Charity
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John Pentz, owner and developer for The Shoppes at Palmilla, is now spending 75% of his time in Cabo, as a part of his multiple developments in Mexico, getting more involved with Los Cabos’ environment and it’s beautiful community, which has many special needs.
John, Melinda and their grown son Brian are examples of many very successful business people today who have integrity, family values and a social conscience. This feeling of responsibility to the community, has been transmitted to all John Pentz’ team members as the all take an active participation in different human causes.
Liga Mac
Liga Mac is a Mexican charitable organization made up of Mexican, American and Canadian members. They organize fundraising events in order to ensure that the families or individuals of San Jose del Cabo are not deprived of food, education or medical treatment due to financial constraints.
Along the year, The Shoppes at Palmilla and Liga Mac work together in different events, like in example “Arts Day Out” (headed by Todd Clouser), the Jazz Festival and our famous Christmas Fiesta which is by tradition, the official kick off for the Christmas season here in Cabo.
For more information and details, or to DONATE NOW, please visit www.ligamac.com.
Red Autism
Red Autism organization is dedicating to helping children with autism in the community of Los Cabos and informing the public about this condition. The organization has been recently founded and one event that has become as “common” is their “breakfast-fashion show”. The Shoppes at Palmilla proudly hosted the first of this kind, on November 2008. There was huge participation from the Los Cabos community.
For more information and details, or to DONATE NOW, please contact Lemonia Aretos at lemonia@hotmail.com. Website is coming soon.
Casa Hogar Orphanage
Casa Hogar Orphanage is dedicated to 21 little boys, ages 6-14 that have been either orphaned or abandoned. Casa Hogar need funds so children can be offered education, vocational training and a way to integrate into society as they come of age. Donations are also used to cover their basic needs, daily operations such as educational toys, implementation of basic programs to challenge and improve verbal and social skills, to learn English, outdoor improvements such as something as simple as planting green grass so the children wont have to play in the dirt, furniture, clothing, bedding and toiletries that are so desperately needed.
On April 23rd – 26th The Shoppes at Palmilla had the opportunity to participated as a sponsor on National Insurance Partners’ in 1st Annual “Cabo Celebrity Golf Classic”, to help raise fund for Casa Hogar. The tournament held at the One and Only Palmilla Golf Club and music events at Hard Rock & Baja Cantina were USD $70,000 was raised for the orphanage! For more information on next year’s event, other events to help Casa Hogar or how contribute to the cause, please visit www.casahogarcsl.com or www.ccgc-nip.com.
Kids Smart Cabo
As one of John Pentz’s personal endeavors, he has committed to obtain ALL the funding (more than 2 million dollars!) for the San Jose del Cabo Optimist Club library project. The concept was born when Fernando Garcia, president of San Jose del Cabo, Aragon saw poor kids in an office supply store paying for copies of chapters of a book that was required in their public school classes. Toke at his heart so much that poor kids don’t even have access to a required book that they have to scrape together a few pesos to make copies so they can study, he decided somehow, some way, need to create a library for underprivileged students. He proposed his idea to his club members and said, “We need to build a library, one that is accessible to the kids in the low income neighborhoods”. (There is only one library in San Jose and it is downtown San Jose, very far from the poor neighborhoods, and is very small).
Optimist member Architect Samuel Godoy Soto of San Jose del Cabo researched the public library system and all the components necessary to create a library he has donated his time and talent to create a magnificent library project that will be the finest in the state, and beyond.
Kids Smart Cabo and the Pentz family met after Melinda Pentz contacted Cathie Smith several years ago because of an article in the Gringo Gazette about our Optimist Club KidSmart scholarship program. She brought school supplies and Christmas gifts for the KidSmart kids and a wonderful relationship was established with the Optimists. Then they were asked to help them with their insurance, and continued communication about projects and the Optimist clubs of Los Cabos.
Wed. June 20, 2008, Mr. Pentz, Fernando Garcia Aragon, and International liaison to the state government Marco Ehrenberg, met with Los Cabos mayor Luis Armando Diaz to present the library project. Mr. Pentz had already committed to purchasing the property that the club had chosen, on a corner in the new area of Vista Hermosa in San Jose del Cabo, and also the lot next to it, where he and his wife Melinda have personally committed to entirely fund a youth center on their own. (Purchases totaling $100,000 US dollars). The Mayor surprised John and Fernando by offering 2 larger lots from the municipality, in the same area, next to a sports field. Once the library construction is finished, it will be delivered it to the government as a public library, and will be maintained as a public library by the government. The federal government will supply books, and the Optimist Club will seek donations of books to supplement the basic inventory. The library plans call for a computer center, and The Optimist Club is working to find a financial sponsor for that area, asking first the Gates Foundation, which has funded other computer centers in Mexico, and then other foundations.
The Pentz family is funding the youth center so that local kids will have a place to go, enjoy activities, attend classes, and receive counseling based on family values.
For more information and details, or to DONATE NOW, please contact Cathie Smith, President of Cabo San Lucas Optimist Club at www.kidsmartcabo.com.
Yo Reciclo
Things we do everyday can harm or help our environment. With over 6 billion people on earth, we all need to think about every thing we can do to make a difference. We can all help our planet, one item at a time. The YO RECICLO organization and The Shoppes at Palmilla are working together to help create a better Los Cabos!
The Shoppes at Palmilla has created a Collection Center so you can bring us your used materials to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce energy usage, air and water pollution and generate less garbage.
Recycling materials will be different each month. A special container has been placed at the center for all the recycling materials. Also, in our kiosk, you can find brochures and more details and useful tips to do at home to help us in save energy helping our environment.
We also believe the kids must be also involved. To help this, we invited them to participate in a special activity during our past ARTS DAY OUT event where they painted and decorated our container for receiving recycling materials. On the same event, kids has the opportunity to made recycled paper too.
For more information, please visit www.yoreciclo.org.mx or contact info@yoreciclo.org.mx.
At The Shoppes at Palmilla, we are 100% supportive of the charitable organizations and people in need in our area. We continually support worthy causes, promote good for the continued improving and human quality of life.
Recently, The Shoppes at Palmilla and it’s tenants, hosted master pianist, composer and poet Romayne Wheeler performing again in Los Cabos for a gala concert benefit for the Mexico’s Tarahumara natives who live in Copper Canyon in extreme poverty.
Romayne is well known in Los Cabos for his altruist activities on behalf of the Tarahumara, amongst whom he has been living for the last 16 years. Every year the artist goes around the world to hold concerts for the benefit of the Mission Clinic, headed by Jesuit Padre Verplancken. Together, they have significantly improved living conditions for the Raramuris (as the natives are known), so poor yet so rich in spirit!
For more information and details, or to DONATE NOW, please visit www.romaynewheeler.org.
For more information on how we may be able to help your organization or if you want to become a supporter, please contact us TODAY and you will find our support: patty.soto@theshoppes.com.mx or 144.6999 ext. 235
