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McFarland MAPA Awards Banquet Highlights Scholarships
MAPA members from Shafter and other chapters joined McFarland MAPA in a scholarship and community awards banquet and dance last Saturday. John Acosta hosted, Arturo Munoz presented awards, and emphasis was on scholarships, citizenship classes, and plans to send Anita Genel and Raymond Garza to a national meet in New York. The evening featured talks on water quality, cancer statistics, and a push for a statewide cancer registry, with guest speaker John Means urging ongoing involvement in health studies. A four–piece Mexican band provided dancing after closing remarks.
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McFarland
John Acosta
Shafter
Arturo Munoz
McFarland Mapa
Munoz
Anita Genel
Raymond Garza
New York
MAPA
Don Campbell
Ruben Barron
Shirley Ritchey
Josefina Fraire
Seccorro Munoz
Margarita
John Means
Norris School
Means
Canaries
Kern County Health Department
Board of Supervisors
Kern County
Bakersfield