Community Congregational United Church of Christ

A Just Peace, Open and Affirming Church


Nicaraguan Scholars Program

The Nicaraguan Scholars Program helps fund youth enrollment in school. Janet Kendall coordinates this effort which involves a total of 39 sponsors/students. Sponsors live all around the US, but the program is centrally organized out of Pullman (WA), McCall (ID) and Seattle. Brady Hamilton, a former CCUCC youth group member, became a Peace Corps volunteer in Nicaragua and started this program while there. Brady's parents now live in McCall. Another Peace Corps volunteer, Jessica Neff, followed Brady and continued the program. Her parents are from Seattle. Now the program is run on that end by a young Nicaraguan woman who worked with Jessica. The sponsors pay the Nicaraguan woman a small stipend each year to select scholars and have them write letters to their U.S. sponsors. Below are pictures of 2009 student scholars sponsored by people associated with CCUCC. Four photos of 2008 scholars are included below as well.

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2009

Belkiss

Belkiss Karelia Ruiz Gutierrez

Berta

Berta Luz Ruiz Guitierez

Deyling

Deyling Villarreyna Lira

Doris

Doris Judith Ruiz Calero

Erling

Erling Jose Torrez Gonzalez

Ervin

Ervin Jose Hernandez Hernandez

Fatima

Fatima Aracely Talavera Calero

Heydi

Heydi Lisseth Calero Torrez

Jacqueling

Jacqueling Aurelis Gonzales Talavera

Javier

Javier Hernandez

Joel

Joel Marcial Ruiz Gutierrez

Juana

Juana Yasmina Calderon Talavera

Karen

Karen Leticia Ruiz Calero

Karla

Karla Flores Calderon

Kenia

Kenia del Carmen Peralta

Keyling

Keyling Yaneris Torrez Ruiz

Leana

Leana Emilse Torrez Guitierrez

Leonel

Leonel Enrique Torres Ruiz

Leydi

Leydi Maria Torres

Mariela

Mariela del Carmen Talavera Hernandez

Meraris

Meraris Lisseth Talavera Ponce

Nereyda

Nereyda del Rosario Florean Peralta

Nohelia

Nohelia del Carmen Rodriguez

Olga

Olga Lisseth Peralta Talavera

Oscar

Oscar Daniel Calero Villarreyna

Rosa

Rosa Amelia Fuentes Lira

Santos

Santos Rene Talavera Talavera

Suleydi

Suleydi Maria Ruiz Hernandez

Yalmar

Yalmar Antonio Peralta Duarte

Zayda

Zayda Jeaneth Hernandez Talavera

 

2008

Escarleth

Escarleth

Karla

Karla

Melba

Melba

Olga

Olga