A day after Kian’s funeral, Fil-Am mom buys guns for peace Last week, as thousands were marching for 17-year-old Kian delos Santos, Pati Poblete of Vallejo, California, was getting ready to buy guns. No, she wasn’t building an arsenal. She wasn’t preparing for war. Buying guns was an act of peace for the Filipino American…
New foundation collects guns to convert weapons into art VALLEJO — A program that aims to prevent unwanted guns from ending up on the streets – and then turn the weapons into works of art – kicked off its campaign against violence Saturday with a gun buyback at the county fairgrounds. The buyback provided the…
‘Buyback Our Future’ Nets More Than 157 Unwanted Guns It’s been four years since Vallejo had a gun buyback, and in that time dozens of lives have been lost in area incidents involving firearms — including Eric Reyes and Robby Poblete. Now the mothers of these two homicide victims — Isabele Reyes and Pati Poblete…
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Poblete Foundation event nets $32,000 It was a welcomed touch of irony noted Friday night when the Vino Godfather Tasting Room on Mare Island — named for the extremely violent movie — hosted a sold-out event that, hopefully, helps keeps unwanted guns from killing someone. The official launch party of The Robby Poblete Foundation —…
Poblete Foundation’s launch, gun buyback benefit a success at Mare Island Its membership is exclusive. The requirements are agonizing. And the dues aren’t monthly, they’re paid every day … for life. Yet, these “angel moms”— seven mothers who have lost children to gun violence — are grateful they have each other. “It’s a club that…
Poblete Foundation kicks off with party fundraiser VALLEJO — From something horrible, good things can come. Robby Poblete, 23, was killed in September 2014 by gun violence in broad daylight at a busy intersection in Vallejo. Poblete’s dreams of becoming a welder ended. His future was over before it began. His family, friends and neighbors…
Foundation looks to inspire hope on the wings of angels FAIRFIELD — March has become an important calendar point for Pati Poblete. Perhaps not as significant as Sept. 21, 2014, will be to her memory – but no date will likely rise to that relevance ever. That was the day her son, Robby, 23, was…