This year HACER will concentrate on three service projects: tutoring at the Barrio Student Center, volunteering on RSVP projects (Outreach Day, Project Pumpkin carnival), collecting gifts for the toy drive at Posada, and having a clothing drive in the spring. In the future, some new initiatives might include: A joint tutroing/mentoring project with the Black Student Association at St. John's Middle School. If you have any suggestions or questions, please contact Maria Martinez (mariamtz@rice.edu), HACER community service coordinator.

Upcoming Events
	Mondays and Tuesdays	Barrio Center tutoring: 3 to 6 pm. Meet Veronica and Maria at 3:15 in the RMC circular drive.
	Oct 23	Summerbridge Houston program Jr. High and High School tutoring in conjunction with BSA. Contact mariamtz@rice.edu for more information
	Oct 30	Project Pumpkin Doing something fun with children. Probably making cascarones...

Barrio Student Center

The Barrio Student Center (713-926-1885) is located at the Centro Aztlan building at 5115 Harrisburg. A Houston Chronicle article from 1997 describes their activities. The center serves residents of the East End community which is primarily Hispanic. HACER visits every Monday from 3 to 6 pm. We help elementary through high school students with their homework. Spanish-speaking ability is useful but not necessary. Please meet at the circular drive of the RMC at 3 pm if you need a ride. Please feel free to help tutor any day from Monday through Thursday (3 to 6 pm). Contact director Rey Rodriguez (barriostudentcenter@chicano.org) for details. During the Spring semester, HACER coordinates a visit of the Barrio Center students to the Rice campus. Read their thank you letters.

Barrio Center group photo, 2001

Rey Rodriguez (center) is flanked by both HACER members as well as the students being tutored. More photos.

Project Pumpkin
	In conjunction with RSVP's Children Committee, HACER has a booth at this annual on-campus Halloween carnival (Sat Oct 30, 1 to 4 pm in the Will Rice Quad). Spanish-speaking volunteers are needed. Contact Veronica Flores (vflores@rice.edu) of RSVP for more general information. Official Project Pumpkin site. At HACER's booth we will have cascarones (maybe) for the kids to break. We need your help.