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Yuma, AZ – (November 15, 2024).- The Binational Health & Environment Council of Yuma County, Arizona and San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora (COBINAS), which is sponsored by Regional Center for Border Health, Inc. (RCBH), is pleased to announce the selection of the drawings and the Athletes who will illustrate and dedicate the 2025 Binational Clean Air Calendar and the Annual Special Edition. 

According to Ms. Amanda Aguirre, former Arizona State Senator, and current President and CEO of RCBH, the objective of this contest is to raise awareness on the importance of taking care of our environment in the region, inviting students to make a drawing with emphasis on air quality, 3Rs (reduce, reuse, and recycle) or wildlife. 

“We would like to appreciate all the students and their schools from both sides of the border region, because they did a tremendous job in elaborating the drawings,” said Ms. Aguirre, “it was really difficult to select the winners since all had nice messages about the environment conservation.” 

Ms. Aguirre added that Special Education students contributed to the environmental awareness campaign, too, by expressing bright ideas trough their art.

The 2025 Binational Clean Air Calendar will feature;

 Cover: Scheccid Soria Rosales, 13, Colegio Bilingue San Luis, A.C., San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora.

• Ø January: Emily Tapia Fuentes, 12, San Luis Middle School, San Luis, Arizona. 
• Ø February: Karla Renee Beltrán Granados, 11, Colegio Educativo Bilingüe del Noroeste, San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora. 
• Ø March: Angela Delgado Santos, 15, Harvest Preparatory Academy, Yuma, Arizona.
• Ø April: Jaidy Arroyo, 13, Somerton Middle School, Somerton, Arizona.
• Ø May: Hanna Mendoza Sotelo, 16, CETMAR 14 Extensión San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora.
• Ø June: Valentina Salas, 13, San Luis Middle School, San Luis, Arizona. 
• Ø July: Sandra Sofia Martinez Real, 16, Instituto Kino Preparatoria, San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora.
• Ø August: Esmi Lucero Valencia Alvarez, 12, San Luis Middle School, San Luis, Arizona.
• Ø September: Luna Fonseca Granados, 16, Instituto Kino Preparatoria, San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora.
• Ø October: Michelle Soto-Valdez, 16, Kofa High School, Yuma, Arizona. 
• Ø November: Jimena Vargas, 13, San Luis Middle School, San Luis, Arizona. 
• Ø December: Mara Gisel Zamora Valenzuela, 11, Colegio Educativo Bilingue del Noroeste, San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora.

This year Mexico National Soccer Selection U-13 Athlete and Sonoran Soccer Champion Angelli Mariel Rangel Gonzalez, 12, is dedicating the Calendar. 

The 2025 Binational Clean Air Special Education Calendar will feature;

 Cover: Ashely Yareli Rentería Quintero, 16, Centro de Atención Múltiple #10 Profesor Carlos Moreno, San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora.

• January: Génesis Liah Ramos López, 8, Escuela Primaria Esther Quijada Domínguez, San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora.
• February: Marione Cuen, San Luis Walk-In Clinic, Inc., San Luis, Arizona. 
• March: Lashya Estrada González, 13, Centro de Atención Múltiple #10 Profesor Carlos Moreno, San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora.
• April: Italia Samayoa, 11, San Luis Walk-In Clinic, Inc., San Luis, Arizona.
• May: Yemely Valdez Guzman, 14, Centro de Atención Múltiple #10 Profesor Carlos Moreno, San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora.
• June: Santiago Vasquez, 14, San Luis Walk-In Clinic, Inc., San Luis, Arizona.
• July: Luis Emmanuel Seturino Moreno, 12, Centro de Atención Múltiple #10 Profesor Carlos Moreno, San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora.
• August: Diana Lewis Williams, 8, San Luis Walk-In Clinic, Inc., San Luis, Arizona.
• September: Dalida Suzeth Negrete Melendrez, 13 Centro de Atención Múltiple #10 Profesor Carlos Moreno, San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora.
• October: Kain Murrieta, 13, Harvest Preparatory Academy, Yuma, Arizona. 
• November: Janyrette Ninely Constantino Bernal, 7, Sun Valley Elementary School, San Luis, Arizona.
• December: Natalie Romero Cynthia, 13, Harvest Preparatory Academy, Yuma, Arizona. 

The Annual Binational Clean Air Special Edition Calendar is dedicated by Jose Liborio Peña, 14, Gold and Bronze Medal Winner of 2024 Mexican National Paralympics Competitions, and member of San Luis Río Colorado Municipal Paralympics Sports Association.

This year, a total of 356 students from 26 schools from Sonora sent their drawings for the contest, and a total of 146 students from 13 schools from Arizona participated with their drawings.

 Students and Athletes will receive a recognition in January, 2025; free distribution of the calendar will be done at participating schools and collaborative agencies in both sides of the border starting December 2024. 

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Media Contact: Alex Bejarano, RCBH Public Relations and Marketing Director

928-315-7910 / abejarano@rcfbh.org