October 10 We distributed over 100 appointments for the Mexican Consulate visit…a total of over 300 appointments!!  October 11 Tutoring program at South Medford High School and Citizenship classes at the office…the tutoring is very successful!!  October 12 Parents are preparing for the District wide meetings where they will be presenting to other parents..October 13
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You’re invited to Unete’s Quinceañera,  November 4, 2011 from 6:00pm to 10:00pm at the Santo Center in Medford.  Join us for an evening of fun, food and celebration as we celebrate 15 years of strengthening the Latino community.  Enjoy homestyle Mexican favorites and try our salsas made from fresh, pesticide free veggies from our community garden. 
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Unete, in collaboration with the Latino Advisory Committee is sponsoring three parent meetings, directed at increasing parental involvement in their children’s education. The gatherings are scheduled for October 19 at South Medford High School, 6:00pm,  October 26 Jackson Elementary School at 5:30pm and November 2, at Hedrick Middle School at 6:00pm. These parent led meetings will
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Thanks to a grant from the Ashland Food Coop Unete’s community garden is providing healthy foods for our Latino Community and also teaching Latino youth important agriculture skills passed down from generations of farmers.

“Its always fun to watch children discover the earth through gardening, tasting the fresh tomatoes straight off the vine,” says Dagoberto Morales. “Many of us, as children, spent hours in the fields with our parents growing food for our family and also to sell.

“We lived off the earth and we were taught to respect it and be thankful for what it provided for us. We want to pass this tradition down to our children here, far from our homeland.”

Voces Unidas Parent Group is actively working to improve their children’s educations. Last August 29th the group addressed the Medford 549C School Board and expressed their needs and concerns about the education of Latino youth.

The Mexican Consulate will be returning to Medford in late October to process Passports and Matriculas Consulares for Mexican Nationals residing in Oregon.  Unete will begin scheduling appointments for the upcoming visit of the Mexican Consulate on October 2, 2011 at 3:00pm at our office located at 27 N Ivy St in Medford.  We will
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September 5 Voces Unidas Parents present at Medford School Board meeting…Way to go parents!! See featured article…September 6….South Medford Parent Advisory Comittee addresses ELL parents at South and invites them to participate in tutoring project and parent group.. September 7 Voces Unidas meets….discuss plans for recognizing high school students and Latino youth already pursuing higher education….September
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Due to the delay in the Rogue Valley pear harvest, Unete has cancelled its Fiesta Campesina, scheduled for September 4th. The harvest which is very late this year, is scheduled to begin after September 1o, nearly a full week after the event to honor farm workers was originally scheduled.

Due to the delay of the Rogue Valley  pear harvest, Unete’s annual farm worker celebration has been cancelled for 2011.  This decision was based on a variety of factors.  The harvest is scheduled to begin on September 9th, almost a full week after the celebration was scheduled to take place.  Since the largest number of workers
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August 21 and 22  Voces Unidas parents recruited parents at South Medford High School’s registration.  Razas Unidas let youth know about our exciting tutorting program, as well as recruited tutors to assist other students.  August 22 Discussed the afterschool tutoring program for school year 2011-12.  The pilot program was so successful last year.  We are
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