Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 29, 2005 Page: 3 of 6
six pages : ill. ; page 22 x 14 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
The Rio Grande Herald-Thursday, December 29, 2005, Page 3
Vf
North Grammar cheerleaders win first place
The North Grammar Elementary Longhom Cheerleaders competed in the South Texas Cheerleading
Championship on Nov. 20, 2005 where they placed first in their division against several Valley
^schools. The team also received a bid to compete in Nationals in San Antonio in early April. The
"Longhorn cheerleaders also competed on Nov. 6, 2005 at the UCA competition hosted by the
University of Texas-Pan American where the girls placed second in their division. The girls are
congratulated for a job well done. Go Longhorns!!! Pictured are (first row 1-r)- Kassy Perez, Venessa
Lopez, Jennifer Riojas, Dayla Trillayes, Judy Barrera and Victoria Aguilar. (Second row 1-r)- Karma
Barrera, Carmen Moreno, Jewelysa Guerra, Megan Silva (Co-Captain) and Tiffany Gomez. (Thiid row
1-r) Kassy Ramos, Elisa Diaz, Jackie Vela, Nohely Alaniz, Ariana Lopez and Jackie Perez. (Fourth
row)- Meagan McGuffin, Kassy Medrano (Co-Captain), Kimberly Reyna, Alexandra Elizondo and
Kimberly Clarke. (RGCCISD photo).
Charitable giving in 2005
should mirror giving after 9/11
Zapata woman wins CACST calendar drawing
Claudia Gonzalez of Zapata received a $500 gift card from Community Action Council of South
Texas (CACST) Fund Raising Manager Eduardo Dougherty. Gonzalez became the first winner in the
agency's fund-raising calendar drawing.
Zapata woman wins first
CACST gift card drawing
By KANCY KOLSTI
UNT News Service
During the past year,
^countless Americans have
written checks to the Red Cross
and other organizations charged
with responding to survivors of
last December's tsunami in the
A|ndian Ocean, which impacted
1 1 nations and killed more than
220,000 people; the earthquake
in Pakistan in October, which
killed more than 80,000 people;
and, closer to home, Hurricanes
Katrina and Wilma.
Many not-for-profit
organizations are now concerned
that those who usually send
them checks during the holiday
season have already given to
disaster relief and so will not be
inclined to give to them. Fifty
percent of Texas charities in a
recent survey conducted by
GuideStar, a group that connects
.people with nonprofit
"information, said they expect
their holiday contributions to
decrease this year. Another 33
percent say they expect the
contributions to be the same as
2004. Only 4 percent said
they expect holiday
contributions to increase.
However, the director of the
University of North Texas'
Educational Consortium for
Volunteerism says there's reason
to believe that by the end of the
year, fundraising numbers could
increase or even surpass last
year's numbers, if past history
is an indication.
Pamela Sybert, who teaches a
course called Introduction to
Philanthropy and Fundraising.
points out that after Americans
donated money to organizations
serving the families of victims
iof the Sept. II, 2001 terrorist
"attacks, "there was a short-term
Roma 7 th grader
Region One Holiday
j Card Design Winner
By RICKY PEREZ
Janelly Barrera is this year's
winner for the Region One ESC
Holiday Card Design. Janelly is
a seventh grade student at Roma
Middle School where she
participates in Mr. D. Trevino's
Art classes.
The theme for this year's
contest was the holiday season
in our South Texas area, Janelly
participated and won the contest
that was held throughout the
entire valley. Her design was
transfered to a holiday card that
will be mailed out across the
Q state.
She received an assortment of
art supplies, a beautiful
certificate of participation, and
several Christmas cards with her
^ design already on them. We are
really proud of Janelly for the
recognition she has brought to
our school district.
decline in fundraising from other
groups, but by the end of the
year, more than 60 percent of all
charities indicated they had raised
more money than in 2000."
She says that those who give
only to emergency relief efforts,
such as the ones for Hurricane
Katrina, "are sometimes referred
to as crisis or impulsive
donors."
"Traditional and long-term
donors may very well earmark
certain funds for emergency
giving, but they also have funds
designated for gifts to non-
emergency organizations with
missions they support each
year," Sybert says.
She suggests potential donors
investigate organizations before
they give money to them.
"A general rule of thumb for a
legitimate organization is that at
least 65 percent of the funds
raised should go toward
programming, and not toward
administrative or fundraising
costs," she says. "There are
many websites where you can
go to look at an organization's
financial reports. Both
www.charitynavigator.net
and www.guidestar.com can
help you make decisions about
where to donate your money."
Sybert also says that donors
should donate by Dec 31 to take
advantage of the Katrina
Emergency Tax Relief Act,
which was signed into law by
President Bush on Sept 23.
Under this law, the usual limit
of 50 percent of adjusted gross
income in cash contributions
made to charities has increased
to 100 percent of adjusted gross
income. The act includes all
charities, whether or not they
have responded to Hurricane
Katrina. The contributions must
be made between Aug. 28,
2005, and Dec. 31.
UNT's Educational
Consortium for Volunteerism
enhances professional volunteer
management and fosters more
effective volunteerism by
offering a certificate program in
nonprofit management through
American Humanics. Inc a
specialty certificate program in
volunteer and community
resource management and an
undergraduate minor in
community service.
By Rodolfo Resendez
CACST Public Information
Officer
RIO GRANDE CITY -- It
took a few seconds for Claudia
Gonzalez to fully grasp the news
that she had won the first
Community Action Council of
South Texas calendar drawing.
