Cinco de Mayo Celebration

Farmworker Education Program

For Immediate Release                           Contact:  Esperanza Gamboa      

                                                                        (941) 751-7900   Ext: 2165                                                                               gamboae@manateeschools.net

Cinco de Mayo Celebration

        (Bradenton, FL—March 28, 2012) The Farmworker Education and Services Program, the Latino community, and Manatee Technical Institute are proud to present the Cinco de Mayo (Fifth of May) Celebration which will take place on Friday, May 4, 2012, from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. at the Manatee Technical Institute North Campus located at 801 Ninth Street West in Palmetto, FL 34211.

        The Cinco de Mayo Celebration and MTI North Open House offer a unique experience to showcase our cultures, give the public the opportunity to enjoy a tour of the new MTI North Campus facilities and learn more about career opportunities.

        The purpose of the festival is to celebrate the cultural diversity in our community, the 47^th anniversary of the Farmworker Education Program in Manatee County, and to raise money for the Farmworker Emergency and Scholarship Fund. This fund is used to support farm worker families in crisis situations to provide them with food, shelter, and health services and to provide scholarships for our students.

        The event is open to the public free of charge. A live band will play Latin music; folkloric dancers will perform; and various vendors will provide ethnic food.  If you would like more information, please call the Farmworker Education Program at 751-7947, or 751-7900 ext. 2165, or stop by our office on the MTI main campus (5603 34^th Street West) in Bradenton.

Esperanza Gamboa, Coordinator

Farmworker Education & Services Program

WIA 167 Youth Program

Manatee Technical Institute

5603 34th Street West. Bradenton, Fl 34210

Phone: 941-751-7947

Phone: 941-751-7900 Ext: 2168

Fax: 941-751-7951

" If you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted,

then your light shall rise in the darkness and your gloom be like the noonday".

                                                                                  Isaiah 58:10