As a part of its 50-year anniversary, Hope CommUnity Center (HCC) celebrated its Pathway to Citizenship Program participants as they became naturalized citizens. The center held its “We The People” event on Saturday, July 9, on the grounds of the South Apopka building located at 800 S Hawthorne Ave., Apopka. The Independence Day-themed celebration honored this year’s graduates and past participants to celebrate their achievement of reaching the American Dream with family, games, and food. In the photo on the left are (l to r) Andrea Monatez, HCC LGBTQ immigration coordinator; Ninth Circuit Judge Vincent Chu; Felipe Sossa-Lazaballet, HCC executive director; and Sister Ann Kendrick, HCC founder/community relations. In the photo on the right, Apopka Mayor Bryan Nelson welcomes people to the ceremony.
