MCC Meeting about Rural Salvadoran Community Wed.

A press release from the MCC Student Peace Action Network and Friends of Chilama:

Sister Cities: Wednesday September 30th 7:00 p.m. Scots Room, MCC

SPAN, the Student Peace Action Network and Friends of Chilama are co-sponsoring this event.

Friends of Chilama is a McHenry County based organization that sisters with the rural Salvadoran community of Chilama.

Claudia Elizabeth Castro will speak on the continued Salvadoran efforts for sustainable development alternatives that respect their culture, human rights and the environment.

Hope to see you there!

Art and Medical supply donations for our Sister City

SPAN is accepting art and medical supplies for our sister city Chilama in El Salvador.

Drop boxes are in the Commons area near the Latino pop culture display on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, or bring to the Sister Cities event on the 30th.

Chilama is in need of: Medical:

sterile gauze, medical tape, bandages, band aids, cotton. Art: watercolor paints, colored markers and pencils, glue sticks.

Friends of Chilama, a volunteer group from Crystal Lake, will deliver the supplies.


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