Archive for January 11th, 2010
Rachel Williamson is a junior at Mayfield High School.
Her school activities include membership in the Honor Society and Key Club; participation in Track and Field events; and serving as a math tutor. She has participated as a member of the Team America Rocketry Challenge.
Community activities include working with the Southwest Environmental Center and the Civil Air Patrol.
Her hobbies and interests include math, science, aerospace, flying small planes, and rock climbing.
Future plans are to earn a college degree and become an astronaut or an aerospace engineer.
Rachel is the daughter of Jill and Les Williamson.
Jordan Pruett is a junior at Onate High School.
His school activities include serving as a section leader of the school orchestra and creating sculptures. He has played a violin solo at the Solo and Ensemble Festival; has earned the Life Badge in Boy Scouts; and has received an Academic Excellence Award.
Community activities include membership in the Boy Scouts of America and his Church Youth Group.
His hobbies and interests include sculpting, drawing, writing, football, playing the violin, engineering, wrestling, math, science, water and snow skiing, and wake-boarding.
Future plans are to earn a college degree.
Jordan is the son of Kristin and Tyler Pruett.
Tough Enough to Wear Pink 2009 Campaign
- Laura Conniff shares details of the 2009 Tough Enough to Wear Pink Campaign which includes events through September and October, 2009.
- Over $750,000 raised by Cowboys for Cancer Research endowment. All funds stay in New Mexico for breast cancer research, public education, and cancer screenings for women who do not have the resources to finance mammograms.
- In 2008, over 300 women in Dona Ana County were provided with mammogram services
- NMSU Aggies participate in a “pink out” at the NMSU v. Prairie View football game on September 12, 2009.
- For a list of TETWP events, go to http://www.pinkaggie.com/schedule.htm
Continuing the Dream Capital Campaign
- On September 1, 2009, Donna Brown, Executive Director and Terra Van Winter, Director of Development attended a meeting of the Rio Grande Rotary Club where they received a check for $32,625. The monies originated from a grant received through the Rotary’s Tri-District Conference and will be used for the purchase of furniture for the additional patient rooms that were added during the expansion of Mesilla Valley Hospice’s La Posada residential care facility.
- Clubs which participated in the grant were: Rio Grande Rotary Club, Las Cruces Rotary Club, Mesilla Valley Rotary Club, Anthony Rotary Club, Juarez Campestre, Club Rotario Torreon Empresarial, Chihuahua Crece, Club Rotario de Chihuahua, AC, Torreon Centenario, Juarez Club Rotari – Paso Del Norte.
STUDENT ROTARIAN SEPTEMBER 2009
Taylor Black is a junior at Mayfield High School.
Her school activities include Varsity Cheerleading, track, student government, yearbook, and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Interests include cheerleading, track, and spending time with family and friends.
Future plans are to earn a college degree become a physical therapist.
Taylor is the daughter of Tommy and Nancy Black.
STUDENT ROTARIAN SEPTEMBER 2009
Natalia Tenorio is a junior at Onate High School.
She is a member of the National Honor Society and has served as a class officer for the organization and participated in community service projects through the Society.
Interests include reading, cooking, and babysitting.
Future plans are to earn an advanced degree in the field of science.
Natalia is the daughter of Thomas and Beverly Tenorio.
