Committee
Santa Marta
History
This community organization is about to meet twenty years of founded, since the Foundation date was in 2002.
The founders were:
President: Francisco Ramírez
Vice president: Arturo Leiva
Secretary: Fredys Trejo
Treasurer: Amilcar Otero
They recognize the founding members who were born with the purpose of contributing to the development of their community in El Salvador, located in the municipality of Victoria, department of Cabañas. In the same way with the goal of having incidence and participation as a Salvadoran community in the metropolitan area of the US capital, which in addition to the Columbia district, includes adjacent counties in Maryland and Virginia, where more than half a million Salvadorans live.
For that reason, the Committee is one of the founders of the American Salvadoran Transnational Communities {Cotsa}, to have legality and thus be able to carry out large events along with other committees and make cultural parties in the metropolitan area.
Works
So that there are always funds available in the coffers of the Committee, they hold dance parties on dates when their community also performs them in El Salvador.
They also make raffles, soccer tournaments but recreational. In the same way they make excursions and sale of food. All that to have available funds.
Contributions to your community:
-It had bought a vehicle for 19 years, which was used as ambulance at the Santa Marta Health Center.
-They also participated in the construction of the Science Laboratory
-Construction and equipment of a computer center
-A library was another of its contributions
-The first two years sponsored 50 low -income children with a food basket every month
-Construction of a greenhouse
-Home building
-Passage cobblestone
-Financial support for the patron saint parties
-Collaboration for football tournaments to be held
-Assistance to the Canton Church
-Cover patient and death needs
-Cemetery repair
-Economic aid to students
-Sending education materials such as backpacks, notebooks and other supplies
-Section of wheel chairs, crutches, canes and other materials, distributed throughout the department of Cabañas
Unforgettable dates
October 10 is a special day in the life of each person from Santa Marta, a very close community of the department of Cabañas, which each year meet in Herdon, Virginia or Bethesda, Maryland.
It was on October 10, 1987 when hundreds of residents returned to that canton from refugee camps, Honduras, where despite the inclement remained for six years, after in the 80s they were forced to leave Their homes by military personnel in the middle of the armed conflict, for considering them "collaborators" of the guerrillas.
The War ended with the signing of the peace agreements in January 1992 between representatives of the government of that time and the belligerent forces of the Farabundo Martí Nacional (FMLN) front with the support of the United Nations and friendly countries such as Mexico, France, Spain, among others.
Although many young people were born after October 10, 1987, they join the celebrations with their parents or their grandparents every year, but also to remember many families who were riddled by the Salvadoran army when crossing the Sumpul River towards Mesa Grande.
At present, Santa Marta is a very active community and has been mentioned as a place where true socialism is lived, since everyone tries to share what they harvest or produce including those who live abroad, who are always pending of that it is necessary in the community that saw them born or that receives them with open arms when they visit it.
Events
The Santa Marta committee here in the Washington area, when they have been possible to participate in events such as:
Those organized by the TPS National Alliance
Driving licenses in Virginia
Cultural events in schools with the dance group.
