
The lasting legacy of the ‘Festival of Trees’
When Geraldine Arviso died in August, she left the Gallup community with memories of the ways she touched others.
As the head of the Gallup chapter of Soroptimists International, she was part of the local effort to help women and girls live their dreams — the mission of the organization, by providing such important bridges to independence as a gas card, when it was needed, and a computer for an area woman working to improve her situation.
When she organized the Festival of Trees fundraiser, her name became connected with what has now become a family tradition.
Maura Schanefelt, her daughter, who is organizing the...