Club hosts benefit for Monica’s House

The Los Escondidos Motorcycle Club organized a barbecue fundraiser to benefit Monica’s House.

The fundraiser was held earlier this month and raised $1,000 for the children’s advocacy center that helps abused children in the Rio Grande Valley.

Members of the Los Escondidos Motorcycle Club present Monica’s House Executive Director Elizabeth Shull with a $1,000 check.

Villareal graduates from Abilene

A Brownsville native graduated Friday, Dec. 14, from Abilene Christian University. Of the 235 graduates, 17 were honored with prestigious awards during the ceremony at the Moody Coliseum.

Ernesto Villareal of Brownsville, an interdisciplinary studies major, received the B. Sherrod Award. It is given to one student based on academic excellence and overall contribution to the university.

Sunshine Haven receives grant

The Meadows Foundation awarded Sunshine Haven, an Olmito hospice, a $67,000 grant to help with the costs of building a new addition to the facility.

Sunshine Haven provides hospice care for terminally ill, low-income patients from the Rio Grande Valley.

“The grant from Meadows is deeply appreciated and comes at a much needed time of our capital campaign,” said executive director Joey de la Garza.

The facility hopes to add a 3,000 square foot ‘Angels Wing’ addition that will allow it to expand to 11 beds.