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September 29, 2011

Mexican Consulate gives $80K to Utah universities, programs

(Salt Lake City, Deseret News) — The Mexican Consulate is providing $80,000 in grants for scholarships for low-income Mexican students in Utah.

“The investment in the education of young people is important in the future of any country,” Mexican Consul Socorro Rovirosa said Monday during a news conference at the Salt Lake City Main Library. “We must help these young people to continue their studies.”

Miguel Rovira shakes hands with Mexican cosul Socorro Rovirosa after receiving a scholarship check on behalf of the Somos Foundation from the Mexican Consulate during a press conference at the Salt Lake Main Library in Salt Lake City Monday, September 26, 2011.

The University of Utah and Utah Valley University each received $20,000 in scholarships. The Mexican Consulate also provided $20,000 each to the SOMOS Foundation, a scholarship program through the Utah Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; and the adult education program at Centro de la Familia de Utah, a nonprofit agency devoted to strengthening the Latino community in Utah. More…

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