La Luz Center

La Luz Center's 5 de Mayo Fiesta for Education

The Cinco de Mayo Fiesta for Education on Sunday, May 2nd, on the Historic Sonoma Plaza is less than two weeks away.  La Luz Center will be celebrating not only Mexican History at the Cinco de Mayo fiesta, but also embracing the many different backgrounds that make up our community, creating a world fiesta of culture and heritage.  The proceeds from this event help provide scholarships to graduating high school students who have overcome a challenge in life that has motivated them to pursue higher education.  In addition, we support the arts by providing prizes and inspiration to the Art Contest Winners and give recognition and honors to the top graduating student of each school who has mastered in English Language Acquisition.

“Viva la Noche” dance party at Little Switzerland—a fun “salsa” evening!

Little Switzerland came alive on March 13th when our beloved Karen Taylor (of Primavera Restaurant in the  San Francisco Ferry Building) donated and served wonderful and innovative Mexican foods to an appreciative crowd of over 100 La Luz supporters.  There was no fundraising, just fun “charlando” and dancing to 2 different bands—Carlos Herrera and then Sapo Guapo….with a salsa lesson at intermission!

Best “Noche de Luna” Event Ever!

     By Martha Rosenblatt — As well as serving as president of the Board of Directors of La Luz, I had the pleasure of being one of three chairs of our most successful fund raising event, "Noche de Luna". Even in this difficult year for non-profits, we were able to raise $183,000, more than ever before. It may be because this event is one of the most enjoyable fundraisers in the valley, noted not only for excellent food and great fun, but for making a difference in the lives of so many people. With our increasing awareness of the role education plays in contributing to the success of the community we serve, we intend to focus more than ever before in this area. There is a growing need for more comprehensive computer training, ESL classes, and GED programs , as well as support through scholarships. With your contributions to this effort, I know we will succeed in increasing these programs in the very near future.
I hope all of you who have not attended "Noche" in the past will put the date of September 19th on your calendar for next year. I especially want to thank my co-chairs, Pam Story and Patsy Wynne who enthusiastically gave of their time, labors, creativity and donations. There were also many other volunteers who worked tirelessly, and they were wonderful.

Though we cannot thank all of our volunteers and supporters in this short space, we would like to thank those sponsors who gave $1000 or more. The many others who gave of their time and money will be thanked on our web-site. We couldn't have achieved our success without you!