FROM THE GROUND UPVOL. 21 NO. 1 WiNter 2013

Annual ReportSeptember 2012–August 2013

“ My intern orientation was one of the most powerful andlife-changing weeks I have ever experienced. My internship completely shaped my path. I am now studying migration and development in grad school, and plan to work on migrant issues between the US and Mexico for the rest of my life. I would not be who I am today without SAF and the people I met there.” —Levi Vonk into the Fields intern 2010, Program Assistant 2013

Portrait of Enrique by 2013 SAF intern Edith Valle

SAF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to bring students and farmworkers together to learn about each other's lives, share resources and skills, improve conditions for farmworkers, and build diverse coalitions working for social change.

• 30 college students and recent graduates devoted their summer to farmworker justice, reaching over 5,000 farmworkers and informing countless others about farmworker issues.

• 8 student organizers were trained on how to raise awareness and organize on their campuses, coordinating presentations and events attended by more than 300 participants.

• 12 farmworker youth came together to discuss issues in their communities and to develop their leadership through theater and arts, creating a mural about the history of the farmworker movement.

• 40 national & international partner organizations participated in our 14th annual National Farmworker Awareness Week from March 24–31, 2013 with over 500 events in 20 states reaching over 66,000 new allies.

This Year by the Numbers

Levante youth exhibit masks they created in an art project exploring identity

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2012–13 STAFFPatricia Adams

Operations Manager

Nadeen BirAdvocacy & Organizing Director

Raúl Granados GámezMigrant Youth Director

Laxmi HaynesProgram Director

Yazmin Garcia RicoNational Organizer

Joanna WelbornAssistant Director

Melinda WigginsExecutive Director

Ramón ZepedaProgram Director

2012–13 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Katie Cox ShraderAjamu DillahuntAngeline EcheverríaRonald García-Fogarty, Vice ChairIrene GodinezMercedes Hernandez-PelletierEvan Hughes Andrea Kells, SecretaryPedro LaschMary Lindsley Michelle Lozano VillegasNayely Perez-HuertaCourtney Reid-Eaton, Chair Cris RiveraJuvencio Rocha-PeraltaApril Leanne SimonPatrick StawskiIrving Zavaleta, Treasurer

1317 W. Pettigrew StreetDurham, NC 27705(919) 660-3652 | (919) 681-7600 (fax)www.saf-unite.org

Student Actionwith Farmworkers

Published by SAF | Copyright 2013For more information or to submit articles to the newsletter, contact:Joanna Welborn, Editor, From the Ground Upjoanna.welborn@duke.edu

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Notes from the FieldLevante Leadership Institute youth created our beautiful “Farmworkers Feed the World” mural, reflecting their experiences within the farmworker movement. The mural has traveled across the U.S. and educated people about the struggles & dreams of farmworkers and their families. In an effort to gain in-state tuition for undocumented students, the Adelante Education Coalition launched the Let’s Learn NC campaign. Members of the coalition worked hard to introduce House Bill 904, organizing an “Undocugraduation” rally with students in caps and gowns at the state capitol to promote education equity. The Into the Fields theater group took on a new health topic this year: mental health and substance abuse. Actors portrayed the risks involved in abusing alcohol and presented stress reduction techniques and healthy alternatives to drinking such as playing sports, keeping in touch with family, creating art/music/dance, breathing exercises and yoga. Farmworkers received soccers, volleyballs, books and guitars to use for recreation.Comunidad/Community was the theme for this summer’s crop of documentary interns and fellows. Students interviewed farmworkers and other community members gathering stories of working from sun up to sundown in the fields under the hot sun each day; of outreach workers pull-ing overtime to ensure migrant children are enrolled in education programs; of beautiful vegetable gardens tended by workers in their backyards; and of dreams to return home to family after months or years of separation.This year the Student Organizing School emphasized organizing others on campus rather than solely raising awareness. Student organizers participated in the annual NAACP-led Historic Thousands on Jones (HKonJ) Street march to make connections with and learn from important organizers in our state.In the 2013 legislative session, the Farmworker Advocacy Network supported Senate Bill 707 “Family Farms/Child Labor Amendment” and SB 662 “Labor/Farmworkers; Health and Safety Amendment”. As these bills did not move forward, we put energy into creating and releasing a child labor PSA in support of our legislation to equalize labor laws for children. The 14th annual National Farmworker Awareness Week included over 500 creative events such as the United Farm Workers’ César Chávez Immigration Reform March with 20,000 participants, Students Against Migrant Exploitation’s speaking tour at schools across Ontario, Canada reaching over 3500 students, and SAF’s own Instagram contest featuring different photos of farmworker issues each day during the week of action.

