Jan 21 2021
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com On Wednesday, Jan. 20, seven-year-old, Victor Gonzalez III, completed his blanket donation drive at the San Benito Food Pantry. Gonzalez III, a first-grade student at Ed Downs Fine Arts Academy, formulated the idea of donating blankets to the elderly. “I heard on the news that the elderly needed blankets to stay …
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Aug 01 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Employees at a local business were so moved by recent stories of tragedy and inspiration that they raised more than $1,000 for San Benito families in need. Enrique Mendiola of G4s Secure Solutions in San Benito said his staff donated a combined $1,200 from out-of-pocket contributions, which he said …
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Jul 29 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Harlingen-based church Faith Pleases God has partnered with the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings to donate to San Benito families 500 tickets to the Wing’s season-ending game on Sunday, Aug. 10. FPG Senior Pastor Kevin Ortiz met with San Benito CISD officials Tuesday to present the tickets. On-hand to accept …
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Jul 03 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Sylvia Muñoz Rosas of San Benito was shopping in the Harlingen Home Depot for sheetrock when she decided to ask an employee for some ideas on how she could help her two disabled children enjoy their summer. Rosas’ children—Toby Padilla, 10, and Vivian Padilla, 8—were born with Cystic …
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Jun 13 2014
By CECILIA GONZALES Special to the NEWS While other children wish for toys or the latest gadgets on their birthday, Angelin Velaźquez-Garza wished for a haircut on her fifth birthday that would be donated to Locks of Love, a non-profit charity for cancer patients. “She started saying she wanted to donate her hair at 3 years …
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Dec 27 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com HARLINGEN – Renowned guitarist Rick Lugo, a San Benito native, recently made a donation to the Harlingen Ronald McDonald House on Friday, Dec. 20. Though he wasn’t able to be there in person, his son, Rick Enrique Lugo, was on hand to present the check for $250. “The …
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Dec 27 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Elks Lodge #1661 purchased a number of household necessities for donation to two homeless military veterans thanks to a $2,000 grant. “We are eligible to apply for a grant each year,” explained Gale Helser, Chairman of the Freedom Grant, of the Elks. “Last year we …
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Dec 06 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The Boys and Girls Club of San Benito, in partnership with the Cameron County Juvenile Justice Department, is preparing to put on a Christmas celebration for the members of the club, but they are seeking help to the community to help make the event a success. “Really, that …
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Jun 14 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com What better way to commemorate the commencement of a chapter in one’s life than to cut off all your hair and donate it to charity? That is exactly what 18-year-old Mary Rivas did. It was actually her second time donating her hair to charity, and it probably won’t …
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Mar 05 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The Boys and Girls Club of San Benito will be accepting a check for approximately $7,500 from HEB on Wednesday, March 6. “Tomorrow, at four o clock, HEB will be presenting a check to help the Boys and Girls Club stay open,” Tommy Ramirez Jr., President of the …
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