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Our students work
                                    hard and are so
                                    deserving of an
                                    opportunity to attend
                                    this historic event...
        Immokalee Foundation’s      They were so excited
        programs. All have great
        potential and are intelligent,   and could not stop
        but they have spent little   talking about how
        time out of Immokalee       they were going to
        – making the trip to the    be able to experience
        United States capital a
        unique experience.          an event that many
           “I could count on one    others never would.
        hand the number of times
        I’ve left Florida,” said 17-year-old Immokalee High School
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        senior Leslie Gallegos. “It was cold! We rode on the Metro, and                         10% OFF 1  VISIT
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        part of this event was amazing, to think the world was watching
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           Gallegos also attends Florida SouthWestern State College                                (with Erick or Anita only,
        on an early admission program. She hopes to major in                                     not good with any other offer)
        education. One can only imagine that this experience will help
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        her some day in her chosen field.                                                               before 3/31/17
           Students also witnessed another historic event. The Women’s
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        very hard in January. “It takes time to process all of what we
        saw,” she said. “We just don’t see things like that in Immokalee.”     Anita and Erick are the most dedicated and
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        were so excited and could not stop talking about how they
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        were going to be able to experience an event that many others
                                                                                                            –Lori ”
        never would.”
           The Immokalee Foundation provides a range of education
        programs that focus on building pathways to success through
        college and post-secondary preparation and support, mentoring
        and tutoring, opportunities for broadening experiences, and
        life skills development leading to economic independence.
        To learn more about The Immokalee Foundation, including
        volunteering, becoming a mentor, making a donation or any           Erick and Anita have been making Neapolitan
        other information, call 239.430.9122 or visit                           women beautiful for over 20 years.
        www.immokaleefoundation.org.                                              239.777.2380
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        can be reached at steven.kissinger@immokaleefoundation.org.
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