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UNIVERSITY NEWS - MARCH 2004
MEDIA CONTACT: Lynn Laurenti
PALACIO NAMED PRESIDENT OF FARMWORKER COORDINATING COUNCIL
BOCA RATON, FL (March 18, 2004) - Sergio
Palacio has been elected president of the Farmworker
Coordinating Council of Palm Beach County, a non-profit
organization that provides social and human services to
farmworkers and their families.
Palacio, who is director of business
services at Florida Atlantic University, has been a member
of the Farmworker Coordinating Council board for two years.
His term as president will begin April 1.
Founded in 1977 by a small group of
volunteers, the Farmworker Coordinating Council is now a
United Way agency with multiple funding sources. Its
mission is to promote self-sufficiency and improve the
quality of life of migrant and seasonal farmworkers through
education, advocacy and access to services.
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