Levante youth members unveiling the new mural at our 20th anniversary celebration, Inicios/Beginnings

SAF interns and fellows lobby in support of the Let’s Learn NC campaign

In Idaho and North Carolina we held 2 in the first of a series of on-going alumni socials with over 25 alumni to hear what alumni are up to, catch them up on SAF’s work, and find out what they need from us in order to stay involved in the farmworker movement. Into the Fields interns and Sowing Seeds for Change fellows worked full-time with farmworker agencies, conducting health assessments and transporting workers to clinic appointments, providing know-your-rights legal trainings, recruiting migrant students for education programs, and much more. They used their personal time to write blogs about their ex-periences, perform with the theater group, create documentaries, present about farmworkers, & organize service projects in their new communities.

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“My most memorable experience with SAF was when I gave my first presenta-tion on the mural by myself at Mt. Olive College. Through that experience, I was able to prove to myself that I can do anything I want... My plan for my future is to some day become a veterinarian and I know that in order to get there, I must exceed aca-demically to be able to get accepted into a competitive vet school and taking this big step of gaining courage to stand in front of an audience proves to me that I can do more as long as I set myself to it.” — Selena Ibarra, 2012–13 Levante Leadership youth

On Students “10 weeks, 30 SAFistas, one passion: farmworker justice. In only 10 weeks my professional, per-sonal and academic life have been impacted tremendously. As I learned about farmworker rights in South Carolina at SC Legal Services and witnessed the role of an attorney advocating for agriculture rights, I began to question my career route. Law continues to be my journey, my destina-tion however, remains unknown. As I prepare to go back to my life in a state where agricultural rights have been marked by Cesar Chavez, I have mixed feelings about how different life is back home compared to what I saw this summer. I will begin spreading farmworker awareness on my campus and around my two communities. I’m planning to start a club as well as preparing a presentation to both inform and influence other stu-dents to get involved in this movement. I take with me something from every SAFista, from every outreach experience and every retreat. Ten weeks changed my life and to me that is a blessing.” — Jasmine Romero, 2013 SAF Intern at SC Legal Services

“SAF has really had an impact on my first-year experience at Duke, because it has taken me out of the comfort of a regular student’s life and has opened my eyes to other issues that face a large part of the working class. It has turned my Duke experience into not only a “college experience” but a real-life experience - standing up for something that really matters to me. It has also allowed me to build lasting friendships and understand the hard-ships that farmworkers face.” — Abrianna Robles, 2012–13 SAF Student Organizer

Impact On Farmworkers

[“From participating in the theater workshop, I learned] to lose the shyness to express myself.”

“[I learned] some experiences to cope with the stress and sadness of being away.”

“[The theater] is very important, it helps us see what is important and to value some of the things we have forgotten.”

“ It is great to see that you all do not forget about us, farmworkers.”

“Community to me is this, that we are a unit, we are a community, working together.”

“ Just keep on trying. Keep looking up. Keep looking ahead because if you don’t hope for something else you’re staying right there.”

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2012–13 Student Organizers and Levante youth participants

Theater interns performing in a labor camp

Documentary images made by SAF interns

STUDENT/ SCHOOL Clara Varela, Michigan State University Yessenia Marquez, New Mexico State Daniel Ferreyra Orozco, CSU-Sacramento *Nicholas Rinehart, UNC-Asheville **Adriana Cuchillo Tapia, Boise State *Michael Mian, UNC-Chapel Hill Erin Leyson, Duke University *Katherine Furgurson, William & Mary Edith Valle, St. Edwards University Juan Martinez, Idaho State University Rebecca Cray, Duke University Jesus Nieto, Washington State University Beatriz Cruz, SUNY-Oneonta Jaslina Paintal, UNC-Chapel Hill Andrea Barreto, UNC-Chapel Hill Jose Araujo, University of Idaho Christine Burke, USC-Columbia Carmen Ramirez, Johnston Community Lizeth Cruz, Arizona Western College *Bernardo Lopez, New Mexico State Maureen Reiser, UNC-Wilmington Oscar Vitali-Garay, SUNY-OneontaJocelyn Moratzka, College of Charleston Jasmine Romero, CSU-Fresno Eric Britton, College of Charleston Julie King, College of Charleston Daniel Guzman, Univ of S. Florida Cindy Ramirez, N. Virginia Comm College Eliza Hardy, Furman University Steffany Barrios, Boise State University * Sowing Seeds for Change Fellows** Program Assistant

