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L-R(-front) Dan Nava - Denise Nava - (back) Debbie Romero - David Nava.
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photo left to right: Pamela Martinez, George Adelo, Julia Castro and Dan Nava. |
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Denise Nava
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New Mexico looks to the future. Well, we're hoping to start with ten students. I think that is a reasonable goal to work toward. I would like to see that happen by May. Our big time goal is start chapters in other counties. We have had a lot of positive feedback from the community, even though our outreach to the community has been minimal.
I have met Nancy Laughlin, who is in charge of the New Mexico Music Commission, and she was very receptive to GNG. One of our state board members is also on the commission who is also a musician and attorney and he also seems very enthusiastic about GNG. Candy sales has also generated a lot of questions about the program from musicians to parents who have inquired how to get involved.
One of our board members owns a restaurant and that has worked out well for us! Warehouse 21, a non profit which is dedicated to youth and the arts has been our best ally; they are very willing to help in any way and seem just as interested as we are in seeing GNG succeed. The College of Santa Fe has given us the use of their facilities free of charge. They have also allowed me to sit in on a business class which for the next three weeks is specifically geared towards non profits. One of our local music stores would also like to play a role in GNG's success as well as a radio station I have had a brief conversation with. All of this without really doing any aggressive outreach to the community.
Once we have filled out our paperwork to the Attorney Generals Office we will really turn things into high gear. That paperwork is a bit confusing, but we believe that is our biggest hurdle at this time. I hope I have answered your question adequately. I'm sure your goals and guidelines will work out well. I can only ask for patience until we really have a good handle on what we're doing.
