{"id":17073,"date":"2022-01-03T22:50:26","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T04:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/?p=17073"},"modified":"2022-01-05T16:40:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T22:40:23","slug":"medina-pays-off-5000-in-school-lunch-debt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/medina-pays-off-5000-in-school-lunch-debt\/","title":{"rendered":"Medina paga una deuda de 5,000 d\u00f3lares en almuerzos escolares"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"holaa-1924494528\" class=\"holaa-before-content holaa-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesperformingarts.org\/whats-on\/events\/2025-26\/broadway\/wicked?utm_source=HolaIowa&#038;utm_medium=DigitalAds&#038;utm_campaign=July26\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"728&#215;90\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/728x90.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/728x90.jpg 728w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/728x90-300x37.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/728x90-696x86.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><br style=\"clear: both; display: block; float: none;\"\/><p><strong>Por Robert Maharry, cortes\u00eda de The Times Republican<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cuando Alfonso Medina tom\u00f3 la decisi\u00f3n de volver a su ciudad natal y reabrir el restaurante de sus padres, La Carreta, quer\u00eda que la misi\u00f3n del negocio fuera m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de los d\u00f3lares y centavos y se dirigiera hacia algo mayor: una inversi\u00f3n a largo plazo en la comunidad de Marshalltown.<\/p><div id=\"holaa-3648185180\" class=\"holaa-ad-inside-articles-2 holaa-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aap.org\/en\/patient-care\/lead-exposure\/lead-exposure-in-children\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Web Ad July #1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-1024x256.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-768x192.jpg 768w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-1536x384.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-2048x512.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-696x174.jpg 696w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-1068x267.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-1920x480.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" width=\"600\" height=\"640\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><br style=\"clear: both; display: block; float: none;\"\/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;En cierto sentido, (quer\u00eda que) fuera un lugar en el que la comunidad obtuviera alg\u00fan descuento aqu\u00ed y all\u00e1, y que encontrara formas creativas de hacerlo&#8221;, dijo.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>En un ejemplo reciente de la mentalidad de &#8220;reembolso&#8221; con la que Medina ha tratado de vivir, \u00e9l, su esposa Vanessa P\u00e9rez y su socio Arturo Mujica se unieron para pagar 5,000 d\u00f3lares de deuda de almuerzos escolares en el Distrito Escolar de la Comunidad de Marshalltown (MCSD). La contribuci\u00f3n fue conjunta entre La Carreta, la organizaci\u00f3n sin fines de lucro de Medina, No Love, No Tacos y A&amp;A Concrete, su nueva empresa asociada con Mujica.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>En 2019, Medina hizo una donaci\u00f3n para reducir la deuda de almuerzos en Miller Middle School y Marshalltown High School, y el a\u00f1o pasado, los fondos sin fines de lucro se utilizaron para otorgar becas a Marshalltown Community College despu\u00e9s de que No Love, No Tacos se lanzara en 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;El Distrito Escolar Comunitario de Marshalltown est\u00e1 agradecido por la continua generosidad de Alfonso y Vanessa. Ellos conocen la importancia y el valor de devolver a nuestra comunidad y ayudar a las familias m\u00e1s necesitadas. Son tremendos modelos a seguir para nuestra comunidad&#8221;, dijo el Superintendente del MCSD, Theron Schutte.<\/p><div id=\"holaa-789159309\" class=\"holaa-ad-inside-articles holaa-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/forms\/sign-up-for-progress-iowas-high-five\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" aria-label=\"H5 Spanish 300 x 250 Progress Iowa\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/H5-Spanish-300-x-250-Progress-Iowa.png\" alt=\"\"  width=\"300\" height=\"250\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><br style=\"clear: both; display: block; float: none;\"\/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Medina atribuye a un documental de 2012 llamado &#8220;A Place at the Table&#8221;, que se puede ver en YouTube, el haberle abierto los ojos a la lucha contra la insuficiencia alimentaria en los Estados Unidos. Actualmente, se considera que entre 12 y 13 millones de ni\u00f1os estadounidenses viven en hogares con insuficiente alimentaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Soy un firme creyente de que \u00e9ste es probablemente uno de los mejores pa\u00edses del planeta, y no creo que deba existir tal cosa como tener insuficiencia alimentaria&#8221;, dijo. &#8220;Los seres humanos podemos vivir sin techo. Podemos vivir sin ropa, pero no sin comida. La comida es lo primero que necesitamos para sobrevivir, as\u00ed que por eso decidimos destinar nuestro dinero este a\u00f1o a eso&#8221;.<\/p><div id=\"holaa-3441592894\" class=\"holaa-content holaa-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesperformingarts.org\/whats-on\/events\/2025-26\/broadway\/wicked?utm_source=HolaIowa&#038;utm_medium=DigitalAds&#038;utm_campaign=July26\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"300&#215;250\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/300x250.jpg\" alt=\"\"  width=\"300\" height=\"250\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Debido al \u00e9xito de su familia, Medina nunca ha experimentado personalmente la falta de alimentos, pero su mensaje es que eso no deber\u00eda importar.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;El verdadero cambio viene de la gente que a veces est\u00e1 fuera y puede, por un segundo, ponerse en su lugar, y simplemente usar su imaginaci\u00f3n y ayudar y realmente hacer un cambio&#8221;, dijo Medina.<\/p><div id=\"holaa-2509855957\" class=\"holaa-after-content holaa-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.auditor.iowa.gov\/about-us\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" aria-label=\"Davenport MBS26007_Spanish Fund for States Ads 300x250_F\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F-1024x854.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F-696x580.jpg 696w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F-1068x890.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A pesar de la gran cantidad de opciones de comida mexicana en la ciudad, La Carreta ha encontrado su camino y ha seguido prosperando desde su reaparici\u00f3n, y Medina considera que donaciones como \u00e9sta son un regalo de Navidad para la comunidad que ha sido tan decisiva para su \u00e9xito. Tambi\u00e9n espera que anime a m\u00e1s propietarios de peque\u00f1as empresas de Marshalltown a involucrarse en esfuerzos filantr\u00f3picos aunque no tengan presupuestos multimillonarios.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Es una comunidad muy unida, y espero que esto inspire a otros a hacer lo mismo. S\u00f3lo quiero que la gente sepa que esto es gracias a ellos&#8221;, dijo Medina. &#8220;Esto es s\u00f3lo un espacio que vende comida. Abrimos, vienen aqu\u00ed y encontraremos la manera de devolverlo directamente a sus bolsillos o donde creamos que sea muy necesario&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"holaa-2509855957\" class=\"holaa-after-content holaa-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.auditor.iowa.gov\/about-us\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" aria-label=\"Davenport MBS26007_Spanish Fund for States Ads 300x250_F\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F.jpg 1250w, 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