Growing up in Caracas, Venezuela, Ramon was honored to receive a scholarship to study engineering at the University of Kansas. There, he met his wife, Dennise. They have two sons, both extremely intelligent, very good looking, musically talented…and single. After Ramon worked as an automation engineer for the oil industry for nearly 40 years, he retired and the couple moved to Pagosa Springs in 2020.

Music has always been an important part of Ramon’s life. He sings and plays guitar as well as many Latin percussion instruments. While living in Kansas City, Ramon co-founded the band Son Venezuela, an inductee in the Kansas Music Hall of Fame. In Pagosa, he plays in two local bands: Out On Work Release and Mountain Alibi.

Legend has it, in Venezuela children learn to dance before they learn to walk. Recognizing the importance of early childhood education, not only in the arts but also in providing a foundation for long-term learning, Ramon is pleased to support the Seeds of Learning organization by using his fundraising and dancing skills.

Proceeds from this event go toward keeping tuition affordable for families who attend Seeds or Learning Preschool. Seeds offers a sliding scale tuition to meet families at their income level. Over 50% of the students at Seeds are considered at-risk. They desperately deserve a helping hand in education to succeed in life. Your contributions will allow at-risk children to thrive into adulthood!

You will be emailed a receipt for your donation. According to our donor policy, if the donor does not choose to remain anonymous, Seeds of Learning may share donor names only with our peer-to-peer fundraisers for the purpose of sending out thank you letters. Thank you!