Dinner event at the Desert Alliance for Community Empowerment in Coachella Tonight
(COACHELLA) – Tonight, April 14th, Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia will hold the 2nd Annual Cesar Chavez Day of Service honoring UFW Farmworkers. The event, held as part of Cesar Chavez Memorial Celebration, begins at 4:30 p.m. and will be held at the Desert Alliance for Community Empowerment in Coachella.
“We need to think beyond ourselves and our own aspirations and to think of our communities and our constituent’s needs. To be true representatives, we need to be selfless and engaged with our California communities. We need to listen more than mandate, to abstain more than indulge, and to sacrifice more than serve ourselves. It is a responsibility that we owe to the constituents that voted us in and it is a responsibility that we owe to our Californian heroes like Cesar Chavez,” said Garcia.
Event: 2nd Annual Cesar Chavez Day of Service
Date/Time: Thursday, April 14, 2016 / 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Location: Desert Alliance for Community Empowerment (DACE) 53990 Enterprise Way #1, Coachella, CA 92236
Details: Dinner
Cesar Chavez, the legendary founder of the United Farm Workers Union (UFW), was born on March 31, 1927. To honor him, the State Legislature has passed a measure that designates March 31 a state holiday.
Californians are urged take the time to learn about Chavez, his life, times and accomplishments on his birthday. Like Martin Luther King Jr. Day in January, the holiday calls for Californians to participate in activities that will help others.
For more information, please contact the Assemblymember’s district office at 760-347-2360.
Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) serves as the as the chairperson of the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development and the Economy. He represents the 56th district, which comprises the cities and communities of Blythe, Brawley, Bermuda Dunes, Calexico, Calipatria, Cathedral City, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, El Centro, Holtville, Imperial, Indio, Mecca, Oasis, North Shore, Salton Sea, Thermal, Thousand Palms, and Westmorland
