Celebrating the Birthdays of Agricultural Workers
Title
Celebrating the Birthdays of Agricultural Workers
Description
Two promotoras surprise an agricultural worker with a cake on his birthday.
Creator
Brenda Tanori and Maria Del Refugio
Date
February 2022
Contributor
Delanee Taylor
Coverage
Main Participant
Anonymous Agricultural Worker
Occupation
Agricultural Worker
Colorado County & Region
Mesa County, West region 1
Lea en español
Esta historia nos llega de dos promotoras, Brenda Villarreal y María del Refugio. A mediados de febrero del 2022, pudieron viajar a una vivienda de trabajadores agrícolas del condado de Mesa para ayudar a un trabajador agrícola a celebrar su cumpleaños sorprendiéndolo con un pastel. El trabajador estaba muy entusiasmado, diciendo que no había esperado nada para su cumple, y las promotoras se alegraron de haber podido ayudarle a sentirse especial.
Brenda recuerda: "Estaba muy entusiasmado y feliz, él pensaba que no íbamos a llevarle nada para su cumpleaños. El año pasado empecé a llevarles un pastel de cumpleaños cuando cumplen años. La luz en sus rostros hace que todo esto valga la pena".
Brenda recuerda: "Estaba muy entusiasmado y feliz, él pensaba que no íbamos a llevarle nada para su cumpleaños. El año pasado empecé a llevarles un pastel de cumpleaños cuando cumplen años. La luz en sus rostros hace que todo esto valga la pena".
Read in English
This story comes from two promotoras, Brenda Villarreal and Maria Del Refugio. In mid-February 2022, they were able to travel to an agricultural worker housing site Mesa County to help an agricultural worker celebrate his birthday by surprising him with a cake. The worker was extremely excited, saying that he had not expected anything for his birthday, and the promotoras were glad that they were able to help him feel special.
Brenda recalls “He was really excited and happy he thought that we were not going to take him anything for his birthday. Like last year I started to take them a birthday cake when it's their birthday. Just the light in their face is what makes it all worth it.”
Archivist Notes
This story is based on data collected by Project Protect Promotora Network. ID: 14724
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Citation
Brenda Tanori and Maria Del Refugio, Celebrating the Birthdays of Agricultural Workers February 2022. Esencial Colorado, accessed October 21, 2026, https://esencialcolorado.org/items/show/109