Student OrganizersAccess to Education CampaignEdgar Tinajero Montserrat Alvarez Harvest of Dignity CampaignAbrianna Robles Hunger Nisonoff Leigha Kiger Hiruni Amarasekara FLOC’s RJ Reynolds CampaignElizabeth Willis Madeline Miller

2012–13 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTSLevante YouthAlejandra AraizaAlejandra MonjarasAlicia EnríquezDiana Mayela Arguijo-MendozaEden CabreraGabby GarciaJazmin TrejoJosé IbarraJuan Eduardo AraizaLuis Alberto Vera Galván Perla IbarraSelena Ibarra

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Apply & Recruitfor our programs! Applications for the Into the Fields Internship, Sowing Seeds for Change Fellowship, & Student Organizing School are online at:www.saf-unite.org Applications due Feb. 4, 2014!

Stay informed with SAF Visit www.saf-unite.org to join our email list or update your contact info to make sure you stay connected to our work! Friend us on Facebook!Follow us on Twitter!

Donate money or materialsby sending a check in the enclosed envelope or by credit card through our secure website:www.saf-unite.orgOr contact us at saf-unite@duke.edu to donate in-kind materials such as frequent flyer miles, Mac computers, catered meals for events, or graphic design.

Take Action

Help find housing for SAF interns/fellows in NC, SC, and VA. Do you know someone who has an extra bedroom, garage apartment, or summer home not in use? Looking for furnished, affordable, short-term lease (June–August or June–Nov.) for responsible college students. Google map: http://goo.gl/maps/JmjZO Contact:Laxmi Haynes, Program Directorfarmworker_justice@yahoo.com

Get Involved in CampaignsHarvest of Dignity is a campaign working for safe places for farmworkers to live and work and better enforcement of exising lawshttp://www.ncfan.org/Let’s Learn NC is about fairness, opportunity, & equal access to education:www.letslearn.adelantenc.org

Celebrate National Farmworker Awareness WeekNext year’s week of action is March 24–31, 2014!Host an event in your community & add your voice to the farmworker movement. Contact:Yazmin Garcia Rico, National Organizer,yazmingr@saf-unite.org

ORGANIZATION/ STATE High Country Community Health, NCHenderson County Migrant Education, NC Henderson County Migrant Education, NC Vecinos Inc. Farmworker Health, NC Student Action with Farmworkers, NC Piedmont Health Services, Inc, NCPiedmont Health Services, Inc, NCPiedmont Health Services, Inc, NCNC Justice Center, NCFarmworker Unit- Legal Aid NCRural Health Group, Inc, NCRural Health Group, Inc, NC Wake County Human Services, NCWake County Human Services, NC Carolina Family Health Centers, NCCarolina Family Health Centers, NC Episcopal Farmworker Ministry, NCLenoir Co. Migrant Education Program, NC Lenoir Co. Migrant Education Program, NC NC Farmworkers Project, NCPender County Health Department, NCUFCW Local 1208, NCSC Legal Services, SCSC Legal Services, SCSC Migrant Education Program, SCSC Migrant Education Program, SC SC Migrant Education Program, SCSC Primary Health Care Association, SC Eastern Shore Rural Health System, VAEastern Shore Rural Health System, VA

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Thank you to these individuals for supporting

