Liga MAC Fall 2013, San Jose del Cabo
16 years of service to the community of San Jose del Cabo
Esteemed members of the Liga MAC community:
Liga MAC highlights for the summer of 2013 include registration over a period of three weeks in June, for 500 ACE scholarship students at Jr. High (Secundaria,) High School (Prepa,) and University levels, Backpack Day in August and Orientation over a two week period in October after school began. Basic needs (despensa) and medical assistance programs are also ongoing at the Centro.
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WELCOME BACK VOLUNTEERS
We are pleased to announce the first Liga MAC volunteer meeting of the season. November 13th at 1:00 pm, Mayan Golf Club meeting room.
Whether you have volunteered in the past or are new to Liga MAC and are interested in volunteering, please join us in a brand new meeting location at the spacious and comfortable Mayan Golf Club Meeting Room (formerly the FONATUR golf course.)
We look forward to seeing you as we kick off another exciting season raising funds for Liga MAC and increasing awareness about the organization’s many fine programs. www.ligamac.org for more information.
Liga MAC’s Used Book and Thrift Store is open this fall on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 9 am – 1 pm.
Please stop by to see us on Paseo de Marinos, in the Chamizal neighborhood of San Jose del Cabo. A map is available on our website. We offer an incredible selection of used books at very reasonable prices! We also accept donations of used books and thrift store items.
ACE SCHOLARSHIP STUDENT WORKSHOP
AT THE HILTON LOS CABOS
Many thanks go out from Liga MAC to the Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort for inviting Liga MAC ACE scholarship students to participate in Hilton Worldwide’s Community Service Week.
Sixteen female Liga MAC ACE scholarship junior high students from Secundaria Técnica 14 attended the workshop “Achieving your Goals” held at the hotel on October 9th.
At the workshop, a group of the hotel’s female executives shared their personal stories of success as hoteliers. The women placed emphasis on education, studying hard, self-discipline and following dreams. Core values, the importance of service to others and happiness were also discussed. Mónica Aguirre (Housekeeping Director), Adriana Tello (SPA Director), Lourdes Ramirez (Chef) and Laura Zárate (Quality Director), along with Brenda Figueroa, (Human Resources Director), Luisa Toledo, (Learning & Development Manager) and Sandra Bordenave, (Romance & Special Events Manager) shared their time and warmth with the students.
After the workshop the students toured the hotel and enjoyed a delicious, nutritious lunch provided by the Hotel. The Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort also generously provided round-trip transportation for the students from the Centro de Apoyo in El Zacatal. Many thanks to everyone at Hilton Los Cabos!
ACE SCHOLARSHIP STUDENT REGISTRATION
For three consecutive Saturdays in June, Liga MAC volunteers, board members and staff assisted students at the Junior High School, High School and University levels to register for their ACE Scholarhips.
At Registration, 500 ACE (Adelante con la Educacion or Forward with Education) Scholarship Students received vouchers for the purchase of shoes, uniforms and tuition to continue education.
On Saturday June 22nd , representatives from the Hilton Los Cabos volunteered at the Centro de Apoyo to assist ACE Jr. High School students with the registration process. Hilton Los Cabos is the site of the Annual Liga MAC JazzFest where funds to continue the ACE Scholarship program are raised. The volunteers assisted to witness the full cycle of the ACE program, from fundraising to distribution. Many thanks go out to the Hilton volunteers who took their Saturday to help these dedicated students realize dreams.
Registration was followed on August 3rd with ACE Scholarship Backpack Day, where students received backpacks and required materials for the school year. The enthusiasm these students have for continuing education is inspiring!
LIGA MAC’S DESPENSA (BASIC NEEDS) PROGRAM
One of Liga MAC’s three core programs, “despensa,” or Basic Needs is a program established to distribute food to families facing extreme financial difficulty in San Jose del Cabo.
