Farmworker/Community Advocate Receives Governor's Award

[Guest guest]

It

is a pleasure to announce that Florida-based farmworker and community

advocate Ana Bolaños has been named as the recipient of the

Florida Governor's Point of Light Award in honor of Hispanic Heritage

Month for her exemplary service to her community. This is a state-wide

award recognizing volunteerism.

We are excited that Ana has been recognized for her 10 years of

dedication to the farmworker communities in Volusia and Putnam

counties. As President and founder of the /Alianza de Mujeres Activas/ (AMA), Ana has been committed to

linking her community to existing services, offering health education

and to supporting victims of domestic violence.

Many of you will remember Ana from her presentations at the Migrant

Stream Forums in Seattle, Memphis and Savannah in the last 8 years.

She has been a collaborator with the Rural Women's Health Project on

countless local, state and regional grant projects, including the Creando Nuestra Salud- Early

Breast Cancer Detection which was an AMA initiative.

As stated in the Points of Light news release, "Ana has continued to be

a generous role model for the Hispanic community since moving to the

United States with her family... Recognizing a lack of programs for her

Hispanic coworkers shortly after arriving in the United States, Ana

began educating farm workers about their rights and protecting their

health. She also helped families displaced during the 2004 hurricane

season by organizing the delivery of food and water."

To read the news release please click here: http://www.flgov.com/release/11030

If you would like to communicate with Ana you may do so through the Alianza de

Mujeres Activas email at: ama_ama04@...

-The Rural Women's Health Project Team