November 1, 2002 - Somos Primos: PC Director Vasquez receives Orange County Boy Scout Visionary Award

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PC Director Vasquez receives Orange County Boy Scout Visionary Award





Read and comment on this story from Somos Primos on Peace Corps Director Vasquez who received the Orange County Boy Scout Visionary Award in October. Mr. Vasquez was himself an active Boy Scout in his youth, and has served on the Board of Directors of the Orange County Council, Boy Scouts of America, and was Vice Chairman of Scoutreach. Read the story at:

The annual Boy Scout Visionary Awards lunchon*

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The annual Boy Scout Visionary Awards lunchon

he annual Boy Scout Visionary Awards lunchon was held in October in Orange County, California. Chosen to be the recipient of the 2002 Visionary Award was Gaddi Vasquez. Mr. Vasquez was himself an active Boy Scout in his youth, and has served on the Board of Directors of the Orange County Council, Boy Scouts of America, and was Vice Chairman of Scoutreach.

Eight years ago, Director Vasquez and Marcos Nava, Boy Scout Field Director of the Central Area, commenced formulating strategies for attracting more participation among Latinos in Orange County. The few boys on the records were hard to locate. It was an effort starting from virtually zero participation by Latinos. Now, eight years latter, there are about 12,000 Orange County Hispanic youth involved in scouting. Director Marcos Nava is responsible for the Scouting outreach programs for Latino youth throughout Orange County. His estimate for next year's growth is a possible 13,680 Latino Boy Scouts actively involved. The proceeds from the Visionary luncheon will go towards that goal.

Gaddi Vasquez, is the newly appointed (2-15-02) Director of the United States Peace Corps.

He is the Agency's first Hispanic-American Director. Mr. Vasquez' 22 -year public service career includes service at the city, county, state and federal levels of government, plus a long record of community affairs, serving on diverse local and national Boards. Congratulations to both Gaddi Vasquez and Marcos Nava for bringing the benefits of Boy Scout participation to our youths .

Gaddi Vasquez is a native of Carrizo Springs, Texas, Mr. Vasquez' parents were migrant farm workers of Mexican descent. Their lineage goes back to the Monterrey, Mexico area.

The surname Vasquez (s) means from the Basque country.

Among the earliest colonizers in the Americas with the Vasquez were:

Martín Vásquez and Bernaldino Vásquez de Tapia both arrived in the Indies ca. in 1514 with Pedrarías de Avila's Darién expedition.

Francisco Vásquez de Coronado arrived in New Spain in 1535 as a member of Viceroy don Antonio Mendoza's entourage.

In 1601, an Antonio Vásquez del Rio is identified as among the military responsible for establishing the city of Monterrey. Historian Israel Cavazos Garza writes that Antonio Vásquez del Rio "Entró a poblar al Nuevo Reino de León en 1601. En ese año hizo asiento de vicindad en Monterrey. Intervino en diversas compañas de de pacificación.



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