our valuable work Sept 2012 – Aug 2013:Aaron ShapiroAbby HugginsAbi BissetteAbi DerbyshireAbigail & Ari ShapiroAdria SuarezAdriana SimmonsAgatino SciutoAlan DuBoisAlejandra AraizaAlejandra Okie HollisterAlex BlairAlex KlyusnerAlex PoeterAlexa DilworthAlexandra BocaiAlexandra MitchellAli Nininger-FinchAli PetersAlice HuiAlicia TaylorAlison BlaineAllen & Phyllis VerheyAllen AmgalanAllen SmartAllison MyersAlyssa RibeiroAmanda StarcAmanda VilesAmber CookAmber UroojAmelia & Craig DrakeAmy BuchananAmy KinseyAmy Malia GellatlyAna PocivavsekAna SchwartzAndrea & Rich KellsAndrew DanillerAndrew SmithAndrew TonkinAndy BakerAngela VincentAngelina PaniaguaAngelo & Rosalie DeVitoAnn & Pete TannenAnn & Dan McKown-HudginsAnn LAnn WebbAnn WoodwardAnna FreemanAnnabel & Rick DownsAnne & John Hodges- CoppleAnne & Lewis BurkeAnne O’BrienAnne RalphAnschel BurkAnthony MooreAnthony Page

Antonio BeecroftApril WalkeAraceli DelgadoAreli Barrera de GrodskiArturo Avila SilvaAshley JoyceAshley OjedaAtlee WebberAudrey HartyeBacilio CastroBaldwin HallBarbara & Les LangBecca WithersBeck BaileyBecky BallardBecky TreimanBertha B. JohnsonBeth & Steve WombleBeth Arnone & Mike JohnstonBeth DevoreBeth GarciaBeth HendrixBill FisherBill RoweBilly GreenBlair GoodrichBless BurkeBob LurieBrenda MoseleyBridgette Burge & Peter WalzBrooks & Missy RogersBruce & Jane CorrieBruce PosnerBryan CarswellBryan PerlmutterCaitlin & Aaron MooreCaitlin Ryland & Francisco CabralCal BerryhillCallan BloughCalvin AllenCameron & Lisa BensonCameron DuBois Carina SaavedraCarl MayCarlos MendozaCarol Ames ParkerCarol DukesCaroline & Paul LindsayCaroline BonnemaCaroline MiddletonCaroline ValerioCarrie FieldsCarter CoxCatherine Faherty

Cathy & Andrew GreenCathy CobbCayla FralickCecil MarshallCecile TougasCecilia EspinozaCelisa SteeleCesar A. Ramirez Jr.Chad SandersChanell CrawfordCharles & Dorothy LeeCharles DaviesChelsea SchaferCherie WestmorelandCheryl & Andrew HenryChloe RinehartChris JohnsonChris ReiserChris RichardsonChris RiosChris Sims & Kathleen ColvilleChriss Kendall-Muniz & Rich MunizChristina DiazChristina VazquezChristine HoughtonChristine OsborneChristopher & Christine BruneChristyn KlinckCindy BareClaire ViadroClaudia Ann KoonzClaudia HorwitzClermont FraserColin Austin & Jill Hemming AustinColin KaneColton FosterCorey WhelpleyCourtney Reid-EatonCurtis Kin & Kim MeyerCynthia HerreraCynthia RiderDane SummersDaniel CaldwellDaniel PartridgeDaniel TubbDaniel WurzelmannDanielle NaugleDanielle WithrowDaryn LaneDave ShutleyDavid & Jody CrawfordDavid A de la CuestaDavid ConradDavid HuitemaDavid Huntoon

David WongDawn & Tom CarseyDawn ImersheinDawn MilchuckDeb LuiDeborah WalkerDeborah WongDee Dee & Dick KellsDenise VanDeCruze & Sven RinkeDennis ClementsDenny & Jo Ann FernaldDiane StandaertDida El-SouradyDiego ArenasDonald ReidDonna O’RourkeDorothy BordenDorothy J. ZondagDouglas & Nancy Henderson-JamesDr Felipe & Bella GodinezDr R Q CarlosDr. Belinda ChiuDr. David HillDr. Deborah MorrisDre LangefeldDuncan MurrellEd Zuroweste & Candace KugelEdgar TinajeroEfren RamirezEileen ThorsosElena BondarElena RueElhilow FamilyEliza Vinuya-SanchezElizabeth & Ascencion LambarElizabeth & Lawrence BrockmanElizabeth BrokawElizabeth EvansElizabeth GarciaElizabeth ShraderEllen BoylandEllen O’GradyElvira ChavariaEmily & Eric WakildEmily BrownEmily Feidelson & Andy RiddleEmily FriedmanEmily PlowmanEmily WilliamsEmily ZucchinoEmma AkpanEmma LawlorEndy MendezEnrique Torres

