‘She will remember this forever’: A mother’s dream of a quinceañera for daughter comes true thanks to co-workers
Thank you for supporting our journalism. This article is available exclusively for our subscribers, who help fund our work at the Chicago Tribune.Mayte Vera Lopez dances with her friend Fernanda Sabogal, 14, during Lopez’s quinceañera in Chicago on June 17, 2023. Mayte’s mother, Rebeca Lopez, was unable to afford the cost of the celebration and her co-workers at a Pilsen restaurant came together to help pay for the cost of the dress.
But thanks to Lopez’s co-workers at 5 Rabanitos, a Mexican restaurant in the Pilsen neighborhood where she’s been a server for less than two years, the mother and daughter were able to host the celebration because of their fundraising efforts. And with tears in their eyes, the mother and daughter danced that waltz holding each other tight as the crowd applauded.“I was happy, so grateful, for my children, for my co-workers and for life despite all the hard times,” Lopez said.
“This is what everyone should do for one another, be there in the good times and bad times,” Dominguez said. Saturday night, Sotelo and some of the workers joined Lopez and her family at a small venue in the South Side. A crown of lilac balloons adorned the table where Mayte sat with some of her high school friends. Earlier that day, Lopez had decorated the space. The tables all had white tablecloths with purple runners and artificial flower and balloon center pieces. She also added a small dessert table with sweets that some of the attendees helped to make.
Her co-workers and friends, Lopez said, are selfless. She is still in disbelief that they so willingly offered to support her and her children every time things turn dark on her. But more so, she is grateful that they were there to celebrate together.
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