianza.
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