Chapala Mayor Joaquin Huerta (left) and Chapala Red Cross Board President Oscar España stood shoulder to shoulder at the March 25 kick-off of the 2014 Cruz Roja Colecta, a month-long campaign to collect donations to sustain the local life-saving institution.
As he handed over a 10,000-peso government donation to the cause, Huerta attested to a deep personal commitment to Cruz Roja in recalling his experience of being rescued from the jaws of death after he was run over by a truck at age eight. He urged the citizenry to demonstrate generosity in helping achieve this year’s goal of raising 150,000 pesos