{"id":29431,"date":"2026-03-11T14:16:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T21:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/?p=29431"},"modified":"2026-04-17T10:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T17:01:09","slug":"a-night-of-hope-celebrating-community-and-generosity-at-our-4th-annual-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2026\/03\/11\/a-night-of-hope-celebrating-community-and-generosity-at-our-4th-annual-gala\/","title":{"rendered":"Una noche de esperanza: Celebrando la Comunidad y la Generosidad en nuestra 4.\u00aa Gala Anual"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Por Luis Chac\u00f3n, Coordinador del Ministerio de J\u00f3venes <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>(Boyle Heights, California)<\/strong> \u2013 Hace dos semanas, el 28 de febrero, la comunidad del <strong>Centro Juvenil de la Familia Salesiana <\/strong>se reuni\u00f3 para disfrutar de una velada memorable en nuestra cuarta  Gala Anual, titulada \"<strong>Una noche de esperanza.<\/strong>\u201d Fue una celebraci\u00f3n llena de alegr\u00eda y generosidad, y un poderoso recordatorio de lo que se puede lograr cuando una comunidad se une para apoyar a los j\u00f3venes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cerca de 300 benefactores, amigos y colaboradores se unieron a nosotros esa noche, creando un ambiente de apoyo y solidaridad en torno a nuestra misi\u00f3n. Ver a tanta gente unida en su compromiso con los ni\u00f1os y j\u00f3venes a los que atendemos hizo que fuera, sin duda, una Noche de Esperanza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:29.64210%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29436\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2026\/03\/11\/a-night-of-hope-celebrating-community-and-generosity-at-our-4th-annual-gala\/2026-03-11-sfyc-gala-02-600\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-11-SFYC-Gala-02-600.jpg?fit=600%2C532&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,532\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2026-03-11-SFYC-Gala-02-600\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Chris Luna, Luis Chacon, Coordinator of Youth Ministry, and JC Montenegro, PhD, at the Fourth Annual Salesian Family Youth Center Gala on February 28, 2026.&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-11-SFYC-Gala-02-600.jpg?fit=600%2C532&amp;ssl=1\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image 1 of 4 in full-screen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-11-SFYC-Gala-02-600.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"532\" data-id=\"29436\" data-link=\"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/2026\/03\/11\/a-night-of-hope-celebrating-community-and-generosity-at-our-4th-annual-gala\/2026-03-11-sfyc-gala-02-600\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-11-SFYC-Gala-02-600.jpg\" data-width=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-11-SFYC-Gala-02-600.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:14.84817%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29437\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2026\/03\/11\/a-night-of-hope-celebrating-community-and-generosity-at-our-4th-annual-gala\/2026-03-11-sfyc-gala-01-600\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-11-SFYC-Gala-01-600.jpg?fit=600%2C1066&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,1066\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2026-03-11-SFYC-Gala-01-600\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A young supporter speaks at the Fourth Annual Salesian Family Youth Center Gala on February 28, 2026.&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-11-SFYC-Gala-01-600.jpg?fit=576%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image 2 of 4 in full-screen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-11-SFYC-Gala-01-600-576x1024.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1066\" data-id=\"29437\" data-link=\"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/2026\/03\/11\/a-night-of-hope-celebrating-community-and-generosity-at-our-4th-annual-gala\/2026-03-11-sfyc-gala-01-600\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-11-SFYC-Gala-01-600-576x1024.jpg\" data-width=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-11-SFYC-Gala-01-600-576x1024.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:21.90058%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29438\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2026\/03\/11\/a-night-of-hope-celebrating-community-and-generosity-at-our-4th-annual-gala\/2026-03-11-sfyc-gala-04-600\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-11-SFYC-Gala-04-600.jpg?fit=600%2C721&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,721\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2026-03-11-SFYC-Gala-04-600\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Luis Chacon, Coordinator of Youth Ministry, and Ismael and Patricia Chavez at the Fourth Annual Salesian Family Youth Center Gala on February 28, 2026.&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-11-SFYC-Gala-04-600.jpg?fit=600%2C721&amp;ssl=1\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image 3 of 4 in full-screen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-11-SFYC-Gala-04-600.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"721\" data-id=\"29438\" data-link=\"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/2026\/03\/11\/a-night-of-hope-celebrating-community-and-generosity-at-our-4th-annual-gala\/2026-03-11-sfyc-gala-04-600\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-11-SFYC-Gala-04-600.jpg\" data-width=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-11-SFYC-Gala-04-600.