DIF

DIF Peñasco receives donations totaling $8000 US

City press release During the recent Taste of Peñasco event, local DIF President Rafaela Félix de Figueroa received two welcome donations to help make the hemodialysis program a reality for the city. (These donations are in addition to whatever funds were raised for DIF during the Taste event). Joe Rodriguez and Greg Bindel made a […]

Cliftons and Miguel Guevara team up to address needs at Amores de Peñasco Children’s Home

English summary by: Shandra Keesecker-Rivero Los “amores” Rodger and Jeanette Clifton recently teamed up with business leader Miguel Guevara Askar, who is also the City Coordinator of Tourism Promotion and Foreign Affairs, in presenting the Amores de Peñasco Children’s Home in town with a 2002 Ford Ranger pick-up to assist with ongoing needs at the […]

Peñasco DIF invites children to celebrate Kings’ Day

Press release:  To celebrate Kings’ Day on January 6th, the Municipal office on Integral Family Development (DIF) is organizing a grand fiesta for the children of Puerto Peñasco in which the will be distributing more than 1,000 gifts to take place at “El Chamizal” entertainment hall, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Municipal DIF President, […]

Local DIF celebrates traditional Posada at Casa Hogar home for the elderly

City press release: Peñasco’s First Lady and President of the local office on Integral Family Development (DIF) Rafaela Félix de Figueroa recently led traditional posada celebrations at the “José Dávalos Valdivia” home for the elderly. Along with DIF Director Samuel Ortega Castro, as well as councilwoman María del Socorro Arellano Valadez and DIF volunteers, Félix […]

DIF receives generous donation from Cliftons

Rodger and Jeanette Clifton recently made a generous donation of $5000 USD to the Puerto Peñasco Office on Integral Family Development (DIF). Mayor Gerardo Figueroa Zazueta and his wife, Mrs. Rafaela Félix de Figueroa, met with the couple, who have been active with numerous community groups over the years by providing support in a variety […]

Response to courses offered by DIF surpasses expectations

Across the country, the national system of the Office on Integral Family Development (DIF) is a social assistance branch of the government that seeks to direct public policy regarding social assistance while promoting the integral development of the family and community. The President of the National DIF office is Mexico’s First Lady Margarita Zavala, while the local […]

Las Vegas Night @ Sonoran Sky Resort 7/7

Coming up July 7th, Lady Luck will be visiting Puerto Peñasco at the Sonoran Resorts 1st Annual Las Vegas Night for Charity. All proceeds from the event will go to the local DIF organization (Office on Integral Family Development) and the night promises to be a gala affair.  One of our favorite bloggers, Joe Houchin of the Sonoran […]

Inauguration of Amores de Peñasco Children’s Home

The plan to have a children’s home within the city itself, run and operated by the DIF (Office for Integral Family Development) has come to fruition and, though children moved into the home in August last year, “Amores de Peñasco” was officially inaugurated on Wednesday, March 28th.  Sonora’s First Lady,  Iveth Dagnino de Padrés, joined Puerto Peñasco’s First […]

Reminder: Farmers Market/Art Show scheduled every other Sat!

What do fresh fish, flower displays, green olives, glass jewelry, sweater dresses, veggies, tamarindo, and chocolate have in common…not to mention paintings, photography, iron works, and more?  They’ve all been part of the Farmers Market & Art Show every other Saturday, located just behind Don Julio’s (turn right one block after Banorte bank off of […]

DIF receives generous donation from Circle K

Among the numerous groups and organizations in Puerto Peñasco (Rocky Point) working toward the goal of helping others, perhaps one of the most important of these is the local DIF office. Across the country, the national system of the Office on Integral Family Development (DIF) is a social assistance branch of the government and, according to its […]

DIF Toy Drive collects more than 3500 toys for the holidays

In 2010 the DIF Toy Drive collected 3140 toys, and received $50,750 pesos in donations to assist with neighborhood Christmas posadas in some of Rocky Point’s neediest areas. This year, DIF Director Imelda Zamudio Sanchez told us, the goal was to reach at least 3141 toys.  On Sunday, Dec. 11, toys, blankets, and cash donations helped the DIF surpass this […]