Exciting Update: Stretch Goal Announced!
Dear Friends,
Thanks to all of you, our 2025 crowdfunding campaign has already surpassed $7,000, with 53 donors—friends, families, and dreamers who believe in education as a bridge between generations and cultures. With hearts full of gratitude, we now set our sights higher: an updated goal of $12,000. It is within reach. If each of our supporters shares this message with five or six loved ones, our circle will widen, our roots will deepen, and together we can welcome nearly 200 donors into this living community of giving.
This is more than a fundraiser—it is a movement of belonging. Every contribution builds opportunities for students to study in the Azores and beyond, strengthens our Portuguese language and cultural programs, sustains Bruma Publications and its bilingual books, amplifies the voices of our oral-history archive, and nourishes events like the Cátedra Natália Correia and the Alfred Lewis Bilingual Reading Series. Your support is a seed of continuity—a promise that literature, memory, and the Portuguese spirit will keep thriving in California’s Central Valley.
Let us dream generously and act together. Because when we build bridges of salt and soil, we are not only funding programs—we are expanding horizons and connecting generations.
- Diniz Borges
$25
Friend
As a Friend, your gift can help us preserve the voices that shape our shared story. It supports the Portuguese Oral History Project — from recording to archiving — ensuring that the memories of the Azorean and Portuguese American experiences remain accessible to future generations.
$50
Supporter
As a Supporter, your contribution can help us expand student and community connections. Your gift strengthens outreach with Portuguese-American organizations, allowing Fresno State students to engage directly with the community through oral history, cultural discovery, and dialogue.
$100
Patron
As a Patron, your generosity nurtures both learning and creativity. You can help provide our students with access to Bruma Publications’ bilingual books, bringing Azorean and Portuguese voices into classrooms and community spaces, while deepening their engagement with the Portuguese-American experience.
$250
Pillar
As a Pillar, your support can sustain our most vibrant cultural experiences — from the Portuguese Language Youth Day at Fresno State, which welcomes students from across California, to lectures and artistic events that connect our Valley to the Lusophone world.
$500
Benefactor
As a Benefactor, you can help expand horizons through our conferences, publications, and community initiatives. Your donation brings together scholars, students, and artists to explore Portuguese and Azorean culture, creating shared learning experiences across our multicultural Valley.
$1,000
Legacy
As a Legacy Donor, your gift ensures that our bridges continue to grow — through translations, publications, digital platforms, and cultural exchanges. You can help us bring the Azores and Portugal to Fresno State, sustain Novidades and Filamentos, and offer translated books to students free of charge. Your support connects generations and keeps the Portuguese voice alive on the West Coast.
