{"id":388,"date":"2012-03-20T19:47:33","date_gmt":"2012-03-20T19:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fcfn.org\/?p=388"},"modified":"2017-03-31T17:00:16","modified_gmt":"2017-03-31T17:00:16","slug":"reflections-a-ganar-ciudad-juarez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fcfn.org\/en\/reflections-a-ganar-ciudad-juarez\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflections: A Ganar Ciudad Ju\u00e1rez"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"width: 450px; height: 338px;\" src=\"http:\/\/fcfn.org\/joomla\/images\/Steve.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our recent participation in the Presentaci\u00f3n A Ganar in Ciudad Ju\u00e1rez was a reminder of the importance of Partners\u2019 motto: \u00a0Connect. \u00a0Serve. \u00a0Change Lives. \u00a0To view first-hand how the Fundaci\u00f3n Comunitaria de la Frontera \u00a0Norte, its staff, board and the many collaborating institutions and community organizations have Connected to Serve and Change Lives is a strong reminder of all that we can do when we come together to improve our community. \u00a0The ability to Connect so many around the same vision of Service continues to be an inspiration to all of us at Partners. \u00a0And to listen to the personal stories of the first group of 300 A Ganar alumni was a reminder that lives can change when we Connect to do so. \u00a0As one of the young participants explained to me, \u201cBefore A Ganar, it was all dark, full of fear and no hope for the future. \u00a0Now it is full of light, color and music.\u201d \u00a0He was being trained to use a lathe but I suspect he could also be a poet.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div><!--more--><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">For the staff of Partners and myself there was also a very real sense of solidarity and purpose in our visit. \u00a0We wanted to be \u201cpresent and accounted for\u201d and bear witness to your many accomplishments during some of your most difficult times. \u00a0 \u00a0As Tasso Lugon, Chairman of our Board, reminds us, \u201cTogether we can accomplish so much more for so many more people.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the visit I found myself returning to the Dr. Seuss story of \u201cHow the Grinch Stole Christmas!\u201d \u00a0In this story, the Grinch successfully steals all of the presents, Christmas trees and trimmings that go along with the holiday season. \u00a0But the community does not give in and Christmas comes anyway- its citizens organize to protect what is valuable to them. \u00a0In the end, the Grinch realizes that he is powerless to stop the celebration, gives up his bitter ways, and re-joins the community.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the ceremony at the lovely new community museum Rodadora I had the same sensation that I had when I first read this story to my children: \u00a0we will not give in to darkness and we will work to protect the goodness in our communities.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">That this important first graduation would take place around the time of Semana Santa and Pascua underscores that deep, core belief that we all share about the possibility for re-birth and redemption.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Congratulations to the Fundaci\u00f3n Comunitaria de la Frontera Norte and to Ciudad Ju\u00e1rez on a job well done!<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Steve Vetter<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President &amp; CEO<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our recent participation in the Presentaci\u00f3n A Ganar in Ciudad Ju\u00e1rez was a reminder of the importance of Partners\u2019 motto: \u00a0Connect. \u00a0Serve. \u00a0Change Lives. \u00a0To view first-hand how the Fundaci\u00f3n Comunitaria de la Frontera \u00a0Norte, its staff, board and the many collaborating institutions and community organizations have Connected to Serve and Change Lives is a [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archivo"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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