The-Leader_1988-02-04

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54th YEAR, NO, 5 7.FREEPORTrNEW YORK ^-FEBRUARY-4,.1988_ PRICE 25* PER COPY
Freeport's First Baby of the Year Wins Galore
Ariana Azucena Cofeas wis'
' taking no cl^nces on being Free-portV
first baby of 1988. The tiny
new daughter of Jose and Frah-cisf^-
SoreJaf put in her appear-aijce
on Ne* Year^ EHy, Janu­ary
l,'ia/8:42 a.m. at Nassau
"really like her a lot,"
'. Small as they are, the boys help-with
feedings, Mrs. Coreas told '
the Leader, by holding the bottle
in Ariana^ mouth. • • ,. '
Asked who Ariana, with her
already lush growth orairK hair
Count^;^edical Center in East resembles. Mrs. Coreas rejflied
_ , _ _j ARIANA AZUQENACOREA^ AND FAMILY
Meadow.
One month later, the thrill may
haw worn off a bit, because Ati-ana
was deflnitely not happy to
be awakened- from her nap to
have her picture taken for the
Leader, but that^ Tine with Mrs.
Coreas, who said Ariana loves to
sleep and dqesnt even' wake for a
feeding during the night.
This is undoilbtedty because of
the attentions during the day of
'—her two-brothers, Douglas
Armand, 3, and Intjn Alexis, 2,
who according W Mr. Coreas^
y»
that the baby looks like ah iinde
of her husband who lives in
nearby Roosevelt, a.nd little Irwin
pointed toa photograph of "Tio
Carlos."
The Coreas, who are" both
natives'of E! Salvador,-live on
Wallace Street and have been
Freeport r^isidents for Five years.,
' Both sits of grandparents live in'
El Salvadorand Mrs. Corev said
that they are unaware of Ariana's
birth, but will get a "big surprise"
soon.
-—Freeport^ first. baby "estts
more than the boys did," Mrs.
Coreas said, and at 8 pounds, 15.1'
ounces, and 21 inches in length.
was larger than either of them at
birth:
' Ariana's parents will receive
the following gift!: a floral arran­gement
from Freeport House of
Flowers, a $25 pft-certificate-from
Gouz Dairy, a $25 pft csr- •
tificate from Barasch's Kids
Store, a gift from Walter^ Foot­wear,
a shampoo, blowdry and
manicure from Osvaldo, and a
one-year subscription to the
Leader:
Runner-up .was.,Lor8 Marie
Seaman, daughter of Freeport
firefi^ter Robert Seaman and
his wife Denise. Lore Marie
arrived on Ja'niuiry 4 at 5:27 p.m.,
weighing 8 poiihds 6 ounces, and
_ was 20 inches long.
Efeg^Mig of l i ^ in the tunnel: QHRgiVeshoiie^:^^
by Sue Mdtgan
Offering hop^-and help to
-imitnffumflHwt lmmiflr«nl« wtm
until now inay have been in the
United' States illegally is the
mission of a group of dedicated
volunteers-at Our Holy
Redeemer Chureh in Freeport.
"~~C9HBBi'n«ted-by—Tely-
Guerrero, a petite and softspoken
parisliidner .of Qua&malas
origin, the Chiuch> legalization.
' pfbgratn has already, begun the
process of ehding the uncertainty
and fear of deportation for about
100 aliens-from Central and
' Soiitb America, Europe and the
Middle-East under the amnesty
United States lii^dre January 1,
1982, necessary for gaining
aninesty. . ^
Although the amnesty-application
may be processed:
immediately with such
documents as passports, and
letters from employers and
landlords, even' those with no
-formal documentation can' he-helped
with the astute
quesUoning and informed advice
of the volunteers. Parish
Oiitinch director Felix Rajan
caiitions that there is a May,
1988, deadliiw for'applications,
- and urges immignnts as well as
friends and employers to contact
eithnUs ofiice at 868-8289 or
to'drop in..Volunteers .also will November, 1987, not to leay^
schedule individual appoint^'Viheiicrdtebecatise only employers'
nients during the day, and Mrs. who have hired illegal aliens since .-
Guenetohas visited the homes of then will be fined. ,
IhntAUihniiiF lili h "t"tMI thi-m in hupn wn »nA
the Chureh for any reason. hope tor. hew legislation,'' she '
The. Iin'migration ' and says.
