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STC Hosts Community Diabetes Symposium

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Diabetes symposium

For the second consecutive year, South Texas College will host the Prevent, Treat and Beat Diabetes Symposium this week. The event focuses on raising awareness about one of the Rio Grande Valley’s most prevalent diseases. In collaboration with South Texas Health System, Prominence Health Plan and Unidos Contra la Diabetes, STC’s Nursing and Allied Health campus will host multiple events and activities regarding nutrition and exercise. The events are free and…

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Food Bank RGV Receives $75K To Increase Food Choices

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A volunteer helps a “Choices” participant place food in her cart during a distribution at Smiley Face Park in Raymondville. The Choices program rotates distribution sites each week among rural towns in Willacy and Cameron County. (Courtesy)

Food Bank RGV is the recipient of a $75,000 grant from the Morgan Stanley Foundation to expand food choices. This approach offers families, children and rural communities in Cameron and Willacy counties increased choice among available foods at Food Bank RGV’s partner agencies and program sites. The increase in choices provides healthy options and ensuring access to foods aligned with preferences and dietary requirements. Now in its second year, this…

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Monarch Fest Returns April 1

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Monarch Fest

Each spring, monarch butterflies migrate north during March and April. On April 1, Quinta Mazatlan will host the seventh annual Monarch Fest presented by H-E-B with live music, dance, vendors, arts and crafts, migration path, scout/youth projects and more. The festival takes place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. with the Mayors Bug Parade at 11 a.m. in the park. Leading the street parade are the famous McHi Drumline &…

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Pharr EDC Announces New Small Business Grant

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Pharr

The Pharr Economic Development Corporation has launched its new Pharr EDC II Small Business Grant. The program offers small and emerging for-profit businesses grant assistance to establish or expand into the City of Pharr to support long-term success. The Pharr EDC will host workshops in English and Spanish on March 29 at Pharr One (1121 E. Nolana Loop) to inform local businesses about the grant opportunities. The English workshop will…

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McAllen Public Library Hosts Community Family Health Fair

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McAllen Community Family Health Fair

McAllen Public Library hosts its second annual Community Family Health Fair on March 25 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Main Library, located at 4001 N. 23rd Street. Attendees are invited to take advantage of free health screenings, such as blood pressure checks, BMI testing, diabetes screening and hearing screening. Easter Seals will also provide children’s developmental screenings. Additionally, families and young children can enjoy inflatable slides, a…

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SBA Announces Local Small Business Week Awardees

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Arely Lugo

SBA’s Lower Rio Grande Valley District recently announced the 2023 District Small Business Week awardees for five small business categories. Taking top spot as Small Business Person of the Year is Arely Lugo of Beautiful Beginnings Child Care Learning Center LLC. Lugo, a single mother of four from Brownsville, worked her way up to become the director of a local childcare learning center. Despite her success in childcare, Lugo opened…

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STC To Train The Insurance Industry Future

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South Texas College is partnering with SafeGuard Insurance Agency, to offer a first-of-its-kind Property and Casualty Insurance License Preparation course. (Courtesy)

With the demand for insurance agents rising across the region, state and nation, South Texas College has partnered with SafeGuard Insurance Agency, to offer a first-of-its-kind course that will prepare students to enter the insurance industry. STC Dean for Continuing, Professional and Workforce Education Olivia de la Rosa said introducing the Property and Casualty Insurance License Preparation Course is a new venture for the college, one that she said will…

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Project Nurtures ‘Next-Gen Farmers’

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In Dec. 2022, Mission CISD Pearson Elementary students see the yellow straight neck squash seeds they planted become the first harvest of the school year. (photo Mission CISD)

School children from the Mission school district have become empowered agents of change against food insecurity. They are currently harvesting crops they grew with the support of a partnership between the City of Mission Rotary Club and three departments at UTRGV. During the 2021-2022 school year, 80 students grew lettuce, oranges, papayas and zucchini in gardens at 14 elementary schools and two high schools. Leading the initiative in the Mission…

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IMAS Hosts World Water Day Celebration

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IMAS educator Jorge Cruz and IMAS guests interact in a water experiment during World Water Day. (Courtesy)

McAllen Public Utility and International Museum of Art & Science invite the community to celebrate World Water Day at the museum on March 19. The annual event is a collaborative effort between both organizations to honor World Water Day, which takes place internationally on March 22. Admission is free to the public courtesy of McAllen Public Utility. From 1-5 p.m., visitors will be able to make a hummingbird feeder, take…

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A Mother’s Leap Leads To A Better VIDA

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Esther Carreon

Palmview single mom Esther Carreon had several goals in mind when she applied to the Valley Initiative for Development in Advancement after hearing about the nonprofit organization from a friend. Already a licensed vocational nurse and a first-generation college graduate, Carreon knew she wanted to remain in the field of nursing, but she yearned to further her education in the field. She set her sights on a Bachelor of Science…

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