1ST QUARTER 2016
EDINBURG HOUSING AUTHORITY
El Reflejo Newsletter Volume 3 Issue 1
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RODOLFO “RUDY” RAMIREZ
Main Office
Edinburg Housing Authority 2016 Board of Commissioners CHAIRMAN VICE-CHAIRMAN RESIDENT COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER JOSE RODRIGUEZ ARMANDO BARRERA EDUARDO GONZALEZ ELIAS LONGORIA JUAN GUZMAN
Ciro Treviño Administration Building 910 S. Sugar Rd. Edinburg, Texas, 78539 Regular Office Hours: Mon.- Thurs.: 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Fri.: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Important Announcement: Effective immediately we will be transitioning to a quarterly newsletter. 1st quarter Jan. - Mar. 2nd quarter Apr. - June. 3rd quarter July - Sept. & 4th quarter Oct. - Dec. The English e-newsletter will be sent out no later than the end of the first week of a new quarter and the bilingual print newsletters will be sent out to residents by the second week of a new quarter. If you have any questions or concerns please contact JC Garcia (8 a.m. - 12 p.m.) @ 956-383-3839. Thank you for your cooperation!
EDUCATION: Public housing residents; (left to right) Alvety Tuma, Rene Trevino, Daniela Granados, Elva Trevino, Liliana Granados, Fernando Sanchez & Gerardo Granados at their respective campuses.
Journey to Success in Public Housing Residents of the Edinburg Housing Authority (EHA) are pursuing higher education and encourage other residents to do the same. In correspondence with EHA and its efforts on emphasizing the importance of education, residents are applying to and attending universities in order to receive a college degree. As a result EHA has launched a blog dedicated to the success of its residents. Where their stories and ac-
These months’ highlights
complishments will be shared with the communities of the Rio Grande Valley in order to highlight their achievements and continue emphasizing the importance of pursuing higher education. Our student residents are studying at different universities throughout Texas pursuing their goals. Ruben Lara at the University of Texas at San Antonio, Rene Trevino at Texas Tech University, Daniela Granados at The University of Texas, Elva Trevino and Fernando
Sanchez at Texas A&M University, Orlando Trevino and Gerardo Granados at South Texas College, Alvety Tuma and Diego Oros at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. EHA will continue to recognize the success of our residents and will continue encouraging them to seek greater opportunities. Visit our Achievers Blog at http:// mediaha.wix.com/ehablog to read more on the success of our other resident’s and those attending universities.
- EHA welcomes new UTRGV student interns, Page 2 - All-America City 10 K Run/Walk & Fun Run, Page 2 - 2015 NAHRO Community Service Award, Page 3 - EHA at the 2016 RGV Livestock Show, Page 3
A publication by the Edinburg Housing Authority, 2016.
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