Puerto Rican Union of Mutual Aid, Inc.
Incorporated July 1937
616 E Street
Union City CA 94587
510-489-0513
Who is PRUMA? Puerto Rican Union of Mutual Aid, Inc. was organized in May 1937 and incorporated July 7, 1937. Our motto is to "Advance with Progress". The Association was founded by a group of Puerto Ricans who came from Hawaii to the East Bay and wanted to create a benevolent organization to further their people. The purpose for the Association is to help other Puerto Ricans in the San Francisco Bay Area. We bring the Puerto Rican community together keeping the culture alive through our Jíbaro music and Puerto Rican food. We hold regular dances and raise funds for educational scholarships and other community benefits. We are proud to have Mr. Tony Pagan as our current President. Contact: Tony Pagan at
(925) 828-3014 or at president@pruma.org
Mission Statement
Puerto Rican Union of Mutual Aid, Inc.
Our mission as an association is to unite the Puerto Rican people of the greater Bay Area by providing a warm, clean, friendly environment that develops our rich cultural heritage through our food, dance and customs. Putting an emphasis on education for our youth through scholarships and growing our ability to become a greater facilitator to our people by providing mutual aid and benefits to those in need growing the association by outreach and focusing on young Puerto Rican families. Encouraging each other by exemplifying honor, dignity and true Puerto Rican pride.
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dear PRUMA Members,
Dear Members, family and friend's thank you for attending our last meeting. Well as you all can see, we are almost into May, now that Easter has
passed Mother's Day will soon be upon us which is an important celebration for all Mother's. Hope you all had a blessed Easter weekend as I did. I've experienced if you take action just for the sake of doing it, without expecting a reward. You will find that you enjoy every action you do.
You were born with the right to be happy, you were born with the right to love, to enjoy and to share your love. You are ALIVE! So take your life and enjoy it. I'd like to share my Easter weekend with you, it was rewarding and blessed when I was invited to help celebrate Ming Pagan's birthday celebration at the beautiful and serene home of Carmelita Pagan. Such care and devotion is a special gift, we love sharing. Thank you Carmelita for your sincere hospitality I shared with you all. Also I'd like to thank you for donating the tape recorder to PRUMA.
This is what we are all about at PRUMA, sharing our love, devotion, generosity, kindness, fun and laughter. We are blessed with 4 agreements which we practice for smooth sailing. 1st agreement: "Be impeccable with your words", 2nd agreement "Don't take anything personally", 3rd agreement "Don't make assumptions", 4th agreement "Always do your best". This is the key to a successful out come. Come on and join us and see for yourself!
On May 9th, 2009 Mother's Day Dance staring at 8:00p.m. to mid-night doors open at 7:00p.m. tickets are only $10.00, music by Conjunto Castillo (Ricky). Also save the date: June 13, 2009 it's an appreciation dance for none only but George Acia he is well known for playing his quatro to Jibaro music his passion are to bring joy and happiness to all. George will be presented with an appreciation plaque and his name will be in honor of our scholarship fund for our children of tomorrow. Music is being donated by Conjunto Alegre (LeRoy Rodrigues), Conjunto Castillo (Ricky) and Los Jibaros Modernos (Stanley Robley).
Encourage others to join PRUMA get involved it’s rewarding as I've experienced. The human mind is like a fertile ground where seeds are continually being planted. The seeds are opinions, ideas, and concepts. The word is pure magic, we plant a seed, a thought and it grows. Becoming aware of these habits and understanding the importance of these agreements is the 1st step. Regardless of quality of your efforts, keep doing your best.
Last but not least I'd like to extend my congratulations to Eli and Kuki Freitas who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on February 28th, 2009 with their children, family and friends. JB Freitas flew in from Hawaii to help celebrate the occasion, JB is a PRUMA member and sorry we missed you. I would like to also thank Maxine and Stanley Robley for donating the door prizes for many functions and for the Valentine Day dance....God bless you all. Take care.
Sincerely,
Peggy Pacheco
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DON'T FORGET....... the 2009 Little Miss, Little Mister, Miss and Mister PRUMA contest will be held on July 11, 2009. If you have a young person that is running for 2009 Little Miss, Little Mister, Miss or Mister PRUMA please contact Nora Rodrigues and get an application. The criteria for Little Mister or Miss PRUMA is that you must be the child or grandchild of a member in good standing and between the ages of 6 and 12 years of age. For Miss or Mister PRUMA you must be between the ages of 13 and 19 years of age. Both must be willing to sell raffle tickets as part of a fundraiser for Scholarships. There will be one winner in each category for youth that sell the most raffle tickets. For more information call Nora Rodrigues – 707-554-1188
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WELCOME HOME!
We would like to congratulate and welcome home 2nd Lt Zachary James Pagan from his 6 month training at TBS (The Basic School) in Quantico Virginia. Zach is the son of Tony & Janet Pagán and grandson of Moses and Marie Pagán.
Zach was home for the month of April and will now be stationed at 29 Palms in So. California until July 6th where he will spend 3 months at MOS training in Camp Johnson in North Carolina. Once Zach completes this training he will be back at 29 Palms until December when he is scheduled to be deployed to Afghanistan.
We are all very proud of him and his accomplishment and ask that you all keep him in your prayers. Thank you for your service to our country!
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We would like to welcome our new interim Editor, Rita Austin! Rita is filling in until June when we will have another editor. Please join us in welcoming Rita and thanking her for an excellent Job!
Take a closer look at what's happening at PRUMA! Download our monthly Newsletter. Please note that any donations toward this newsletter would be greatly appreciated. Please mail your check to PRUMA PO Box 498, Union City, CA 94587 ATTN: Editor Thank you.
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