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LABOR CENTER IS[Plano Officially Renames the Day Labor Center ]
NOW OFFICIALLY THE ADRIAN MAG DAY LABOR CENTER.THE BUILDING, DEDICATION, HONORED THE SERVICE AND CARE PROVIDED BY THE LATE ADRIAN MAGANA, WHO TRANSFORMED THE CENTER INTO A MODEL FOR CITIES ACROSS NORTH TEXAS.
HE HELPED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE LOVED ADRIAN, THOUSANDS OF LABORERS.
WHEN I SEE PEOPLE, THEY KNEW THAT ADRIAN WAS GONNA BE HERE, HE WAS GONNA BE FAIR.
HE WAS GOING TO HELP THEM GET JOBS, HELP THEM EVEN GET JOBS OUTSIDE OF THE CENTER, PERMANENT JOBS SO THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE TO COME BACK UNLESS THEY'RE PICKING UP NEW LABORERS.
THE DAY LABOR CENTER OPENED IN 1994 DUE TO THE DEMAND FOR TEMPORARY LABOR AND THE NEED TO ELIMINATE A PUBLIC SAFETY HAZARD, THE CENTER PROVIDES AN ORGANIZED AND SAFE WAY FOR CONTRACTORS AND RESIDENTS TO FIND TEMPORARY WORK.
LAST YEAR, 26,000 DAY LABORERS SAFETY ENGAGED WITH 10,000 CONTRACTORS TO PERFORM JOBS RANGING FROM HOME REPAIRS, TO LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE AND OTHER DAILY JOBS.
LAST SUMMER, FAMILY MEMBERS FROM OUT OF STATE CONVERGED ON THE CENTER FOR THE UNVEILING OF THE NEW SIGN.
HONORING ADRIAN, THOSE WHO KNEW HIM BEST, SAY HIS PASSIONS CENTERED AROUND CREATING A BETTER LIFE FOR THE DAY.
EVERYONE THAT HE MET, HE FELT A CONNECTION TO.
HE WANTED TO HELP THEM, UM, PROVIDE AS MUCH ASSISTANCE AS POSSIBLE, UH, BE THEIR ADVOCATE.
UH, REGARDLESS OF WHAT LANGUAGE HE WAS THERE FOR THEM, HE TREATED THEM AS FAMILY.
FOR THE MAGANA FAMILY, RENAMING THE CENTER AFTER ADRIAN IS A SOURCE OF HEARTFELT JOY AND PRIDE.
HE'S GONNA BE HERE FOREVER AND THAT HIS HARD WORK AND HIS LEGACY IS JUST, IT'S GONNA BE KNOWN FOREVER.
THE ADRIAN MAGANA DAY LABOR CENTER.
YET ANOTHER REASON WHY PLANO IS THE CITY OF EXCELLENCE.