Health & Fitness
Milagros Vicente: Valley Stream's Mom of the Month
Milagros Vicente has been named Valley Stream Mom of the Month. Read more about this awesome community-minded mom of three.
It makes my job as a blogger who wants to celebrate moms much easier when you find an individual as involved and vocal about community issues as this month's Valley Stream Mom of the Month.
If you haven't heard of Milagros Vicente, you've been living under a rock. Her name is synonymous with the "Save the 5th Precinct" movement, a community effort to stop the closure of Valley Stream's police precinct. Recently, she began advocating against the closing of four police precincts and went around the community with her children collecting signatures, and organizing community meetings and rallies. Approximately 7,500 signatures later, "Save The 5th Precinct" has turned into a movement to keep residents informed and involved. Milagros is also coordinating non-partisan voter registration drives, and informing residents of community events, including a vigil in honor of the Trayvon Martin tragedy.
Milagros has lived in Valley Stream for four years and has wasted absolutely no time getting involved. She has three children, Arianna (5), Tony (15), and Rafael (23). One of her most memorable mommy moments is when her eldest son took his first steps with his walker. Like most moms, her children keep her busy with dancing, drawing, scooting, biking, wheelchair baseball, wheelchair basketball, and wheelchair boccia ball.
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On the weekend, you are most likely to catch Milagros at home or at a community event. Just like me, she was at the opening of the Dog Park without a dog. Now that's community support! A few interesting facts about her is that she has great time management skills, loves to clothes swap (which is becoming the new "it" thing), and really loves sports, especially NFL football. What a woman!
Her favorite part about being a mom is when her children tell her unexpectedly that they love her, and seeing them laugh. Tear. Her neighbors are her favorite part about living in Valley Stream as they look out for one another. That's important especially with the closing of our precincts.
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