Tepehua Treasures, one of the many bazaars located along “thrift shop row” in Riberas, is one that is familiar to many of our readers. This all volunteer-run operation is the bread and butter for Tepehua Community Center, directly providing monies from all thrift shop sales to support education programs and scholarships, medical and dental services, […]
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The words that are scattered along the wall of our classroom speak to us – inspiración, experiencia, emoción, confianza (confidence), dedicación, superación (overcoming), aprendizaje (learning), oportunidad, éxito (success), esperanza (hope), and libertad (freedom). Also there is “aquí se cultiva amor” (love grows here), and finally “12 de Junio, 2012”. This is our sewing center at
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When generous, enthusiastic and intelligent heads were put together in the early days of Chapala’s hillside barrio of Tepehua (15-20 years ago), the possibilities and ideas were endless. Here was a very poor community with little hope for a brighter future, waiting for SOMETHING, and along came Moonie King and her team. Little by little
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How does one assemble an army? Specifically, one to fight the perils of poverty, lack of basic needs, poor education, and the disempowering obstacles that poor women face every day. A mighty task for sure! Moonie King arrived at Lakeside area in the early 2000’s and by the time she left this world just last
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Tepehua then and now, opportunity knocking at the barrio door… High on the hillside that’s visible westward from Chapala’s plaza, sit a number of barrios. San Miguel is the closest, most notably accessible from the brightly painted Quetzalcoatl steps next to the Surtidor market on Francisco Madero, and so named by the presence of Iglesia
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We mostly saw each other in the thrift shop, “Tepehua Treasures” to be specific, one of many bazaars located throughout Lakeside, and centrally located in Riberas del Pilar. Moonie King, Tepehua’s fearless leader, was always out and about with her many non-profit and networking events – Rotary, Shriners, etc., all to benefit the community of
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I received a call from Moonie King one afternoon in early December. The call started out with a greeting from Sandra Zamora, who now runs the Tepehua Community Center, and has been mentored by Moonie the last few years. After our brief hello, she passed the phone to Moonie, who got right to the point.
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