 |
Indianapolis, IN, April/May, 2003. Volume 2.
|
 From the presidentSADCO greets you and invites you to join our organization. SADCO also welcomes you at our events, activities and meetings. It is important to get involved in any kind of community participation, and SADCO offers this to any one who finds SADCO's mission and vision in agreement with his/her goals. It is evident that when we all work together to support education, help children, highlight Latin culture, and develop social programs, we all feel better about ourselves. We become empowered to show our inheritance and our value. Our morale improves, our society and community grow stronger. SADCO is determined to offer the time and space to share our ideas and experiences and help others through our fund raisng events such as parties, meetings, and events.
Some SADCO members attended the reception for the inaugural airing of WIIH-Noticias a las 11, the local news broadcast of Univision Indiana. SADCO welcomes Univision Indiana and wishes the best luck in their endeavor. SADCO also hopes that Univision Indiana can offer the community a high-quality product of information, recreation, entertainment and education. Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson was present at this reception and SADCO had opportunity to share with him some words and ideas. By the way, Indianapolis is looking for a "sister city" in Latin America. SADCO was invited to submit candidates from Colombia. Send your nominees to SADCO. |
||||
April 30 is the due date to apply to SADCO's 2003-2004 Scholarships
SADCO has established a scholarship fund to help Hispanic students attend college. SADCO announces Hispanic Scholarships for 2003-2004 according to the following guidelines:
Click here to visit our scholarship page for more information.
SADCO sent a donation of $200 to an orphanage to aid children Argentina with nutritional deficiency. Martha Spence and family, a SADCO member, are personally taking this and other donations to Argentina in late April.
SADCO donated $280 to a family in extreme need in the state of Caldas, Colombia.
SADCO received a thank you letter and pictures from priest Elkin Montoya from NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LA ASUNCION parish church in La Palma, state of Cundinamarca in Colombia. With SADCO's donation, blankets and clothes were given to very poor elder citizens. Also a bag of groceries and supplies was handed to poor country families.
SADCO's project "CHANGE OF CHILDREN IN COLOMBIA" is going very well. About 10% of the total distributed piggy banks have been collected with an average amount of $70 per piggy bank. Our goal is to collect funds through the distribution of piggy banks to help institutions in Colombia dedicated to taking care of children living in abject poverty. Some of these children have been abandoned by their parents or have serious health or mental limitations. While you can do very little with the change you receive from daily transactions in the USA, that change can CHANGE the lives of children in Colombia because the little we give here can make a big difference to those institutions in Colombia. If you would like to receive a biggy bank to fill it along with your family and/or friends, contact SADCO to sadcowww@iquest.net or call at (317) 767-7927. And on behalf of the Children in Colombia, thank you so much.
SADCO celebrates Colombia's Independence Day with a picnic, which has become a well-attended party. SADCO's picnic will be held on Sunday July 20, 2003, at Forest Park in Noblesville, Indiana. The party will be from noon to 6:00 p.m. This is a great opportunity to bring your family and spend a great time while taking a bite of the taste of Colombian food and dancing along the great music of DJ Elkin Zuluaga. Mark your calendar and do not miss this great party.
Drop us a line! -- Give us your input |
GENERAL SADCO MEETINGSaturday, April 19, 2003 at 6:30 p.m.
PLACE: Come and have a good time with family and friends. As usual, we will have dinner together and then we will mingle, listen to tropical music, dance, raise a cup, and why not, admire any one who wants to show his/her talent. So, if you sing, play an instrument, recite poems, or have a special talent, this is the time to perform and have a good, fun time.
PITCH IN DINNER
IF ANY QUESTIONS, CALL: |
Support SADCO, announce hereFEEL PROUD BY SPONSORING AND SUPPORTING SADCO. ANNOUNCE HERE, REACH THE COMMUNITY AND BE PART OF OUR ACHIEVEMENTS. |
2003 Calendar
Sadco General Meetings: |
Support SADCOAnnounce Here FEEL PROUD BY SPONSORING AND SUPPORTING SADCO. ANNOUNCE HERE, REACH THE COMMUNITY AND BE PART OF OUR ACHIEVEMENTS. |
SADCO's booth looked fantastic with a number of typical Colombian food samples carefully prepared by Antojitos (big thanks!), who was hired by SADCO for this event. Dow AgroSciences has been a continuos sponsor of SADCO through the years. Here is a message received from Cynthia Tyrrell from the Dow AgroSciences:
SADCO strives to aid those in desperate need. Here are some recent examples. The Goens family, a SADCO member, handed the presents sent by families who attended SADCO's Christmas party to Colombian children at Hogar Villa Alegria in Bogota, Colombia. 