Eric Feldman & Mariana PanuncioEric MartinEric SmithErika WalkerErin HammekeErin Yost GarciaEstefania San JuanEva PanjwaniEva ThorpFaith SchultzeFanny Saavedra PaintalFelicia ArriagaFelicia TerryFelix Araujo-PerezFeroz DarasengFlorence SimanFran & Dave FarrellFrances Ansley & Jim SessionsFredy OlmosGabby Garcia Gara PollackGeorge HelmanGina BalamuckiGina RoblesGinger Deason & Luis CarrascoGisela MartinezGlenn Yoder Grace KimGraham DixonGraig MeyerGreg & Francisca SchellGreg PalmerGreg TannenGustavo & Joan MontanaHane KimHannah GillHannah SpectorHarlan Joel Gradin & Elise GoldwasserHarrison LeeHaven PhillipsHeather Heckel

Helen & Paul TrioloHelena & Tom O’ConnorHelene FisherHilton & Kate CancelHiruni AmarasekaraHobgood W SandsHolly BrodyHolly EldredHolly Ewell LewisHolly FinckeHolning LauHon. Harry Payne, Jr.Hong-An TruongHope C TaylorHunter OgletreeHyun NamkoongIda Phillips Ilana Saraf & James TulskyIm Karen LeeIrene GodinezIrving ZavaletaIsabel GeffnerIsael S. MoralesIsmael Ruiz-MillanJ. Edwin KingJaci NovalesJack CraftJack HoltzmanJackeline MetivierJacki BrinkerJaclyn GilstrapJames BazanJames Kerr IIJames O’BarrJames Roberts & Deborah L. JakubsJames ShieldsJamezetta BedfordJamie KlemanJan BergkampJan DunsworthJan SmoakJane BrinkleyJane CurtisJane MotsingerJanet Clark

Jasmine SaltersJason CraigJason MeisnerJason R. NelsonJayce WalkerJazmin Trejo MunozJeanne CraftJeanne KasaiJeffrey MillerJen CollettiJen DatkaJena Matzen & Gregg TraheyJennie WilburnJennifer BrooksJennifer C. JacksonJennifer McGovernJennifer Van HyningJenny BeutinJenny RobinsonJereann King JohnsonJeremy SprinkleJerry WillisJessica Rosario GarciaJessica SwopeJessie SchuhJill CordellJill FitzGerald & Kelly FurgursonJim LuxJim RuthJimmy ArdisJJ LangJJ SipharakJoan TreimanJoanna ArevaloJoanne ZimmerJoe & Carlisle HarvardJoe & Linda BurtonJoe ChenJoe Fritsch & Dave BrumbachJoel MoraJohn & Sonya GreenJohn BloedornJohn Humphrey & Luisa Tio

John Q. Adams & Helen TothJohn TasevskiJonathan BregmanJonathan Kirsch & Julie Grossman Jonathan LyleJonathon WaldesJordan DavisJose MontoyaJosefina PaullierJoseph Crites MoranJoseph Lee & Justin ClappJoseph RiosJoseph WeyersJosh DavidJoyce Anthony & Larry MundyJoyce Mitchell-AntoineJuan Eduardo AraizaJudith MontenegroJudy HarveyJudy PageJulia MaxwellJulie & Andrew GordonJulie ChappellJulie FensterJune Britton Justin SmithK BertocciKadi HodgesKaren Dixon & Chris LeeKaren HagemannKaren WadeKaren WatsonKari SilvaKarl SurkanKate FurgursonKate HardyKate ZambonKatharine WhitmoreKathy & David ShonerdKathy ZaumseilKatie ByerlyKatie CaudleKatie CoxKatie HydeKatie Kiger-CresleinKatie LempickeKeith GroseKeith KocherKelly FrazerKelvin GarciaKen & Diana DevoreKen & Peggy DurbinKendra CongdonKendra DannarKenzie CallahanKerely RamirezKevin JonesKevin McDonoughKevin Van HoutenKim BrownKim EiermanKim Kelly

“I give to SAF because SAF is an outstanding organization in so many ways: Life-changing internships for students (many of farmworker background); radical  action and accompaniment with farmworkers; strong coalition-building on farmworker rights and access to education in North Carolina; and connecting with allies such as myself in a thoughtful, dynamic and consciously evolving way!”

