Several members of The Rotary Club of San Antonio have formed a mentoring group for teen and pre-teen girls at Farmworkers Self Help in Dade City. The group has been meeting weekly since March in the newly-refurbished Teen Center on Calle de Milagros. Activities have included making costumes and learning a traditional Mexican folk dance, learning CPR, health care and vocational talks, shopping and make-up sessions, and travel to the Museum of Fine Art in St. Petersburg.
Recently the girls learned the basic principles and practice of self-defense from the Lake House Martial Art School, located in St. Leo. It was presented by Director / Master Instructor G. Morgan Becker and the Coordinator of Student Affairs, Master Instructor Joan Becker. The highlight of their self-defense class came during their last session when they learned that they could “break boards,” a world-class confidence booster!
The Rotary Club of San Antonio meets every Tuesday noon in the clubhouse at Tampa Bay Golf & Country Club. Visitors are always welcome. For more information about The Rotary Club of San Antonio or about the mentoring group, call Betty Burke at 352-346-0349.
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Bottom row: Lake House Coordinator of Student Affairs/Master Instructor Joan Becker, Angelica Pineda, Patty Jauregui, Citlalli Lira, Daniela Figueroa, Ana Chavez, Londa Edwards
Top row: Lake House Karate Director/Master Instructor Morgan Becker, Linda Ponce, Rotarian Betty Burke, Corina Atkinson, Rotarian Edna Hanson, Cinthia Muniz, Rotarian Julie Hsu, Marcela Muniz, Rotarian and Farmworkers Self Help Executive Director Margarita Romo