BOARD OF COMISSIONERS2015

EDUARDO GONZALEZCHAIRMAN

ARMANDO BARRERAVICE-CHAIRMAN

JOE RODRIGUEZCOMMISSIONER

CRIS TORRESCOMMISSIONER

JUAN GUZMANRESIDENT COMMISSIONER

RODOLFO “RUDY” RAMIREZ

Executive Director

Main Office

Ciro TreviñoAdministration Building

910 S. Sugar Rd. Edinburg, Texas, 78539

SUMMER HOURSJune 1 - July 24

Mon.—Thurs.7 a.m.—5:30 p.m.

FridayClosed

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and the Youth Leadership Coordinator Diego Oros ac-companied the

Students attend leadership trainingSaturday, May 2, 2015 This month students from the Edinburg Housing Authority were invited to attend the Say What Confer-ence, a free youth leadership training event to educate the community about the negative effects of Tobacco products at the Embassy

Suites hotel in McAllen. Due to a limited amount of space, four EHA students were able to attend the event: Gladys Sanchez, Aylin Guzman, Christopher Vic-torino and Alexa Victorino. Public Housing Supervisor Liz Hernandez, Resident Assistant Robert De Leon

SAY WHAT - The conference was created by Texas youth to give credit to everyone working towards reducing tobacco use throughout the Lone Star State.

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May 2015

Saturday, May 23, 2015 During Memorial Day weekend, Edinburg Hous-ing Authority (EHA) staff hosted a special ceremony to celebrate the official dedica-tion of their Administration Building to Ciro Trevino, a long-time community leader and public servant. According to Rodolfo “Rudy” Ramirez, the EHA Executive Director, the Board of Commission-ers unanimously voted to dedicate the building to Ciro

Trevino due to his years of service.

“Ciro was an outstanding community leader,” said

Ramirez. “He cared about helping the less fortunate and was a big advocate for housing.” Born in San Juan, Texas, Ciro Treviño dedicated his life and career to his family and the community until he died at the age of 86 on January 12, 2014. During his lifetime, he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and held various positions in the Edinburg City Coun-cil.

Agency dedicates Ciro Treviño Administration Building

RIBBON CUTTING - After the ceremony ended, guests and speakers gathered outside the Ciro Treviño Administration Building for the ribbon cutting by the Edinburg Chamber of Commerce.

A COMMUNITY LEADER- The Administration Building was dedicated to Ciro Treviño.

More photos on Facebook.

EHA and City of Edinburg host special Mother’s Day event

youth to the conference The purpose of the conference was to spread tobacco prevention and to help the agency promote healthy lifestyles. The training was hosted thanks to a partnership be-tween the UNIDAD Tobac-co Prevention and Control Coalition (TPCC) and Say What! – Students, Adults and Youth Working Hard Against Tobacco, which is a statewide initiative managed by the Texas School Safety Center at Texas State Uni-versity in San Marcos, Texas. According to Robert de

Leòn, attending the event was important for the students because they got to

experience what it’s like to interact with many individ-uals and engage in hands-on

learning activities. “Although the students were the only ones from Edinburg, they got to see kids from all over the Val-ley,” said De Leòn. “It helped them realize that they too can be part of big move-ments.” The resident assistant shared that the agency’s will-ingness to seek out these op-portunities for its students plays a big role in encour-aging them to participate and open paths for them to succeed.

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LEADERS IN TRAINING - EHA students learned from hands on activities and sessions during the conference.Pictures left to right: Supervisor Liz Hernandez, Gladys Sanchez, Aylin Guzman, Alexa Victorino, Christpher Victorino, Resident As-sistant Robert de Leon and YLA Coordinator Diego Oros.

Monday, May 11, 2015 Among the many events this month, the Edinburg Housing Authority was able to partner with the City of Edinburg Parks & Recre-ation to host a Mother’s Day event at the Albores Courts Gym. The special event, held Monday, May 11, 2015 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., was open to all EHA mothers. About 150 mothers who attended enjoyed food, mariachi music and dancers during the evening.

SAY CHEESE-Mothers were able to take pictures at a photo booth with their kids.

A SPECIAL DAY- Mothers en-joyed a special meal and great music during the event.

MARIACHI MUSIC-Robert Vela High School mariachi performed.

DANCING -Folkloric dancers performed in the event,.

A SPECIAL MARIACHI PERFORMANCE-Mothers enjoyed a special performance by Edinburg North High School Mariachi.

ALL SMILES- EHA mothers laughed and had a good time.

VERY GRATEFUL- Resident mothers were thankful for the event in their honor.

FUN, FOOD, SMILES - All who attended enjoyed refreshments.

More photos on Facebook.

