Farmworkers Self-Help, Inc.

Dancers from Ballet la Onda entertain the crowd during our Cinco de Mayo celebration Farmworkers Self-Help, now in its' 30th year, celebrated Cinco de Mayo again this year. The festivities started with a parade down Calle de Milagros (Lock Street) just north of Dade City. This years parade was led by the Pasco County Fire Department and was closely followed by Chief Ray Velboom of the Dade City Police Department. This year the parade fell on a regular meeting day for the Pasco County Commission so they were not able to attend but we did have regulars Dade City Mayor Scott Black and City Commissioners Camile Hernendez and Eunice Penix. We want to thank Mr. Ken Mathis, director of Pasco Middle School's Pirate Band for bringing the drum section of the marching band to the parade. Next year we hope to have the full band. New to the fiesta this year was a mini-health fair in the pavilion at Resurrection Park. FSH has been dedicated to getting information about healthy lifestyles, women's health and breast cancer early detection out to the families in our community and we felt that this gathering was the perfect opportunity. The fun started after the health fair on our basketball court. There were fewer contests this year but the prizes were bigger. There was plenty of music and dancing. Our own Teen Dream Team danced and Ballet la Onda also performed. Local families once again served authentic Mexican food at bargain prices. We want to thank everyone that helped to make this year's even a success and a very special thank you to our staff that worked so hard to prepare the parade and fiesta. We are working to integrate our Flickr photostream into our pages but in the meantime, you can see more pictures of Cinco de Mayo by clicking here.