— Ron Garcia-Fogarty, Interpreter & Translator, Social Change Consultant & Facilitator

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Kim MarshallKim MiltonKimberly ByeKirsten Mullen & William DarityKris BrownKristen HudginsKristen St. JohnKristen SullivanKristen WildKristina ConnollyKristina TroostKyle CrimingerKyle SilvaL. Baker PerryLanya S. ShapiroLara BlairLara KhalilLarry & Sally HaysLarry MenzieLaura BeachLaura DinhLaura GuinanLaura Louison Laura MaschalLaura PodolskyLaura Stravino & Lael BoeselLaura UlrichLaura WenzelLaurel AshtonLauren BellLauren Thie & Keisha MyrickLauren Waits & Art GambillLaxmi HaynesLeanne SimonLeda MeredithLee Carol GiduzLeigh JohnsonLeigha KigerLes & Angela JohnsLesley WilliamsLeslie CofieLeticia Arocha NietoLeticia NietoLevi Vonk Libby ManlyLinda & Louis ModicaLinda McCarley & John McGarveyLindsay EiermanLisa & Matt PipelingLisa BoulandLisa EverdykeLisa HazirjianLisa Lindsay & Matt AndrewsLisa RichardsonLisa Satterwhite & Martyn DarbyLiz BerneyLiz LindseyLiz PhillipsLiz WillisLoan Tran

Lonna & Richard HarkraderLori Fernald KhamalaLucy M. Corrie-TannenLuke & Abby HoffmanLuke Walsh-MellettLuke WilkesLupe HuitronLydia VilppuLyndsey Beutin & Vanessa HamerLynn Wareh ColesLynn WilsonLynne WalterMady RiveraMaggie FostMaghen, Nick & Sophia MulieriMannie Perez Marc MaximovMarcie Fisher-BorneMarco RamosMargaret MischMargaret RosequistMargie Perry BradleyMargie SniderMari LopezMaria ArellanoMaria Gonzalez MabbuttMaria MandujanoMaria Okie & Shelly BaumMaria RosalesMaria SilvaMarian E. BeaneMarian FragolaMarie OlsonMarie SappenfieldMarielle DeJongMarilyn HaysMarina AlemanMario VelaMarisol RamosMark WestonMaro & Constantine MalaxosMartha MatehualaMartin CortezMarty JarrellMary Allison JosephMary BerlinMary BowmanMary C. WilliamsMary CresleinMary GagerMary Grace MillerMary Jo & Archie JohnsonMary Johnson & Jack RockersMary McClintock FulkersonMary ScottMary-Jo Keenan & Larry ReedMarylyn King

Matt & Kathy MayersMatt & Tina ZimmermanMatt ClarkMatt MingeyMatthew MianMax RoseMaxine EnochsMaya ValladaresMayela ArguijoMegan Goodhand & Leslie JacksonMelinda Ann BogardusMelinda GreeneMelissa CoxMelissa MilesMelissa Pierce MurrayMelissa ReedMelody PorterMerari WeberMercedes Hernandez- PelletierMichael BaconMichael CenterMichael Ivey TaylorMichael SinkinsonMichaela HolcombeMichelle LongoszMichelle MontpetitMichelle Tupper ButlerMig Murphy SistromMiguel & Jillian La SernaMiguel & Margaret RubieraMike LawlorMike ReiserMikel BartonMitch NisonoffMolly HemstreetMonica DunsworthMonica RatliffMonse AlvarezMorgan Gregson & Noah RaperMr. & Mrs. Ruel W. Tyson, Jr.Ms. Lee NewmanMurray Cohen & Mary Beth FielderMy-Linh LuongMyriam E HarveyNadeen Bir & Josh ZaslowNancy & David SchoonmakerNancy AyalaNancy KrierNancy SullivanNaomi HammekeNatalie KingNavani ReyesNayely Perez-HuertaNelson & Tom SantosNick GilewiczNicolas Eilbaum

