Saturday, November 7, 2015

The Guatemalan/Maya community in Lake Worth makes news once again

There is a lot of good news coming from the Central American immigrant community both here in the City and throughout Palm Beach County. There are two centers that support the Guatemalan/Maya community: one is El Sol in Jupiter and the other is the Guatemalan/Maya Center (GMC) here in Lake Worth. Other news is the NAPC's Tropical Ridge Neighborhood Association and the GMC are working together to solve problems such as crime, code enforcement, bulk trash pickup, and keeping the streets clear and well lit at night.

The Post's Kevin Thompson has an article about the Guatemalan/Maya community you can read here. This follows news from the Lake Worth CRA and their new exhibit to be featured at the Grand Opening of the Armory Annex:
Exciting news: the Armory Art Center's Grand Opening is November 12th.
In partnership with the City of Lake Worth, the Armory Annex, the Palm Beach Photographic Center, the Guatemalan-Maya Center and LULA, the CRA is thrilled to announce the opening of the Discovering Our New WorldImmigrant Children’s Look at Lake Worth and the Armory Arts Annex Grand Opening at the Lake Worth Arts Center on Nov. 12, from 69 pm.

Read more about this event here. You do not want to miss this one of a kind exhibit that features 50 prints from our very own local teens who are recent immigrants from Central America. Here is an excerpt:
     The Armory Annex in Lake Worth reopens its doors to host Discovering Our New World. For this photographic exhibit the Armory is privileged to collaborate with the renowned Palm Beach Photographic Centre of West Palm Beach. The show is part of the Photographic Center’s Picture My World program.
For those of you in the Central American immigrant community (or those helping their efforts) in the City of Lake Worth, suburban Lake Worth (including Palm Beach State College) and Greenacres here is how you contact the Post reporter to tell your story:
Email: kthompson@pbpost.com
561-820-4573
Twitter: @kevindthompson1