Index Reynosa Fundación aims to raise even more money for local charities

PHARR, Texas - Index Reynosa Fundación wants to add additional charity events throughout the year in order to augment its main fundraiser, an annual golf tournament held at the City of Pharr’s Tierra Del Sol Golf Club.Index is the largest trade association for the maquiladora industry in Mexico and one of its largest chapters is in Reynosa.Index Reynosa Fundación’s most recent golf tournament was held on October 28 and had the aim of raising a record high $100,000. Around 180 golfers took part, most of whom work in or are associated with the maquiladora industry. Among the charities the foundation is helping this year are Miradas de Esperanza, Children’s Haven International, Centro de Capacitación y Talento Empresarial, and Rio Bravo Ministries.Checks will be presented to these charities at an event at the Cambria Hotel in McAllen on December 14. Mike Myers, an Index Reynosa board member who leads Index Reynosa Fundación, said that while the check presentations are “moving" he gets most fun from raising money through the golf tournament. “That’s where the rubber hits the road,” he said.In an exclusive interview with the Rio Grande Guardian International News Service on the eve of the tournament, Myers spoke about his plans to raise additional funds.“Our committees are our strength and so we’re going to push the foundation down to the committees, where the rubber hits the road and get more input on their side so we can have more events,” Myers said. “There are other things that we can be doing out there. And so we’re getting ready to take the next step and create a social responsibility group.”Myers said former Index Mexico President Enrique Castro is “Mr. Social Responsibility” within the Index Reynosa group. Myers said Castro will lead the social responsibility group.“He’s going to get down into the committees and come up (more ideas for events) so we are not just doing one golf tournament a year. (Instead we would be) doing events throughout the year,” Myers said.“It would be nice if we could put the money in the bank and spend just the interest, kind of like an endowment. I mean, that is the ultimate goal. That way that money never disappears.”Not wishing to get too far ahead of what is possible, Myers added: “I know you’ve got to walk and crawl. We have crawled already and we’re doing some walking. But we do see a vision of making it bigger and that’s by using our committees.”Editor's Note: To read the full story go to the Rio Grande Guardian International News Service website.Go to www.riograndeguardian.com to read the latest border news stories and watch the latest news videos.