Seasons Greetings! I am proud to report that the Moro Moro Scholarship Fund (MMSF) ends 2018 in excellent shape, both in Santa Cruz AND in Vallegrande, Bolivia! We currently support eight students in two different locations.
And this year Rosy Mendéz Cuellar (above) graduated with a degree in Accounting. We wish her much future success!
This year brings a change as the Moro Moro Scholarship says, "Farewell!" and a giant, "Thank you!"" to Glenn Weaver, our treasurer of the past 20 years. Glenn has successfully stewarded the Fund from just a handful of checks each year to a partially endowed fund that supports eight students and has graduated numerous others. My brother, Mike Valverde, will be become acting treasurer. On behalf of myself, my father, and the board, "We are forever in your debt, Glenn!"
The town of Moro Moro (pop. 2800) is nestled in the eastern foothills of the Andes Mountains in central Bolivia (18°21'56.0'S 64°19′27.0"W). It is a mountainous region that is separated from Santa Cruz by a 12 hour bus ride over bumpy dirt roads. The children of the region have virtually no chance at a higher education without this scholarship. You make this happen! Thank you for your support!
Times are a-changing, but the Moro Moro Scholarship Fund (MMSF) continues to provide opportunities for the most deserving students from Moro Moro, Bolivia, and surrounding rural communities. This year, we supported 10 students on two campuses, including our first-ever graduate from the Vallegrande campus, our most recent site!
The work of MMSF and the Moro Moro scholars continues!
We are proud to announce that we have a graduate in Santa Cruz, Noelia Soto (Bachelor of psychology). Three more students are continuing their studies, including our newest student, an architecture major. In more great news, Gabriela Cuellar is our first graduate from our satellite site in Vallegrande, Bolivia. Another student is slated to graduate...
MMSF continues to host students in Santa Cruz and Vallegrande, Bolivia. This past year, there have been three graduations! In Santa Cruz, Jesus Vargas earned his degree in civil engineering, and Liliana Aguado Peña graduated with a dual degree in pharmacy and biochemistry.
