Featured Citizen Philanthropist: Coral Zayas
by Brett Walling
Wednesday September 23, 2009 at 4:03pm, EST
Meet Coral Zayas, a photographer and Americorps VISTA at the Northern Arizona University Educational Support Services Program. Through 1Well, Coral partnered with Subtanjalla District in Ica, Peru, to fund equipment necessary to complete a multipurpose classroom for the Centro de Atención Externa (Youth Outreach Center). Coral has combined her photographic skills with her passion for social justice to raise $1,200 by selling her original photography prints. By completing her project, Coral will provide 50 at-risk children with a classroom for tutoring, studying, and after-school activities in addition to parent and community development workshops. Read more.
