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THIS WEEK Gloria’s Corner Pg. 3
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IHelpIE hosted their annual Installation & Senior Forum on June 20 at the Grace Vargas Senior Center. Pictured from left, Sara I. Garcia, Clifton Ferguson, Darleen Bennett, Velma Zenon, Rialto City Treasurer Edward Carrillo, Brenda Bristow, Gaynell Rodrick, and Maricela Soliz-Ferguson.
SBVC named top 50 colleges for Hispanic students Pg. 6
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n Thursday, June 20 IHelp Inland Empire (iHelpIE) hosted their annual “Installation & Senior Forum” at the Grace Vargas Senior Center where the 20192020 officers, Maricela SolizFerguson- President; Gaynell
Rodrick-Secretary; Brenda Bristow- Treasurer; Sara I. Trustee; Clifton GarciaFerguson-Trustee; Velma ZenonSergeant at Arms; and Darleen Bennett- Parliamentarian, were introduced and sworn in by Rialto Treasurer Edward Carrillo.
nized as Volunteer of the Year and Albert Calderon was applauded for his fundraising leadership on behalf of iHelpIE. Albert’s relentless initiative was crucial in the seniors’ efforts to attend the Sacramento Senior Rally Day event.
Dominga Gonzalez was recog-
Rialto Commissioner Ricky
Brown spoke on the connection of homelessness and mental iIlness and Department of Aging and Adult Services S.I.A. area representative Patricia Padilla spoke on nutrition during the programs Senior Forum. DJ Windy and Frankie y la 3ra IHelpIE, cont. on next pg.
Making a positive impact on ‘Thee Next Generation’ Free summer prog ram in auto industr y f or high school junior s Pg. 7
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By Marina Rojas
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n 2014, Antonye (Tone) Hart and Carlesha Wilder decided they wanted to change the world for the better, so they founded an organization and called it Thee Next Generation (TNG). Hart is adamant that the group is “to empower people to be the best person they can be.” “It’s a positive group,” added Wilder, “we promote positivity, and want to show the next generation that there is a lot more to this life than what they see.” Determined to make changes around the local communities and reaching out around the world, Thee Next Generation has several different departments branching out to reach people where they find their heart’s interests, some which include music, administration, event planning, dance and media.
“We do everything with no vulgar language,” said Hart, “we want to impact this generation and guide them in the right ways, which is almost a dying breed.” At a grassroots level, the organization is run mostly out of their homes, but Hart says God has given him a vision for TNG to go far beyond even his own plans. “I’m wanting an organization that will help build careers, teach about financial responsibility and dealing with income considerations,” he said. Over and over he stated, “We’re a no judgment zone, we just want to help people become the best person they can possibly be.” Wilder added, “We want to show that there’s more to life than gang-banging and party crews. We want to be that positive difference in people’s life.” Wanting to bring that positivity into the local neighborhood TNG, cont. on next pg.
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Antonye (Tone) Hart and Carlesha Wilder co-founders of Thee Next Generation.