Open Circle
Lydia Bodin talks about Niños Incapacitados at the next meeting of Open Circle, Sunday, July 24, 10:30 p.m. at the Lake Chapala Society.
Niños Incapacitados is an all-volunteer, non-profit charity that has worked in the Lake Chapala area since 1974. Its mission is to help Mexican families who require financial assistance to pay the ongoing and/or major medical expenses for their children. Healthcare is a human right, not a privilege, the group insists.
Bodin is the current president of the organization, assuming this position in 2019. She says it is important to be of service in her community and finds the work of Niños Incapacitados to be fulfilling.
Register at opencircleajijic.org (click on Contact Us).
Auction for Pepe
More than 30 works of art and dozens of other items of artistic value will be up for grabs at an auction organized to benefit distinguished Chapala veterinarian Pepe Magaña, who has been recently diagnosed with cancer. The event is Sunday, July 31, noon, at the PabloLola Galleria de Arte, Calle 16 de Septiembre 1, in Ajijic.
Summer Santa
American Legion Post 7 Auxilliary holds a Christmas in July craft bazaar and bake sale, Sunday, July 31, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Legion, Morelos 114 in Chapala.
Anavets Xmas fundraiser
Anavets (Army, Navy, and Air Force Veterans Association Canada) Mexico Unit 19 holds its third annual teddy bear picnic in support of Lakeside Children at Christmas, Thursday, August 4, at Mama’s Musical Bar in San Antonio Tlayacapan. A social hour begins at 2 p.m. and the meal at 3 p.m. Daniel Cordero entertains.
Bring a toy valued between 100 to 150 pesos and receive a ticket for a chance to win prizes. Tickets, 300 pesos, are available at Mama’s or via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Poker Tournament
If you are a poker player around Lakeside, you probably met Norm Willner sitting around a poker table somewhere. Norm was a passionate poker player and a long-standing, well known member of the community.
To honor Norm and his many contributions to the people of Chapala, American Legion Post 7 in Chapala is holding the Norm Willner Texas Hold’em Charity Poker Tournament Saturday, August 6, 11 a.m. This event is open to the public. The entry fee is 500 pesos, paid in advance. Each player receives 2,000 points in chips to start the game; blinds will go up every 30 minutes. Buy-ins of 500 pesos gets an additional 2,000 points equivalent in chips for the first hour.
Fifty percent of the proceeds go the Norm Willner Scholarship fund, 10 percent to the American Legion and 40 percent to be split between players with the most points in first, second and third place positions. There will be eight players to a table and seats are assigned randomly. A sign up sheet is located in the bar at the American Legion.
Dog heaven?
Tobolandia has opened a dog park recently. Need a place to run your pooch? Check it out.