Nicole Rider & Page Ballenger Nikki LejaNjamkou NouctiNora DraperNorma MartiNoura HowellOmar LainezPablo BuenrostroPaige WinslowPam FlemingPamela & Geoff Hughes Pamela Graham Pamela HamerParker & Susi PlattPatience VanderbushPatricia MoralesPatricio AravenaPatti HanleyPatti TrainorPaul FlemingPaula KennedyPenn Garvin & Doug OrbakerPete RubinasPhil KellermanPhil RubioPhilip MoyPhyllis & Wesley KortPhyllis NunnPilar Rocha-GoldbergPooja PatelRachael MassellRachel AckermanRachel CraftRachel WinnerRadha DeRamon & Nayeli ZepedaRaul GamezRekha ChandraboseRene EllingerRenee LevertyRev. Nancy WebbReyna DRicardo VelazquezRich LeeRichard & Lucy HenighanRichard Goldberg & Edie KahnRicky BratzRisa FosterRob DilworthRobert & Ann CorrieRobert R. KorstadRobin & Andy SmithRobyn LevineRodney MurphyRon & Mary Ann WittRon & Millie Garcia- FogartyRon & Mary PicconeRowan, In & Duncan Flad

Ruben & Alejandra UlloaRus McCarterRyan & Beth FurgursonRyan FinkRyan NilsenSabine SchoenbachSally Migliore & Andrew MeyerSam AsghariSam PowersSam WurzelmannSamantha SundquistSandy PreissSara BishopSara Cobb Sara MouradSarah BakerSarah BedermanSarah E. CarrollSarah HirschSarah Lynn CampbellSarah MianSarah RawleighSarah StonekingSarah Taylor & Zachary DrakeScott CooperScott Del RossiScott MooreScott PalmerSeo Yeon ParkSerena BucknerSergio RiosSergio CastroSessaly CraftShawn LamonsShawna SouthwickSherry LinShona SimpsonShreena AminSonja WilliamsStacy DuckStacy PardueStephanie O’HaraStephanie TriantafillouStephen FirrincieliSterling Fulton-SmithSteve Schewel & Lao RubertSteven SposatoStuart BronnStuart RobertsSue CorrieSue Ellen JaresSusan BarnettSusan PadgettSusan Seestrom & Chris MorrSusan TrabkaSusanna RinehartTaira LiceagaTalina VelazquezTammie HoyTania ConnaughtonTania Hannan

Tara Liss-Marino & John-Carlos MarinoTaryn SumabatTatiana BrezinaTaylor BrowTed MottTeresa MostachettiTerri RobinsonTerry & Chuck TannenThe Espinoza FamilyThomas MurphyTim & Kavita DawsonTim StallmannTobbi LippinTom & Ellen BaconTom ReamTony MaciasTroy & Wendy LivingstonTrude BennettTyler NisonoffVandana DakeVeronica BustabadVicente GodinezVicki StockingVickie LeighVictoria BrawleyVictoria Freeland Virginia FreedmanWayne & Rhonda LeeWells TowerWesley StahlerWhitley RaneyWill VizueteWilliam & Garrie KingsburyWilliam David AustinWilliam NortonXiaohong HuangYael & Jeff SymesYana RichaudYoel RothYolanda Anguiano

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SEEDS $250

Ana Holmes VossAndrew StrombergAngeline Echeverria Bob Vollinger Chris & Lucinda Covert-VailCris Rivera & Beth Stringfield David Eck Deborah & Dan Sorin Dennis LingerfeltDr. Sam TrickeyEvan Hughes & Robyn Dayton Fawn Pattison & Grady McCallieGita & Edd Gulati- Partee Hilary TylerJack Preiss Jean & Jim Wortman Jeannette StokesJenny Carroll & Adam Steinman Julia & Brian Scatliff O’Grady Laura Hanson Lauren & Eric PalmerLeigh BordleyLynn McKnight Mandy Hitchcock & Ed Chaney Meg CowardMichael Durbin Michael Evans Michelle Hinson Mike & Amanda Messinger Patrick Stawski & Gus Curran Paul Ortiz & Sheila Payne Robbin Randolph Richard & Jane Levy Russell & Meredith Swindell Tema Okun & Thomas Stern Terence McIntosh

WIND$10,000Julia Elsee

SUN $5000

John & Carmen Chasteen

PRAYING MANTIS$2500

Katrina Lynn Holliday & Khaled Rabbani

WATER$1000

Carolyn Corrie & Robert TannenJane & Adam SteinLaura Ann FreemanMelinda Wiggins & Dave DeVitoThomas Rankin Tom Arcury & Sara Quandt

ORGANIC COMPOST $500

Bruce Payne & Jack ThomasCharlie Thompson & Hope ShandDawkins HodgesDick SmoloweGail McCormickJaime Balboa & Todd PresnerJohn W. Moses Jr.Laura Elizabeth NeishMeredith Emmett & Galia GoodmanPedro LaschSteven PetrowThomas Constantine & Esther Carrera

Thank you to our major donors Sept 2012–Aug 2013:

We want to recognize all our donors - please contact us if you were inadvertently omitted.

