ZoZobra "Old Man Gloom" OLM

The 94th Burning of Will Shuster's Zozobra takes place on the Friday before Labor Day, August 31, 2018.

Zozobra, also known as Old Man Gloom (OMG), is the creation of Will Shuster, one of  a group of artists known as the Cinco Pintores, who made their way to New Mexico in the 1920s. Shuster’s creation first appeared in his backyard in 1924 as a six-foot puppet, and over the years, has grown to a towering 50-foot high marionette. Made of muslin and stuffed with hundreds of bags of shredded paper, Zozobra is a dark and eerie character, part ghost and part monster, who was introduced publicly as part of Santa Fe Fiesta events in 1926. Since that time, the people of Santa Fe, families and friends new and old, have annually made their way to Fort Marcy Park, a few blocks from the historic Santa Fe Plaza, to view this one-of-a-kind Labor Day Friday pageant.

Miss New Mexico Latinitas

Congratulations!
These young ladies give alot back to their communities in service learning projects.  Using the Spanish Language, they read to kids and also share the culture and customs of their traditions.

Bookjoy, Wordjoy!

Pat Mora Author Page

July 9 at 7:43 AM ·

Introducing Pat Mora's newest book of poetry for children: Bookjoy, Wordjoy!
From Lee & Low Books #sharebookjoy

http://www.patmora.com/introducing-pats-newest-book-poetry-children-bookjoy-wordjoy/

Local volunteers head to El Paso to drop off donations for migrant children

This week, a group of local volunteers is heading to El Paso. They're taking truckloads of donations for immigrant children waiting to be reunited with their families.

On Monday, a group of local volunteers is heading to El Paso, Texas with a caraban of six to severn vans, trucks and SUVs. They're taking truckloads of donations for immigrant children waiting to be reunited with their families.

One of the trip organizers said her living room was filled with donations.

"It started with friends and family and then their friends and family and then we'll make this post public on Facebook and then we made a flyer and all of a sudden, I had people contacting me from out of town like 'Hey, how can I help you?'" said organizer Sara Saucedo.
Her group in Albuquerque is teaming up with the Las Americanas Immigrant Advocacy Center in El Paso. They are helping bring goods to the migrant sanctuary Annunciation House, also in El Paso, for migrant children waiting to be reunited with their families.

"The kids don't have anything and a lot of them don't know where their folks are," she said.
She said the goal is to send every child out with an outfit and a new pair of shoes and they've been collecting items for about two weeks. Saucedo said it's important to her and the rest of the volunteers that the children at that center have something to start with. They've seen an overwhelming show of generosity from the community.

"If you have the resources, if you have the time, if you have the availability, you should do something," she said.   KOBTV7 - Albuquerque, NM

REFORMA National

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Congratulations to the 2018 #PuraBelpré winners! #alaac18 

 

 

President's Letter from REFORMA National

REFORMA National Newsletter

ALA Annual Conference

The times and locations for annual are on the REFORMA web page

http://www.reforma.org/content.asp?pl=6&sl=395&contentid=395

All-Committee Meeting

The All-Committee meeting is Saturday, 6/23 from 8-10am at the Sheraton New Orleans, Borgne room.  Standing Committee Chairs should attend this meeting to discuss your projects for the coming year. You should ask your committee members to attend.  Many Reformistas signed up for standing committees on the election ballot and they will be encouraged to attend also. I will share this list with you.

Chapter Chairs

Chapter Chairs need to submit an annual written report at ALA Annual.  The report should include goals and accomplishments of the Chapter during the year.  It doesn't have to be too long. Please send your report to secretary@reforma.org. You are invited to present your report (10 minutes) at the BOD  Meeting on Saturday, June 23,  2-4pm Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon C2.   Those that don't get to present on Saturday, are invited to present at the General Membership Meeting on Monday 3-5pm at the Sheraton New Orleans, Bayside B.   Please let me know by Monday, June 18 when you will be present, so I can create a schedule.

Board of Directors Meeting

All  Standing Committee Chairs and Chapter Chairs are expected to attend this business meeting on Saturday, 2-4pm Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon CA.

Standing Committee

Please let me know by Monday, June 18 if you will be attending the BOD meeting so I can put you on the agenda. You are invited to send a report to secretary@reforma.org 

Reforma de Nuevo Mexico will not be at the conference.

2018 New Mexico True Summer Reading Challenge

The 2018 New Mexico True Summer Reading Challenge is a free reading program dedicated to stopping the “summer slide” by encouraging our New Mexico students to read more books over the summer break. Reading is the foundation for learning, and when our students read well, they are better positioned to succeed academically, in the workplace and in life.
CONTEST RULES: Participants must be a New Mexico resident entering elementary school in the 2018-2019 school year or ages 5-12 by September 1, 2018. All completed forms/essays must be submitted, postmarked by July 31, 2018. Only one submission per student will be eligible for prizes. Grand prizes are selected by random drawing. Eligibility requirements will be verified for all grand prize winners.