{"id":3064,"date":"2022-06-08T01:12:22","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T01:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/?p=3064"},"modified":"2022-06-08T01:12:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T01:12:41","slug":"esperanza-inc-s-fiesta-of-hope-was-held-june-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/08\/esperanza-inc-s-fiesta-of-hope-was-held-june-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Esperanza Inc.&#8217;s Fiesta of Hope was held June 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3076\" src=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Victor-Ruiz-right.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Victor-Ruiz-right.jpg 700w, https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Victor-Ruiz-right-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Victor-Ruiz-right-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Esperanza Inc.,<\/em> one of Cleveland\u2019s leading advocate for education in the Hispanic Community, awarded more than $100,000 in college scholarships to 100 local Hispanic students at its annual Fiesta of Hope Celebration on June 3, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Two scholarship recipients (Patricia Pe\u00f1a and Noel Contreras) and one Esperanza alumni (Ricky Gilmore Vega) shared their personal stories &#8211; their challenges and successes &#8211; and the support they have received through Esperanza on the path toward their dreams. 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