Quilt to Honor Cesar Chavez
Quilt Honoring Cesar Chavez In UCR Event
(May 31, 2002)
NEWS MEDIA CONTACT
Name: Kris LovekinTel: (951) 827-2495
E-mail: kris.lovekin@ucr.edu
When: 6 to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday June 12
Where: The Riverside Municipal Museum, 3580 Mission Inn Ave.
Why: The event will close a three-month celebration of the student-quilting workshop, which honors the values of Cesar Chavez.
Sponsors: The Governor’s Office on Service and Volunteerism (GO SERV.); University Eastside Community Collaborative; University of California Riverside; The City of Riverside and the Riverside Municipal Museum.
Cost: The event is free.
Contacts: Julia Goodman, Lucia Ortega and Nydia Flores (909) 787-7694
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