HomeMy WebLinkAbout(4)HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCEMr. Fitzgibbons & Mr. Cline:
I am forwarding this email to the both of you FYI. Of course the both of you know the background information as to
the reason that the govt channel was down. My computer crashed and now I am working with a limited saved
version from August of 2004. Most of the standard pages (those that stay up for an unlimited amount of time) are
there except for any newer ones that came after that, which includes the pages Ms. Gonzalez is accusing me of
deliberately taking off.
I will answer her emai~ and include both you in the response so that you will have a copy of that too.
Thanks for reading,
Debm Campbell
Note: forwarded message attached.
bebra K Campbe//
Pub//c gelot/on$ Specialist/Literacy Coordinator
L VA-Port Arthur Literacy Support (PALS)
Port Arthur Pub/ic Library
4615 AIinth Avenue - Port Arthur, 1-X 77643
(409) 982-7257, Ex~. $I / (409) 985-5969 Fax
HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE~
Mrs. C~mpbell, ' · · ' the different workshops that
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I rece~vea a can t~t ~r~, u,, ....... let us know what is the reason?
we are having is no longer showing in the City Channel. Can you please
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space for sotne~hing tnore imp?tan, t. i ·
2. now, our workshop information ~s no longer showing in the city channel, neither are our board of directors
tneeting. ' of directors, because it seems odd, we are the
.... ,-- o;auish s.eaking community on a dairy bas!s,
going on. I have cc this email to all of our board ·
I dofft know what is r anization providing informauon to m~ ov. ~ ·
ONLY spanish speaking o' g ' case that we are not follovang the proper protocol, we just get negauve
· ' e* Became regardles of what happeus to tne, the
but instead of getting help or tnentorship tn .
input. Are we be..rog .... that has metnbers anct voara ut ~,~ ..... that
chamber is a viable orgamZauon u~ ...... to what king of oversight do we
ur that aid taxes So, please ret us ~muw .
, · ~ residents of port a_rth . P '~ ~ .~_ r,:~.~ channel and the ¥ort ARthur Library?
the most tmportan! · - :.-- uo~;,~ been retnovea from mc ,~,~j
owe the favor of all our tnlollllm~oa u,~,,,~,
I have translated this into spanish and pass it to our Spanish speak~g comanity.
~ Oox~alez
Executive Director -~ CHAMBER OF C(3MMERCE
GOLDEN TRIANGLE HISPANI(;
Mrs. Gonzalez:
I am so very sorry that your GOTHIC Board, member called and upset you about the information he/she saw
displaying on the Government Information Channel.
To be honest, I am elated to have something on the channel at alli My computer crashed a week ago and there was a
possibility that I lost every*binE on my hard drive. My Chief LibLibrafianark DurDurhamownloaded a copy of my
VIP folder to his computer last Augu~ t 2004~ To make a very long story short, he still had that version on his PC.
We downloaded it to my temporary workstation (I am using a laptop until my computer is ready from the
diagnostician) and the standard pages (pages that stay up for an unlimited amount of time) were there, which
incineidentallyd not include your pages. Those pages along with other city departments and other entities pages are
not on the channel at this time. But, the wonwonderfulws is that once my computer comes back from the shop, I will
have the last original VIP file back to again update (for I get stuff daily to put on the channel) and transfer to Time
Warner for viewing.
It saddens me that the' first thought you and your board member had was that I deliberately removed the Hispanic
Chambers pages because of your language and/or heritage. Mrs. Gonzalez, I assure you I can be called many things,
but, PREJUDICE is not one of them. I respect all citizens that enter my office and the library. [ go beyond the scope
of my job to help the citizens (no matter what nationality or what language barrier they may have). I have been
reprimanded for going the extra mile sometimes; but, ultimately I want the patron to feel that he or she has my
undivided attention to their needs at that time.
And, yes...I have asked that your group call ahead every month that rooms are needed. That goes for every group
that utilizes our facilities not just the GOTHIC. This comes.from my boss, I have to adhere to policy. This makes it
fair for all citizens to have the opportunity to use the rooms if needed without them being tied up by specific groups
on a monthly basis. I am sorry if this causes a problem. I have mentioned to Veronica that maybe the GOTHIC can
partner with the Chamber of Commerce, Mrs. Vema Rutherford is President, and share workshop information with
all (not just Hispanic/Latino) business owners and use ~'spacious conference room at the Chambers he~3quarters.
The phone number there is 963-1107. ·
Thank you very much for your email...I pray that this clarifies the misinterpretation of the phone call you received
last night. Please cc this response to all that you sent the accusal email to so that everyone is on the same page.
Best regards,
Debra Campbell