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hispanic community at holy rosary in fairmont city raises money for haiti

The Hispanic Committee at Holy Rosary Parish in Fairmont City began cooking at 7:30 a.m. Saturday to make sure they would have all 156 dozen tamales ready that afternoon for those who had ordered them.

The committee, led by Irma Almeida, with help from her husband, Polo, wanted to make a difference for the people of Haiti, she said.

“They don’t have food, nothing,” she said, “and I thought we could do something to help.”

That “something” turned out to be a day of hard work for the more than 20 people who came during the day to make the tamales, bag them and sell them.

The goal, Irma Almeida said, was to take orders for 50-60 dozen tamales. The group more than exceeded its goal, she said.

Parishioner (and retired principal of Holy Rosary School) Shirley Kurre, said she was “excited and happy” to help with the fund raiser. “It shows a willingness (for the Latino community) to give outside their own neighborhood.”

Irma Almeida was happy about the fund raiser too. The committee uses a “telephone tree”, she said, and no one refused when she called to ask for help.


Members and former members of the parish came to help with the packaging and distribution of the tamales (pictured here).