Pedro Zaragoza Fuentes

Oxxo Presents Donation

April 15, 2012 | Author:

The Pedro Zaragoza Vizcarra Foundation received a financial contribution, yesterday morning, in the amount of 751 thousand and 734 pesos, on behalf of the self-service commercial chain OXXO, which itself amassed the sum during a fundraiser whereby patrons of the convenience stores were asked to donate spare cents as part of their purchases in the months of March, April and May.

Verónica Jiménez Montes said that students at 11 educational institutions would benefit from free breakfast meals, with these funds.

Water for All Program with Pedro Zaragoza Vizcarra Foundation

March 19, 2012 | Author:

The Junta Municipal de Agua y Saneamiento (Municipal Sewerage and Water Board) announced the launch of its “Water For All” program this week. It will distribute clean drinking water and donate one thousand water tanks each holding 750 liters (approx. 198 gallons) of water.

The purpose of the program is to benefit families who, due to the geographical location of their homes, lack access to clean drinking water and a sewage system.

The local government office issued a statement noting that it will support Fundación Pedro Zaragoza Vizcarra’s program by distributing water and delivering water tanks each holding 200 liters (approx. 53 gallons) to residents of the Bello Horizonte settlement.

In recent days, Fundación Pedro Zaragoza Vizcarra, Leche Lucerna and s (?) joined the Junta Municipal de Agua y Saneamiento (JMAS) (Municipal Sewerage and Water Board) in the distribution of clean drinking water, at no cost, to settlements located in the eastern and western parts of the city lacking access to the local government’s sewerage and water grid.

Verónica Jiménez, director of the foundation, stated that using two of the corporation’s cistern trucks they will distribute water throughout 22 settlements starting next week, as planned. She noted that around 6 thousand families would each benefit from 800 liters (approx. 211 gallons) of water, according to the planned distribution. The foundation will take it upon itself to liaison with the families themselves and manage the social aspect of the program, while Grupo Lucerna and BipGas will supply trucks, salaries for the truck drivers and the transportation of the water itself. She further stated that, during the summer months, high temperatures typically affect all residents of the city, but especially those most vulnerable: children and senior adults of modest means who lack the basic necessity of water in their homes, leading to potential health problems.

Pedro Zaragoza Fuentes Thanks Mayor For Help

February 27, 2012 | Author:

In 2006, Mr. Pedro Zaragoza Fuentes publically thanked Mayor Héctor Murguía Lardizábal for his assistance. Mr. Pedro Zaragoza Fuentes and Mr. Jorge Zaragoza Fuentes had requested the mayor’s assistance to find a solution to their dilemma with the country estate that Mr. Pedro Zaragoza Vizcarra had acquired.

In addition, members of the “Comité Procreación Granjas Lomas del Polco, A. C.” (Procreation Committee of Polco Hills Farmland, Civil Association), represented by Mr. Faustino Olivares Nava, also brought the same matter to Mayor Murguía’s attention.

As Pedro Zaragoza Fuentes wrote, “THANK YOU, Mayor HÉCTOR ‘TETO’ MURGUÍA, for your committed and judicious intervention in finding a solution to this longstanding dilemma, which none of the other previous three branches of government were able to resolve with the degree of sensitivity and political will that you and your administration have shown, in full compliance with the Law, while guaranteeing the notion of private property, and saving the heritage of those least fortunate by affording them the benefits of social justice.”

As a result of the mayor’s actions, ten hectares of land were donated to develop a housing complex that included a kindergarten, elementary school, church and commercial strip. As they wrote, “The degree of sensitivity and rapprochement demonstrated by the Mayor towards those least fortunate within our community directly benefits over one hundred families, providing legal certainty to their heritage.”

Opening of the Biointensive Organic Food Unit

January 23, 2012 | Author:

Listen to Mayor Hector Murguia Lardizabal discuss the opening of the Biointensive Organic Food Unit at the community center Felipe Angeles El Retiro. The unit was created in conjunction with the Social Development Secretariat of the Federal Government. He explained that the nursery will benefit families in the community in many ways, as they grow fungus Zeta both for dietary help and for economic assistance.

Veronica Jimenez, the director of the Pedro Zaragoza Vizcarra Foundation, added that Zeta Mushroom cultivation is very simple and offers great benefits.

Gorbachev Offers Advice to Juárez

December 25, 2011 | Author:

Pedro Zaragoza meets Mikhail Gorbachev

One component to ending some of the problems of Juárez is to end iniquitous activities there, advised ex-president of the Soviet Union Michael Gorbachev during a speech he gave while visiting the city.
Gorbachev was in Juárez as a presenter for the program “Competitive Juárez,” a movement which was organized to improve the image of Juárez to the world.
The ex-Soviet president, who was also the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990, said that it is up to young people to solve the problems which are faced by the country. Changes need to be achieved through reforms which are demanded by the people, undertaken by the nation’s leadership, and then given the approval of the people.