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Thursday, May 7, 2015 In honor of Teacher Ap-preciation Week, as a token of gratitude EHA gave cakes to educators who impact our students in five elemen-tary schools in the Edinburg Consolidated Independent-School District. Teachers at Robert E. Lee Elementary School, De La Viña Elementary School, LBJ Elementary School, Tra-

vis Elementary and atAus-tin Elementary enjoyed the unexpected treat from the Edinburg Housing Author-ity.Giving the cakes was part of our agency’s efforts to develop better relationships with schools in order to work together to help stu-dents reach their maximum potential.

Teacher Appreciation Day

SWEET SURPRISE Staff members and residents gave cakes to teachers. Pictured left to right: Robert Hernandez, Manager; Rodolfo “Rudy” Ramirez, Executive Director; Alejandro Pequeño, Manager; Enrique De La Cruz, LBJ Principal; and residents Veronica Del Angel and Eva de Los Santos.

SPECIAL TREAT- A cake was given to teachers in five ECISD elementary schools.

THANKS TEACHERS- A group of educators welcomed the sweet surprise.

FOOD AND FUN- Kids sat down to enjoy lunch with volunteers.

SAY CHEESE - Several photo booths were available for pictures.

CLOWNS- Kids played games in the company of clowns!

RACING TO WIN - Kids hopped to

FOOD AND FUN- Kids sat down to enjoy lunch with volunteers.

SAY CHEESE - Several photo booths were available for kids.pictures.

CLOWNS- Kids played games in the company of clowns!

Saturday, May 2, 2015

Thanks to students in the University of Texas-Pan American’s (UTPA) Soñar Despier-to, EHA kids had a very special Dia Del Niño celebration at the Albores Courts Gym. UTPA Soñar Despi-erto is a student based volunteer organization that offers young adults creative and dynamic projects intended to help children in need.

In addition to spon-soring toys for all chil-dren 2 to 12 years of age, the UTPA students offered free food, games, moon jumps and great music for families to enjoy. The Edinburg Hous-ing Authority is very thankful to the UTPA students for their hard work and great gener-osity in putting together this great event for our kids and families.

UTPA Soñar Despierto sponsors Dia Del Niño celebration!

FREE FOOD AND GAMES - Dozens of children received gifts and enjoyed free food and games sponsored by UTPA Soñar Despierto on Dia Del Niño at the Albores Courts Gym.

GAMES FOR ALL- Many games were available for kids to play.

FACE PAINTING- Kids got their faces painted by the volunteers.

RACING TO WIN - Kids hopped to the finished line during the Sack Race.

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Our agency has creat-ed the Youth Leadership Association (YLA) to provide students with an opportunity to become involved in their commu-nity and learn important

leadership skills to help them be successful. Students who join YLA have the chance to learn from educational activ-ities like visiting UTPA and museums and earn

community service hours through volunteer events. EHA welcomes any housing students 13 to 19-years-old to join YLA. If you have a child that would like to be a

part of the Youth Leader-ship Association or learn more, he/she can contact Diego Oros at doros@edinburgha.org or call 956-383-3839.

Join YLA!

Due monthly by the 1st, but EHA gives you until the 5th to pay in full. There is a $15 fee for late payments.

Rent deadline

Residents 18+ years old who are not em-ployed 30 hours or more a week or are not full-time students, must comply with the 8 hour HUD’s community service requirement.

IIIIMPORTANT REMINDERS

Interested in finding out what’s happening at EHA or your development? Come find out at our next Res-ident Council Meeting. Meetings are led by the Exec-utive Director Rodolfo “Rudy” Ramirez and residents. Our next meeting will be:

Resident Council Meeting

June 11, 2015 @10 a.m at El JardinContact your property managers for the complete

schedule of days and locations of our next meetings.

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Announcements

La Posada ApartmentsJuly 6, 2015 - August 13, 2015

EHA Summer Activities

The Summer Activities will be hosted by the Edinburg Housing Authority. All classes for EHA students will be taught by accredited ECISD teachers. More times and information will be provided soon. For any questions contact your property managers at 956-383-3839.

Art Classes

Music Classes

STEM Classes

Our agency will be working with The University of Texas-Pan American De-partment of Social Work to better serve and understand your needs. We would like to let you know that we’re working with eight interns to provide more op-portunities from May 26 to August 21. As always, we invite you to participate!

For any questions, please contact your property managers at 956-383-3839.UTPA INTERNS- Top left to right: Fabián Grimal-do, Danielle Jasquez, Laura Pequeno, Jennifer Ledesma, Felicia Ayala, Laura Esquivel, Sulema Razo, Stephanie Ramirez, Liliana Caballero.

New Summer interns

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