June 5, 2005: Headlines: COS - Costa Rica: Ranching: Scholarships: Cibola County Beacon: Costa Rica RPCV Abe Pena and his wife have made a donation to the UNM School of Agriculture to use for scholarships
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June 5, 2005: Headlines: COS - Costa Rica: Ranching: Scholarships: Cibola County Beacon: Costa Rica RPCV Abe Pena and his wife have made a donation to the UNM School of Agriculture to use for scholarships
Costa Rica RPCV Abe Pena and his wife have made a donation to the UNM School of Agriculture to use for scholarships
Costa Rica RPCV Abe Pena and his wife have made a donation to the UNM School of Agriculture to use for scholarships
Supporting our future farmers and ranchers
GRANTS - Future farmers and ranchers will receive a little help from now on thanks to the Abe M. and Viola R. Pena Endowed Fund for Farming and Ranching Collections, which was recently started for students at the University of New Mexico (UNM).
Pena, a published author, historian and world traveler who grew up in the ranching community of San Mateo and settled in Grants after his retirement, donated a sum of money to the UNM School of Agriculture to use for scholarships.
"The farmers and ranchers have kept us fed," Pena said when explaining why he and his wife made the contribution to UNM. "You can go to the stars when your tummy is full." Pena added that during his years with the Peace Corps, he lived in many countries where people did not get enough to eat, and the experience made him realize that the work and sacrifice of farmers and ranchers is one of the main reasons America is so great.
Pena said he also believes that it is a mistake to rely too heavily on the public sector for funding our young people's future. "I feel strongly that we're going to have to dig into our own pockets and assist," he said.
In addition to the scholarship fund, Pena donated his personal and professional papers to UNM's Rio Grande Historical Collections earlier this year.
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Story Source: Cibola County Beacon
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