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Award of Excellence
Steve Jessmore The Flint Journal
"Sense of Community"
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"My City, My Home"
'I just felt like this is my city, this is home. I'm
proud of it. Why should I be ashamed to represent Flint or wear the tattoo so
everyone can see where I'm from?' said David Velez, who has the name of his
hometown tattooed on his neck. Valez's dream of opening a Latino supermarket
and restaurant is a reality. He was renting and this year bought a building
and is renovating it. 'All my life growing up here there wasn't really
anything here for the Latino community,' Velez said. 'A lot of things I have are
necesities for our families. I want people to feel welcome here in Flint, a
little bit of sense of their home.' La Tienda Familia De Latinos means 'The
Family Store for Latinos.'
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