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Thursday, January 9, 2020 | A11 | Mid Valley TiMes Gifts for Cutler-Orosi children
Photos by George M. Villagrana / Mid Valley Times
Children from the Cutler-Orosi area received a number of gifts through the Angel Tree program of Prisoners Fellow- ship Ministry on Dec. 21 at the M&J Family Restaurant in Dinuba. In addition, children not only received their gifts from Santa but they also received a free breakfast that was provided by the restaurant.
LEFT: Fred Mendrin, prison fellowship ambassador who helped coordinate the event, spoke at the breakfast. RIGHT: Children got their photo taken with Santa as well as gifts from their loved ones.
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Dinuba Ruiz Foods team members and CASA of Tulare County teamed up on Dec. 20 to bring a little holiday cheer to 100 children.
The effort is done through ‘Adopt a Child Christmas” Program. Each child will receive a new coat, a new pair of pajamas and a gift of their liking. The ages of children range from 3 months to 17 years old.
Ruiz Foods team mem- bers crated this program with CASA in 2013.
“CASA is such an im- portant organization that protects the well-being of children who need their help,” said Blanca Santana, community re- lations director.
The Ruiz Cares Pro- gram is a company-wide initiative that encour- ages community service among team members and supports their ef- fort of giving back.
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Dinuba Ruiz Foods team members loaded up gifts that were delivered to 100 children on Dec. 20. The effort was done in conjunction with CASA of Tulare County.
Ruiz Foods provides coats, pajamas and gifts to 100 area children
DINUBA TEEN Continued from page A1
“I started looking into what I was capable of providing help in the community with my first major move as a member of the youth church group. Helping young kids in elementary school learn about God. It was a moment to work and gain knowledge on the multitude of ways to handle kids from ages in Kindergar- ten to 5th grade.”
Caleb has also been a mem- ber of mission teams that have traveled to Costa Rica
to service at the La Montana Christian Camp.
Caleb wrote, “I got into high school and immediately started looking for opportuni- ties to help the groups I had become a part of. I started with the choir and soon in- volved myself in in the plays. The two arts allowed me to ex- press myself in a way I didn’t normally have in the past.”
The past four years at Di- nuba High, Caleb has been committed to the choir and drama programs and produc- tions.
“I have helped with the
state lighting, stage sets and décor, sound set up from the mics to speakers, as well as performed,” he wrote.
In addition, Caleb has been the elected president of both the drama club, Dramatic Voices, and the choir depart- ment.
“It has been my responsi- bility to be a leader dedicated to support and guide my peers toward providing programs that bring: quality entertain- ment to the public (including Veterans Day celebrations, service groups, City of Dinu- ba), a variety of opportunities/
experience to DHS students, and positively represent DHS Performing Arts Programs.”
In his application for Teen- age Citizen of the Year, Caleb was asked should be chosen for this title and he answered, “I have spent my time in Di- nuba pushing myself forward in improving my own self, but I have always thought of do- ing so with a servant’s heart. I have balanced an academic focus, a passion for perform- ing arts, appreciation for ag- riculture and committed to using my gifts to serve others.
“I don’t wish to rise above
my own station for the hope of gaining an advantage, but instead I focus on how to rise in order for me to be able to give to those that need sup- port, encouragement, or guid- ance. I believe I’m qualified for this scholarship as I am a true product of Dinuba. My story doesn’t stop here, I will continue to grow and services others showing what someone what someone raised in Dinu- ba is capable of.”
Caleb hopes to attend ei- ther UC Irvine, UC Davis or UC Berkeley to major in Po- litical Science.
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