Thank you to our Levante families:The Araiza, Arguijo-Mendoza, Cabrera, Enríquez, Galván-Matute, Garcia, Ibarra, Monjaras, & Trejo families

Thanks to Ellen O’Grady for designing our beautiful major donor images.

Expense

Administration | 13%

Fundraising | 6%

Programs | 81%

IncomeSales, Fees, & Other Income | 5%

Government | 8%

Contributions | 46%

Foundations | 41%

Finance ReportFrom September 1, 2012 through August 31, 2013, SAF received $585,711 in income: 46% from contributions, 41% from foundations, 8% from government, and 5% from sales, fees, and other income. Total expenses for 2012–2013 were $657,777. Surplus from previous fiscal years was budgeted to cover additional expenses. Program costs accounted for 81% of SAF’s expenses, while 13% went to administrative costs, and 6% to fundraising costs.

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Thank you to our funders this year:MDC NC Conference of the United Methodist Church NC Farmworker Health ProgramNöel Fund of Triangle Community FoundationOxfam AmericaPark Foundation The Shelley & Donald Rubin FoundationSisters of Charity FoundationSisters of St. Francis of PhiladelphiaSouthern Partners FundTriangle Community FoundationZ. Smith Reynolds FoundationSpecial thanks to our Documentary Advisory Group and the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University for their ongoing support.

Anonymous Fund of Triangle Community FoundationArthur Carlsen Fund of Triangle Community FoundationCenter for New CommunityDiane Middleton Foundation The Dolphin FoundationDuke Community Care FundDuke EndowmentDuke Global HealthThe Eierman FoundationEnvironmental Protection AgencyFund for Democratic CommunitiesHispanics in PhilanthropyKate B. Reynolds Charitable TrustLP Brown Foundation Lyric Foundation

Thank you to the following churches, businesses & organizations:Alexander & Chandler P.A.All Souls Unitarian ChurchAssociation of Farmworker Opportunity ProgramsBlue Ribbon Mentor Advocate ProgramBull City Burger & BreweryCarolina Family Health Centers, Inc.Carolina Farm Stewardship AssociationCentro Mexican RestaurantChurch Women UnitedColumbia Wesley FoundationDuke UniversityEastern Shore Rural Health SystemEl Pueblo, Inc.Episcopal Farmworker MinistryFarmworker Unit Legal Aid of NCHarvest of Hope FoundationHenderson County Migrant EducationHigh Country Community HealthHummel Family Fund, IncImmaculate Conception Catholic ChurchLatin American CoalitionLenoir County Migrant EducationMoreno Educational CompanyNational HEP/CAMP AssociationNC Farmworkers Project

NC Justice Center NC Society of Hispanic ProfessionalsNorth Charleston Breakfast Rotary ClubOpensource Leadership StrategiesOur Lady of Victory Missionary SistersPender County Health DepartmentPiedmont Health Services, Inc.Refectory CafeResearch Foundation of SUNYResearch Triangle InstituteRural Health Group, Inc.South Carolina Legal Services South Carolina Migrant EducationSouth Carolina Primary Healthcare AssociationSoutheastern CameraSt. Luke’s Episcopal ChurchStudents for a Democratic SocietySurry County Health & Nutrition CenterThe Tejada Law FirmUNC APPLESUnited Church of ChristUnited Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 1208Vecinos Inc. Farmworker Health ProgramVelasquez & AssociatesWake County Health & Human Services

Thank you to our 2012 – 2013 perennial donors who sustain our work with monthly donations:Allison LipscombCris Rivera & Beth StringfieldDavid EckDawkins Hodges & Anita MendozaEvan Hughes & Robyn DaytonFawn Pattison & Grady McCallie

Jaime Balboa & Todd PresnerJohn MosesMary Lindsley & Montek SinghMeredith Emmett & Galia GoodmanRobbin Randolph

Thank you to our volunteers, partners, & academic year interns:Erin Mckelvy & Emily Simons of the Beehive Design Collective, Amanda Soltes, David Wantland, Felicia Arriaga, Jennie Wilburn

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