On the Mark: Mexican Athletes Deserve Better Than Ana Guevara
Guevara’s cutting of the swimming team’s budget and her subsequent combative stance earned swift backlash
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Charity Chat: Building Houses, Rebuilding Lives
By CAROLINE BRENNAN Created in 2004 to help troubled youth in Mexico’s marginal and troubled communities, “Jóvenes Constructores de la Comunidad” (JCC) is a nonprofit that matches Mexican youth from abusive homes with construction projects in their respective communities in a effort to improve their family environments. The JCC successful model helps Mexican youths who have little formal schooling and
Read moreAvon Gears up for 13th Annual Race against Cancer
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS For the last 12 years, the U.S.-based direct-sales cosmetic and personal care products company Avon México has sponsored an annual walk and run to raise money for and awareness about breast cancer, which is the Number One cause of cancer deaths for Mexican women, affecting about one in every eight in their lifetime. This year will be
Read moreAvon Gears Up for Race Against Breast Cancer
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS For the 12th straight year, Mexico City’s Avenida Reforma will be drenched in a sea of bright pink T-shirts and baseball caps come Sunday, Oct. 28, when Avon Cosmetics hosts its Annual Walk and Run for Life for breast cancer prevention and early detection. The incidence of breast cancer in Mexico is on the rise, with one
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