"Oh, you mean the
Community Action Council
calendar?" she asked when
informed she had won a $500
gift card issued by Texas State
Bank "Oh my God! That's
wonderful.2
Gonzalez, who is from
Zapata, became the first winner
in the drawing that is part of the
Community Action Council's
calendar fund-raiser. Consumers
have 92 chances to win a total of
$6,000 in gift cards throughout
2006.
The gift cards range in value
from $25 to &200. A drawing
will be conducted every month
and the gift cards may be
redeemed at most retail outlets.
For Gonzalez, her gift card
winnings could not have come at
a better time. The prospect of
buying Christmas gifts for 15
nieces and nephews and
several godchildren wasn't too
cheery.
"Now they are going to get
something," she said.
The gift cards were obtained
through the help of Texas State
bif local!Amateur Fiimma&er1 (j&raid S.
For the Week of: December 30, 2005
i
theone(ilmm;iker@yahtxi.eom
It's the end of the year
which means it's time once
again for Movie Preview's
year-end Top Ten list.
JK). Mr. and Mrs. Smith;
Starred two of the greatest look-
ing people on the planet, with
spirited performances which
made it seem as though the two
had a lot of fun making this
film, which made for a very
entertaining movie.
9. Constant ine\ Keanu Reeves
is just so cool.
8. tour Brothers; Mark Wahl-
berg is finally casted into a role
he fits perfectly. This interra-
cial family gives new meaning
to the word brother.
2, War of the Worlds , Features
a dream cast including my fa-
vorite young actress Dakota
Fanning, and one of the coolest
action sequence 1 saw all year
(Raid/Attack) it's also one of
the loudest movies of the year
6. Jarhead: Jake Gyllenhaal's
best performance yet. It gives a
different, very realistic, sol-
dier's point of view in war time,
without gettingvpolitical.
5, Sin City, With its stylish vi-
sion. which remains true to the
original graphic novel, and
three very entertaining stories
•Special to MP
Christian Bale as Batman in Warner Bros Pictures' Batman Be-
gins - 2005
all in one movie, sets this film
right in the top five area of my
list.
4, Crash; One of the most, if
not the most controversial and
provocative films of the year,
with its outspoken dialogue
and relatable situations, makes
this a truly great movie.
3, King Kong; Over all best
special effects ever put on film.
With out a doubt the most fun
you could have had at the mov-
ies this year.
2. Star Hars Episode III Final
piece of the puzzle of the great-
est story ever presented on
film, it has everything needed
to make it the final Star Wars
movie.
•Special to MP
Yoda.in 20th Century Fox's
Star Wars: Episode III.
L Hatman Begins; Best super-
hero movie ever made. Best Di-
recting (Christopher Nolan),
Best Writing David S. Goyer),
Best Performance (Christian
Bale), make this movie my pick
for best movie of the year.
Bank Executive Vice President
Larry C. Gonzalez (no relation
to the winner) in Rio Grande
City and bear the bank's name.
Moments before the drawing
in the bank's lobby, Ringgold
Middle School student Nana
Garza spun the brass-plated
tumbler that contained the
lottery numbers. Then with
banker Gonzalez and
Community Action Council of
South Texas Executive Director
Francisco G. Zarate and several
of his staffers overseeing the
event, another Ringgold Middle
School student Carolina Garcia
pulled out the winning number.
"That person should have a
good Christmas," said Zarate
after the winning number was
announced.
In the meantime, 50 miles
away in Zapata. Claudia
Gonzalez was preparing with
her family to go on a shopping
trip to McAllen.
"I told my husband (earlier),
(F,Well maybe one of these days
I'll get it (win one of the
drawings," she said.
Ironically, Claudia Gonzalez
worked for CACST four to five
years ago for six months as an
outreach worker.
Eduardo Dougherty, who was
in charge of the event, said
calendars are available for a $10
donation from the CACST
offices in Duval, Jim Hogg,
Starr, and Zapata counties.
The calendars are printed on 8
by 11-inch glossy paper and
along with the drawing numbers
contain information on the many
Community Action programs
available.
The next drawing featuring
$75 will be January 3 and 4,
2006.
Education
(NU) - According to a 2(H)4
study published in The Journal
of Biological Psychiatry, asso-
ciating symbols with sound, es-
pecially in the form of narra-
tive, plays a large role in the
proper development of reading
skills. Based on this and other
research, one company devel-
oped an enjoyable way for stu-
dents to improve reading com-
prehension and development
skills, and it involves watching
movies. Reading Movies, part
ot the ReadEnt learning pro-
gram developed by SFK Media
Specially for Kids Corp., are in-
teractive movies that use "Ac-
tion Caption" technology to
show the spoken word on the
screen as the character speaks.
As children watch the movies,
their reading and spoken lan-
guage skills develop naturally.
For more information, visit
Www.sfkmedia.com or call
(866) SFK-READ(735-7323).
jZcznttz-i 4-jelpeT*
HMMf SPECIAL
For 3 Months
0SCD CEDtBCiin OX) YIUJU QHH
0ros am emi7
First 3 Months
CS*N CSMN flu" % " „ J CMT * m
— u Y
-• sam a*n (. >j) "ffl
jw>
am
€ .) " " «&u. r NASA >§! QVt
ma ^ tin <«8 0r; j 3 q
DbniSafcelitie)
LOCAL
43tB=QEiriXD
TOLL FREE
stf
a
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Roberts, Kenneth. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 29, 2005, newspaper, December 29, 2005; Edinburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth195993/m1/3/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.