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Enrique Mata de la Fundación Paso del Norte, Sra. Angélica Negrete del Distrito Escolar de El Paso, Sra. Virginia Hill y Sra. Lucy Weisenger de Housing Authority of El Paso, Sra. Gloria Marmolejo de Project Vida, y el Dr. George Benjamin Presidente de la Asociación Americana de Salud Pública, entre otros.
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Ecoclub organizers and participants had the opportunity to present the projects they have been developing since 2010, when Ecoclubs were first launched on the U.S-Mexico border. These projects cover a range of themes on environment, healthy lifestyles, life skills, and health promotion and prevention. Youth and children had the opportunity to present their achievements in the presence of top officials like Dr. Mirta Roses Periago, Director of PAHO, Ms. Catherine Light, Superintendent of the United States National Park Services, Mayor John Cook of the City of El Paso, Mr. Jeff Sheldon of the Texas Transportation Institute, Mr. Enrique Mata from the Paso del Norte Foundation, Ms. Angelica Negrete of the El Paso School District, Ms. Virginia Hill and Ms. Lucy Weisenger of the Housing Authority of El Paso, Ms. Gloria Marmolejo of Project Vida, and Dr. George Benjamin, President of the American Association of Public Health, among others. The lead projects developed by the Ecoclubs of El Paso, Texas, McKinleyville, California, and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua were presented.
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