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| Scholarship winner Erika Fuentes (second from left) with Peconic Bay members Mary Ann Miller, Liala Strotman and Diane Greenberg. Photo by Paul Turano |
Erika F. Flores Fuentes of East Hampton won a $300 scholarship from Peconic Bay Zonta, a service and advocacy group that works to improve the status of women. Fuentes successfully completed Level 3 of Suffolk County Community College’s English as a Second Language (ESL) program. The local Zonta group awards the scholarship biannually to a female student in the college’s ESL program who is studying to achieve an educational goal.
A native of Mexico, Fuentes came to the U.S. 25 years ago. A single parent, she has raised three children here: two grown daughters, one a student at Stony Brook University and the other planning on going to college, and a son in high school.
Currently a housekeeper, Fuentes plans to become an interior designer. “In America I have worked hard and dedicated my time to my kids,” she said. “Now it is time for me.”
Based in Riverhead, Peconic Bay Zonta covers the East End of Long Island and is affiliated with Zonta International, which works to empower women worldwide through service and advocacy.
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