FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
Amid a crushing pandemic, this party van is a lifeline for California farmworkers [Los Angeles Times :: BC-FARMWORKERS-PARTYVAN:LA]
SELMA, Calif. The van rattling down a field road stood out even in a cloud of dust, its paint job the colors of birthday cake frosting, Christmas tree lights, red-purple-yellow-blue confetti.
A party van helps when trying to reach farmworkers in dark pandemic times. But Ricardo Castorena, 47, found that out by accident. He’d only been trying to get free gas when he made the deal with the radio station.
In March, when the pandemic first closed bars and festivals, the sales manager of Radio Lazer KLUN-FM 103.1 feared the station would lose name recognition a name announced in promos by a galloping telenovela voice backed with the sounds of a laser-gun battle.
More than 1,600 Christmas cards collected for Valley veterans in the hospital
KFSN
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) A movement to show Valley veterans they re appreciated this holiday season exceeded organizer expectations. I get choked up just thinking about it, said Denise Baronian. She s the executive director of regional enrollment at Fresno Pacific University, and for the past few weeks, she s been organizing Operation Dear Veteran.
On Monday, she delivered more than 1,600. Once the word got out and people caught the vision, we were overwhelmed with cards and we now have more than 1,600 cards that have come in, Baronian said.
Cards were delivered to her home over the past three weeks, dropped off by churches, elementary school students and families who simply wanted to thank our local veterans.
SELMA, Calif.
The van rattling down a field road stood out even in a cloud of dust, its paint job the colors of birthday cake frosting, Christmas tree lights, red-purple-yellow-blue confetti.
A party van helps when trying to reach farmworkers in dark pandemic times. But Ricardo Castorena, 47, found that out by accident. He’d only been trying to get free gas when he made the deal with the radio station.
In March, when the pandemic first closed bars and festivals, the sales manager of Radio Lazer KLUN-FM 103.1 feared the station would lose name recognition a name announced in promos by a galloping telenovela voice backed with the sounds of a laser-gun battle.
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