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Saturday, April 8, 2000
Donated 'Selena Forever' tickets given to local kids
Stockbroker gives away 22 seats at musical to school's top readers, Make-A-Wish kids
By Sara Lee Fernandez
Caller-Times
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| Michelle Christenson/Caller-Times |
| Raven Cantu, 3, watches as her ticket for Friday's 5 p.m. performance of 'Selena Forever' is taken at the door of Selena Auditorium. Raven and her mother, Persephone, received tickets to the new musical through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which received the tickets from local stockbrocker Bob Lyons. Lozano Elementary School also received 12 tickets. |
Reading has its rewards, but a local stockbroker decided to make the experience more rewarding for some elementary school students.
Bob Lyons, a broker for A.G. Edwards & Sons, donated 12 tickets for a Friday performance of "Selena Forever" to Lozano Elementary School for students who read the most books, accrued the most reading points or showed the most improvement.
He also donated 10 tickets to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, a favorite cause of his. The total donation topped $500.
"For a few years now, at Christmas I've been helping Lozano with Christmas gifts," Lyons said. "When the principal said that they were having reading contests, I thought this would be a great opportunity."
Lyons said Lozano principal Faye Webb suggested giving the tickets to students for reading achievements.
Lyons said that he didn't know who Selena was before her death in 1995 but he has come to think highly of her.
"The more you learn about her, the more you realize what a special person she was. She encouraged kids to stay in school," he said.
Reynaldo Franco Jr., a 9-year-old fourth grader at Lozano, said he was excited when he found that he had won tickets to see the play.
"I started to jump," he said.
Reynaldo said he has read more than 100 books this year and was excited about the play because he really likes Selena's music.
Danny Resendez, a 13-year-old Flour Bluff student, got a ticket from the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Danny, who had leukemia but has been in remission for six years, said he was told at school Friday that he had received a ticket.
When he was asked why he wanted to attend the show, he answered, "It's Selena."
Several children couldn't attend the show because they were too ill, according to Melinda Rea, the local coordinator for the foundation.
Oscar Ureste, an 11-year-old fifth grader at Lozano, said he really likes Selena's music.
"I like her songs. I can't understand (what she says), but I like the rhythms and the rhymes."
Oscar said he got the tickets because he had the most accelerated reader points in the class. He said he loves to read, even in the summer.
"I like Dr. Seuss, The Dancing Bears, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," he said. "I read on my own. It's kind of fun to read because you learn about things. It's kind of exciting to read."
Staff writer Sara Lee Fernandez can be reached at 886-3767 or by e-mail _at fernandezs@caller.com
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