Below please find past issues of Neighbors Abroad's periodic newsletter as well as announcements for some of our projects.
Newsletter ArchiveMarch 2023
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Press Releases/Announcements
Neighbors Abroad Names Scholarships After Longtime Leader Iraida Espinosa
March 12, 2023--Neighbors Abroad announced today that one of the annual scholarships it gives to deserving college students in Palo Alto's oldest Sister City, Palo, Leyte, the Philippines, will be named after Iraida Busó Espinosa, who passed away peacefully in her Los Altos home on January 5, 2023, a month shy of her 105th birthday. The Iraida Espinosa Scholarship, which is funded for two years, will go to a deserving college student in Palo who is pursuing a degree in teaching and education. A longtime Palo Alto Unified teacher and member of Neighbors Abroad, Espinosa served as Neighbors Abroad's president from 1983–84 and remained active throughout the 1980s and 1990s. She developed a special interest in Palo, Leyte, and worked to raise funding for a children’s library and vocational training center there. Palo Scholarship recipients are young college students from Palo who would otherwise have trouble paying for books and expenses if not for the financial support. Many of our Palo Scholars have gone on to professional careers, as teachers, engineers, social workers, thereby giving back to the community by helping to shape the next generation of Palo leaders. Learn more about our work in Palo here. |