Amy's Dilemma
My most valuable Latino contact seems to be out of reach. Francesca and her family (husband, 2 kids, mom)moved to Montana from CA 3 years ago. They were originally from Mexico. Her husband went to work at a dairy. Recently he was deported to Mexico to resolve some immigration problems. That was 2 months ago. The family were evicted from their farm house that was a benefit of the dairy job. Francesca found a new home and moved July 1st. She was able to expand her work schedule at an assisted living site which made it more difficult for us to meet. Francesca and I had plans to meet last week to plan our brainstorming session about recruiting members of our SLO advisory board. She did not show up or call me, which is not like her. I tried to call her but her number is no longer in service. Now I am worried about her well being and wondering how to locate her.
My next step will be to contact the area assisted living facilities to find her. More on this as events occur.
Meanwhile, I will draft a budget and time line for the SLO grant to be completed by October 1st.
2 comments:
Good news! Francesca checked in and we are planning to meet next week at her new home. She has invited several of her Latino friends including one who has taught Spanish in a formal setting. I also met another Latino here at our library who expressed interest in our new SLO group that is beginning to take shape.
Amy
Amy,
This is very exciting. I think your experiences forming the group and working with them will be of great interest to other MT libraries. Thanks for keeping us posted on how it goes. Hope you have a great meeting!
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