Along with funds raised through sponsors and additional donations, organizers from last December’s 1st Rocky Point Golf tournament recently presented the Municipal Office on Integral Family Development (DIF) with a check for $84,436 pesos. This brings the total amount raised from the tournament to $245,423 pesos (approximately $13,000 US). Municipal DIF President Linda Pivac de […]
By José Antonio Pérez This year’s edition of the Baile Blanco & Negro (Black & White Ball), whose main purpose is to help support the education of young professionals, will be held on October 19th at the Puerto Peñasco Convention Center. Puerto Peñasco first lady and president of the local DIF (National System for Integral […]
By José Antonio Pérez DIF’s annual Black & White gala, held on September 30th at Peñasco’s Expo Convention Center, reaffirmed support for the education of Puerto Peñasco’s youth by surpassing organizer expectations. The 41st Black & White Ball, organized by the Municipal Office on Integral Family Development (DIF) presided over by Linda Pivac de Munro, […]
Puerto Peñasco, Sonora. Nov. 30, 2016. With the goal of brightening the holiday season of local families and children living in extreme vulnerability, the Municipal DIF presided over by Linda Pivac de Munro invites the community to join this year’s Toy Drive through the donation of toys and blankets. Municipal DIF Director Imelda Zamudio Sánchez […]
Framed images of the Old Boys Social Club’s three decades of their annual BBQ & Bash adorn beams of the Community Center in Cholla Bay. Over those three decades, along with fiesta and BBQ, the OBSC has continually raised an average of $500 US yearly for the local Lion’s Club. In recent years, explains OBSC […]
On Sunday, December 13th, the community and local administration came together to make sure the DIF’s “Toy Drive” was a success. Through this unity, the DIF was able to collect over 2000 toys, along with nearly 700 blankets and additional cash donations equal to just over $1000 USD. Linda Pivac de Munro, President of the […]
Applause erupted from the adjacent conference room as we peered out over the Sea of Cortez from our vantage point in La María, tucked away into the classic Viña del Mar hotel atop the rocky edge of the malecón. Glancing over at the celebration, I readily made out the figure of “la Maestra”, Puerto Peñasco’s […]
Una ambulancia equipada fue donada a la clínica de Hemodiálisis por parte del Club Rotario de Puerto Peñasco el día viernes, 17 de abril, instancia que a su vez recibió la unidad del club Rotario de Utah. Este apoyo fue logrado gracias a la colaboración que se realiza entre los clubes rotarios y en esta […]
The Puerto Peñasco Mar de Cortés Rotary Club has once again donated an equipped ambulance to the community, this time to the Dialysis Clinic. The ambulance unit, presented on Friday, April 17th, was acquired thanks to Rotary District 5420 in Utah, and made possible through collaborative efforts among the various Rotary clubs. Puerto Peñasco Mar […]
For the next two months, each time you stop in at a local Circle K you’ll have the opportunity to donate to ongoing work to finish equipping Puerto Peñasco’s first Dialysis Center. Under the emblem “Rounding up your purchase, We’ll make a difference” the local Office on Integral Family Development (DIF) has joined up with […]
Curtis and Angela Weitnauer of the U.S. recently donated $5,000 dollars to ongoing efforts to equip the city’s first dialysis center. This, along with other donations, has allowed the center to acquire the first of four machines for the center. Mrs. Rafaela Félix de Figueroa, local President of the office on Integral Family Development (DIF), […]
Written for Sonoran Resorts newsletter Surely folks will recall the grand night of games and fun this past July at Sonoran Resorts annual Las Vegas Night for Charity! In addition to an evening of camaraderie at the tables, the evening has raised more than $10,000 US over the past two years with proceeds going to […]
The Puerto Peñasco office on Integral Family Development (DIF), along with support from the Tucson based Operation Jesus Christ Ministries, will hold a grand family event on Saturday, Nov. 15th at the Municipal Stadium (baseball stadium) from 2 p.m. – 8 p.m. Puerto Peñasco DIF President Mrs. Rafaela Félix de Figueroa, accompanied by City Secretary […]