The lecture was attended by almost 2,000 people at the Paso del Norte Cultural Center, including Pedro Zaragoza. Everyone in attendance was fascinated to hear how Gorbachev brought his own country from the old system of Soviet communist government to democracy. Gorbachev did not shrink from describing many of the challenges his country still faces today.

Community and Welfare Development in Lomas de Poleo

December 18, 2011 | Author:

One of the major needs of the community in Lomas de Poleo is improved water and sewage treatment. Stepping in to help, the Pedro Zaragoza Foundation managed the improvement through the installation of a proper drinking water system as well as a reverse osmosis water storage tank. Additional land was procured in the area for the needed construction of the systems requiring an investment of over ten million pesos for the development of the needed infrastructure.

Thanks to the help and support of the Pedro Zaragoza Foundation, the residents of the community now have the infrastructure in which they can, as homeowners, give to their families the clean water which allows them to live a decent, healthy and dignified life.

Grandmother Saving Grandson’s Life with Help

December 11, 2011 | Author:

“I want him to be saved,” said Francisca Isabel Gonzalez, grandmother of Vicente Arturo Aguilar Hernandez. Vicente is an 11 year old boy who is about to undergo heart surgery in Mexico City to save his life. And it has been the grandmother whose persistence and energy will, indeed, save her grandson’s life.

Born with a heart defect that keeps the boy from running, jumping or doing regular activities as a child, the grandmother has fought for years to find help for her grandson. His birth defect was corrected with a valve that was placed at birth, but it was supposed to be changed when he turned three, and was never changed. As a result, for eight years he has been in poor health that is deteriorating every day.

With a lack of resources, the surgery has been postponed over and over again. Francisca Isabel Gonzalez knocked on the doors at General Hospital, the Municipality and other bodies, all of which turned them away. They even turned to the United States for support, and got their immigration status fixed, only to be told that they couldn’t come at the last minute.

Finally, she approached the people of the Pedro Zaragoza Vizcarra Foundation, headed by Pedro Zaragoza Fuentes for help. And now it appears, with their assistance, she is going to get the help she needs for her grandson.

The Foundation is taking over paying for transportation to Mexico City and for the cost of the operation. The surgery will be performed at the Hospital Siglo XXI del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) and they are looking forward to the day when Vicente will feel and act like a normal child again.

Developing Lomas de Poleo

December 5, 2011 | Author:

Five years ago, the Pedro Zaragoza Vizcarra Foundation donated $190,000 pesos to legalize the status of several families living illegally in land owned by the Zaragoza family. The Municipality of Juarez donated the land spanning 100,000 sq.m. The Foundation’s donation reversed the situation of dozens of families living in uncertain land tenure conditions. Through this donated land, sectioned lots of 650 sq.m were built to house the relocation of these families, giving them security, assets and, above all, the opportunity to improve their living conditions with the necessary documentation protecting the title to their land and buildings.

In addition, Pedro Zaragoza Fuentes – the Foundation’s founder – is currently in the process of donating land measuring 96,612,019 sq.m for the benefit of the La Rinconada community in order to legalize the status of the (currently) illegal settlers living there.

Thanking the Pedro Zaragoza Vizcarra Foundation

November 21, 2011 | Author:

The residents of Lomas High are incredibly grateful to Pedro Zaragoza Fuentes and his foundation, the Pedro Zaragoza Vizcarra Foundation for the invaluable work being done in the area. From temporary employment programs and nutritional programs to housing programs and social development ones, the Foundation works tirelessly to help those in need.

In a letter of thanks to the Foundation, the citizens of the area wrote that the construction of sidewalks, sports facilities, kindergarten and community center development and school painting projects have all contributed to the quality of life in the area.

They explain that the Pedro Zaragoza Vizcarra Foundation delivers 240 children’s breakfasts each day for children in need and provides educational seminars and assistance to mothers on nutrition, health, personal development and gardening. They also deliver milk and yogurt to these families to help meet their nutritional needs.

The Poleo residents of Lomas High conclude their letter by saying that all of these activities allow the community to continue growing as they lay the foundation for a quality and dignified life for the families.

The Children’s Breakfast Program from the Pedro Zaragoza Vizcarra Foundation

November 17, 2011 | Author:

Recognizing that not every child is guaranteed a healthy and filling breakfast each morning, the Pedro Zaragoza Vizcarra Foundation has begun providing this meal for the neediest of children.

Research has shown time and time again that a proper, nutritious breakfast is essential for the mental and physical development of children. Both monetary constraints and lack of knowledge have kept children who are the most vulnerable in Lomas High from receiving the proper nutrition.

The Pedro Zaragoza Vizcarra Foundation has created a program offering milk and yoghurt, among other products, to children between the ages of 4 and 12. Called the Children’s Breakfast Program, this food helps those who live in marginalized areas to have a daily breakfast that includes milk, cereal, yoghurt and other essential items. The goal is to ensure that these children have the ability to develop as they should while receiving the nutrients they need to do so.