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SUPPORT FOR THE OLVERA FAMILY WEEK OF 9/24

SUPPORT FOR THE OLVERA FAMILY WEEK OF 9/24
  • PublishedSeptember 24, 2021


Financial Information:

  • A benefit account for the Olvera family has been opened at City National Bank. This account is under the name Emma Alcorn & Lindsay Dean. Any of the wonderful tellers or new account representatives can assist you if you would like to make a deposit at any CNB branch. 
  • Venmo and PayPal accounts are tied to the benefit account at CNB. [Note: as a news source, Front Porch News cannot give out direct financial links. If you would like this account information, contact 903-885-7523 and ask for Emma Alcorn]

Other 

  • Yard signs to support the family are available to purchase at The Spot Nutrición (1335 S Broadway, Sulphur Springs) or Foxworth (620 W Broadway, Winnsboro). A Meal Train has been organized to deliver meals to Arturo and Carolina’s home, and donations have reached over $5000.
  • Classmates at Saltillo ISD are holding a bake sale. If you are a business owner and would be willing to allow the kids to set up at your shop, contact 903-885-7523 and ask for Emma Alcorn.
  • A t-shirt design is being finalized by Leslie Littrell. The shirts will be $16 each and all proceeds will go to the family. More information to follow.

School support– The following schools or campuses showed support by wearing hats/ caps/ blue & yellow and raised over $635 for the Olvera family:

  • Como-Pickton CISD
  • Sulphur Bluff ISD
  • North Hopkins ISD
  • Sulphur Springs Elementary
  • Sulphur Springs Middle School
  • Travis Primary
  • Bowie Primary
  • Rowena Johnson Primary
  • Barbara Bush Primary

Emma Alcorn and staff at above mentioned schools contributed to this report.

Written By
Taylor Nye

Taylor Nye is the editor of Front Porch News. She has degrees from the University of Wisconsin in human biology, Latin American studies, and public health. She has previously worked at the Wisconsin State Journal, Tucson Weekly and Sulphur Springs News-Telegram. As a sixth generation Hopkins County resident, she loves celebrating our heritage and history.