Twice monthly, families who have been interviewed and approved for the program come to the Liga MAC support center in El Zacatal to receive vouchers for food from local supermarkets. Approximately 50 families per month arrive at the Center on alternate Wednesdays to attend life skills lectures geared toward providing participants with the skills necessary to work toward self-sufficiency.
Families in Liga MAC’s Basic Needs program receive financial assistance for three months, are then reviewed, and most frequently rotate out of the program with new families replacing them.
In 2012 approximately 698 families were assisted in this program. Go to ligamac.org to find out how you can make a donation, of time, money or in-kind service to help keep Liga MAC’s Basic Needs program in place.
DIANA AT SCHOOL IN CANADA
In 2012 Liga MAC’s ACE (Adelante con educación or forward with education) scholarship program assisted 482 students in San Jose del Cabo with scholarships for tuition, school supplies and uniforms. How does this assistance affect the lives of these students and how does that in turn affect the well-being of our community?
With no further assistance from Liga MAC, one ACE scholarship student, Diana, has now gone on to study abroad in Canada. Follow her adventures and the continued improvement of her English language skills on her blog, dianatschool.wordpress.com. Many congratulations to Diana and best wishes for happiness and success in this life changing adventure!
www.dianaatschool.wordpress.com
2014 ART CALENDAR “OUR BELOVED MEXICO”
The Liga MAC 2014 bilingual Mexican art calendars,
“Our Beloved Mexico,” are in stock now, and ready for purchase.
These much loved calendars make great holiday gifts and are available for sale (150 pesos) at both the Liga MAC booth at the Organic Market at Palmilla on Fridays (beginning Nov. 1) from 9:00 a.m. to noon and at the Liga MAC Used Bookstore/Thrift Shop on Saturdays (beginning Nov. 2) from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Please stop by to say hello, learn more about the Liga MAC programs and perhaps purchase a calendar to help organize the upcoming year.
SAVE THE DATES
7TH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS FIESTA – DECEMBER 10, 2013
Save the Date for the 7th Annual Liga MAC Christmas Fiesta at The Shoppes at Palmilla on December 10, 2013. Please join us in the spirit of giving and bring an unwrapped toy for a child aged 12 or under. Go to www.ligamac.org or follow us on Facebook to learn more about this event as it approaches.
10TH ANNUAL LIGA MAC JAZZFEST – MARCH 14, 2014
Please save the date also for the 10th Annual Liga MAC JazzFest at the Hilton Los Cabos on Friday, March 14, 2014. Plans are underway to make our 10th anniversary event very memorable for those in attendance. Please plan to come and please plan to give generously. Photo by Tom Cosgrove
PLEASE JOIN US!
If you are reading about Liga MAC for the first time and would like to volunteer, please contact us through our website, www.ligamac.org to find out how best to enter our volunteer program.
Thank you in advance for going to www.ligamac.org to find out more about how you can help see that these invaluable programs thrive.
Proceeds help us maintain our Basic needs, Medical Assistance and Education programs for the low-income families, and individuals of San Jose del Cabo.
Learn more about these programs and how you can participate. www.ligamac.org. Donate now to help keep Liga MAC’s programs alive.
IN LOS CABOS:
Hand deliver a U.S. dollar or Mexican peso check made out to Liga MAC, A.C.
Address envelope to Liga MAC, PMB J-444 to Mail Boxes Etc., located in Plaza Las Palmas, Carretera Transpeninsular Km. 32, San Jose del Cabo.
Please include your donation information (name, address, email address, phone number.)
Mexican tax deductable receipts available with RFC information.
FROM THE USA and CANADA:
Please enclose your check made out to Liga MAC, A.C. in an envelope with your donation information (name, address, email address, phone number) addressed to Liga MAC, PMB J-444, 511 E. San Ysidro Blvd., San Ysidro, CA 92173.
Or, mail a check made out to I.C.F. with the notation “Liga MAC Fund” to: International Community Foundation, 2505 N. Avenue, National City, CA 91950.
For all other inquiries please contact Jene Buckner at jenebuck@aol.com or visit our website at www.ligamac.org.