Serve your community for César Chávez week

March 23, 2012
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César Chávez Community Service Week takes place from March 26-30.

LANCASTER – The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors are strongly encouraging residents countywide to participate in the 11th Annual César Chávez Community Service Week by volunteering at county public libraries, local food banks, and homeless shelters.

This year’s César Chávez Community Service Week takes place from March 26 through March 30.

“César Chávez is an American hero not only for his accomplishments as a labor organizer but as a civil rights leader and non-violent protestor,” said County Supervisor Gloria Molina. “César Chávez dedicated his life to improving the conditions of workers who harvest the food which feeds our nation. Cesar Chavez exemplified what it means to be an American through his lifelong commitment to democracy, justice, and dignity for working people.”

The first César E. Chávez Day was adopted by the State Legislature in 2001. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors declared the first César E. Chávez Community Service Week in 2002.

The Lancaster Library will be participating in the César Chávez Community Service Week. Volunteer assignments for residents looking to serve their community include homework help, story time reading, sorting, straightening, cleaning books, and craft preparation.

The Lancaster Library is located at 601 W. Lancaster Blvd. and is open from 2-5 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday. Call 661-948-5029 for more information.

Read more about labor leader and civil rights activist César E. Chávez here.

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4 Responses to Serve your community for César Chávez week

  1. Ace Carter on March 24, 2012 at 5:01 pm

    Comparing Chavez or Molina to Dr. King is laughable.

    He was a UNION organizer, nothing more.

    That he was a “Latino..” does not make him anywhere as great a leader as MLK.

    You can pretend whatever you wish however and have holidays and service days and name streets in Latino areas after Chavez all you want.

    I prefer Pancho Villa myself as a Latino hero.

    You probably like Tony The Mayor too. He’s a Latino too.

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  2. Ace Carter on March 23, 2012 at 5:01 pm

    Yes… A wonderful UNION leader indeed. I am going to celebrate all week long by NOT eating ANY Grapes…

    The people that keep electing Gloria Molina are getting just what they so richly deserve…

    César Chávez a great American leader my fanny.

    And yes, I DO like Mexican people. More even than Norte’ Americanos…

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    • Ed on March 23, 2012 at 8:41 pm

      Blaspheme, Mr Ace
      Cesar Chavez is our Martin Luther King.Comments like yours are what divides the minorities. United we stand divided we fall. In her youth Ms Molina was what brought, not only the Latinos, but women, out of the closet. And Mr Ace, we are not Mexican people we are Americans.

      • Matt S on March 23, 2012 at 8:47 pm

        Always liked Cesar. Unlike our so called leaders here in the AV, on ALL sides, the man was humble. Never got rich off his working for Hispanics.