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:33.60915%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29439\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2026\/03\/11\/a-night-of-hope-celebrating-community-and-generosity-at-our-4th-annual-gala\/2026-03-11-sfyc-gala-03-600\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-11-SFYC-Gala-03-600.jpg?fit=600%2C469&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,469\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2026-03-11-SFYC-Gala-03-600\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Mariachi Ol\u00edmpico from Roosevelt High School perform at the Fourth Annual Salesian Family Youth Center Gala on February 28, 2026.&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-11-SFYC-Gala-03-600.jpg?fit=600%2C469&amp;ssl=1\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image 4 of 4 in full-screen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-11-SFYC-Gala-03-600.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"469\" data-id=\"29439\" data-link=\"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/2026\/03\/11\/a-night-of-hope-celebrating-community-and-generosity-at-our-4th-annual-gala\/2026-03-11-sfyc-gala-03-600\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-11-SFYC-Gala-03-600.jpg\" data-width=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-11-SFYC-Gala-03-600.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gracias a la incre\u00edble generosidad de nuestros participantes, patrocinadores y donantes, la gala recaud\u00f3 aproximadamente <strong>55 000 d\u00f3lares para apoyar los programas del Centro de J\u00f3venes<\/strong>. Estos fondos nos ayudar\u00e1n a seguir ofreciendo espacios seguros, orientaci\u00f3n, apoyo educativo y oportunidades significativas que permitan a los j\u00f3venes crecer, aprender y prosperar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Esta velada tan especial no habr\u00eda sido posible sin la dedicaci\u00f3n del personal del Centro Juvenil y de los numerosos j\u00f3venes cuyo esfuerzo y compromiso contribuyeron al \u00e9xito del evento. Sus esfuerzos reflejan el esp\u00edritu de la misi\u00f3n salesiana y la fortaleza de nuestra comunidad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tambi\u00e9n queremos expresar nuestro m\u00e1s sincero agradecimiento a los talentosos estudiantes artistas que han enriquecido la celebraci\u00f3n. Un agradecimiento especial al <strong>Ballet Folkl\u00f3rico<\/strong> de la escuela preparatoria \u00abBravo High School\u00bb y <strong>Mariachi Ol\u00edmpico<\/strong> de la escuela preparatoria \u00abRoosevelt High School\u00bb por compartir su incre\u00edble talento art\u00edstico y aportar energ\u00eda, cultura y orgullo a la velada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aunque la gala tuvo lugar hace dos semanas, el sentimiento de gratitud e inspiraci\u00f3n que gener\u00f3 sigue resonando. En los pr\u00f3ximos d\u00edas seguiremos compartiendo los momentos m\u00e1s destacados y especiales de esa hermosa noche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gracias a todos los que asistieron, nos apoyaron y creyeron en nuestra misi\u00f3n. Su generosidad y compromiso contribuyen a llevar esperanza a las vidas de los ni\u00f1os y j\u00f3venes a los que servimos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Con agradecimiento,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Centro Juvenil de la Familia Salesiana<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesianclubs-la.org\/donate\">Que la esperanza siga creciendo<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">El esp\u00edritu de nuestra \"<strong>Noche de Esperanza<\/strong>\" perdura cada d\u00eda a trav\u00e9s de programas que apoyan y animan a los j\u00f3venes. <br>Visita nuestra p\u00e1gina de <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesianclubs-la.org\/donate\">donaciones<\/a> para ver c\u00f3mo puedes ayudar a mantener esta misi\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Luis Chacon, Coordinator of Youth Ministry (Boyle Heights, California) \u2013 Two weeks ago, on February 28, the Salesian Family Youth Center community gathered for a memorable evening at our 4th Annual Gala, \u201cA Night of Hope.\u201d It was a celebration filled with joy, generosity, and a powerful reminder of what can happen when a community comes together in support of young people. Nearly 300 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2026\/03\/11\/a-night-of-hope-celebrating-community-and-generosity-at-our-4th-annual-gala\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continuar leyendo <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Una noche de esperanza: Celebrando la Comunidad y la Generosidad en nuestra 4.\u00aa Gala Anual<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":10336596,"featured_media":29434,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[20310044,768720529],"tags":[35890],"class_list":["post-29431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-province-news","category-salesian-clubs-youth-centers","tag-featured"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-11-SFYC-Gala-feature.jpg?fit=1600%2C875&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p59ePG-7EH","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10336596"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29431"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29431\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29546,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29431\/revisions\/29546"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}