Naturalization Service charges a She urges ihose who arrived
. Sister Mary William-was.
among those jirese'nt when seyen'_
fati^ies who had applied -for';
amnesty withr Qur Holy
Redeemer receive'd working
'cards just allei Clwiiluias.^
fee of SI8S. per person up to a
.maximu'ni of $4M per-family.
Catholic Charities hasafeeofS7S
before 1982 to "really try and
come- forward, even, without
documents, aqd. Catholic
provision ot th^-I.9W Mil.'GuerRroat223-55$5before Wiillni to Sacrifice to get the
per pe/son for processltig—Gharities-wiiltakeitfrpmthere.
appUntions, but.jrill provide free
Kryices in casesof extreme need.
Our -'Holy -Redeemer hasl.also
provided some financial
assistance.
But, as'Mr. Rajan points out,
nipst. people'._are."moTr than
"It was a beginning Of light in
the tunnel," ahe_ says--with ,
satisfaction. "It was'a pleasure to
watch'the expressions on their
faces."
immigration Reform and
Control. Act. Ther Pitish
Ontreaeb Office has been
cptttae&d by ' close - to 1,000
people inquiring about amnesty,
with pirisUoners Aracely Vega,
Hernan Moreno and Rafael
-UiTBa as«stinitMn..Piierrero,-• •
_;^ .-"Many people caU me .every
day to ask me about it," says Mrs.
Guerrero, and she reassures those
who'are timid and need courage
£o conw'' fdrward; "we want to
_ help vou. ndt make trouble for
Aprils,
When paperwork is completed
and certified, ifls forwarded .to
Catholic Chaiitks,' which has
legal'advice 'and an.•excellent
wockint-'relationsbip^ith
immigraUon and na|uraIiatioh;
aecording to Sister Mary
funds to fulfiirtheir
Dream." ' T.
What of those who have
arrived in the-U.S^tef thcr 1932
amnesty dea'dliiie? The
satisfaction pf amnesty workers
!with the success of the. program
so far." is tempereiljwith. the.
William 'Postoneri-zgho—hasl^realization-that'so many came
woriceduitheSpaniSh'apotlulale lliei the. dtadhnei=HP^
at Our Holy Redeemer for the Rajas, and the Parish is active in
. past five years.
Reverend Monsignor Saverio
Mattel, OHR's pastor, had taken
you.'.r-"' ' •- '^:~ ":—r ~rg«atinterest in trying ta.help
The help the volunteers offer is with amnesty after thejiew.
-assistance, inl. fiUingtaut _t.he.
difilcultjpplications reqiuitd by
the Immigration and Natural- •
- ization Service, with translation
for those who do not ^ speak
En^ish. They also.advise on
what forms of'-dccumentation
may be of value in proving that
the.Immigrant-has been in the
.leg^lation was enacted,, and
pusMng'for extensions of both
the 1982 deadline, and the May,
1988, application deadline.
Father Alfredo Burgos,
associate pastor of. Our Holy
Redeemer, told The Leader the
dedded the' parish would be - Parish has collected .l,70p
- - " ' - - ' - "— - ' 'signatures,.on petitions td tttfp
those to whom amnesty t s . ^t
currently available. • '
Sister Mary William maintains
"there u hope for them." She
active in that cause.
• .Each Friday evening, the
Parish Outreach Ofiice at 37 nne
Street in Our Holy lledeemer
School is open from 7 to 8 p.m.
and those with questions about
the amnesty progra'roare invite^
. photo tiy Sue Morgan
HAPPY TO BE HELPINQ undoeuimntMl ImmlflmBta gain
amnMty lindar th« n«w ImmlsrathH! law ar*rfrom toft Taly
Ou«rTero. .coofdlmitor of. Our Hdy RttiMrMr'a togaliution
advfaes those who arrived, after Z l ' r a f l ' * " . P«»Wi Outrweh, dlrwrtor HO* Ra]an and OHR
1982,butheldjob$herepriori6 '*»«»««•»• P«*<wF«herAMr«doBurBOi. ^^