Window Cleaners Dream

Sherwood businessman hopes to realize dream of orphanage: Jorge A. Pina believes there are five priorities in life – God, himself, family, church and community. “Those are my priorities to live a life better,” said Pina. “It’s not all about me. It’s not about me at all.” To prove his point, the Newberg resident who is vice president of Sherwood’s Streakfree window washing service, will soon hit the road to showcase his talents as a musician to help those in need. His ultimate goal is to raise funds to construct an orphanage in Mexico.

Pina said he’s already had visions of what that orphanage will look like and how he will accomplish his goal. “Someone keeps telling me: ‘You’re not alone, you’re not alone,’” said the 24-year-old Pina. “I don’t know how the money is coming … I just believe,” He said he’s had times when he’s been cleaning a window and someone will pull out $50 and ask that it be used for Pina’s quest to build the home for homeless youth. Pina said he’s visited the location in Vera Cruz, Mexico, where he wants to build his orphanage, having spent numerous hours playing soccer with the bare-footed children in the community.

“There’s such a huge need,” he said of the orphanage he hopes to see constructed in Vera Cruz, Mexico. “The reason I chose that (location) is because I saw a need in that area.” A 2002 graduate of Newberg High School, life for Pina hasn’t always been easy. He grew up in Mexico and was told at age 4 that he had end-stage renal disease. A kidney transplant from his father failed so he began dialysis seven years ago. Now, three days a week, he travels to the Da Vita clinic in Sherwood for 31/2 hours of dialysis. He said he likes the facility because he can have the dialysis performed early in the morning and have the rest of the day to himself.