Ambassador Garza Praises Results of Fondo Unido Charity Efforts in Mexico

"A special effort by a few people can make a big difference in the lives of people with special needs," said U. S. Ambassador Antonio O. Garza, Jr. while greeting happy recipients of funds raised by the American Charity Golf and Tennis Classic and distributed through the Fondo Unido.

Ambassador Garza praised the work done by the Mexico City affiliate of the United Way and the organizers of the annual American Charity Classic to raise funds. Eight organizations received awards of 100,000 pesos each for their programs, which provide homes for abandoned or abused children, training and education for the disadvantaged, as well as special competitions for the mentally and physically handicapped.

The organizations include the Asociación Deportistas Especiales del D.F.; C.A.D.I.; Casa Daya; Casa Hogar ANAR; the Escuela Claudina Thevenet, the Fundación Mexicana Bartolomé de las Casas; the Hospital Ortopédico Germán Díaz Lombardo and Manos que Ayudan

After the awards were handed out, Ambassador Garza greeted individually the children who had come to represent their fellow beneficiaries during the ceremony.