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The Women’s Council of Realtors McAllen Chapter is a group of real estate industry professionals and affiliate members whose mission is to advance women and all of the members including men, as professionals and leaders in business, the industry and the communities they serve. WCR is a statewide and national volunteer based organization that empowers members by providing education, monthly industry related programs, membership events and connecting them with various resources that are available in the area.
Women’s Council of Realtors President Ignacio (Nacho) Pecina, III is heading one of the organization’s annual fundraisers that will benefit the Vannie E. Cook, Jr. Children’s Cancer & Hematology Clinic. “The WCR Board of Directors have a desire to make a positive impact in the lives of those that are in need. We agreed that the Vannie Cook Children’s Cancer Center is an organization that we want to support,” said Pecina.
The Women’s Council of Realtors will host a special event on Thursday, October 13 at the Pharr Economic Development Center located at 1215 S. Cage Blvd. Comedian Ponchi Herrera will headline the Laugh Out Loud at Cancer event starting at 6:30 p.m. Community support in the amount of $40 per ticket is vital to the fundraising event. Tickets may be purchased by contacting any board member listed above in the photo. You will enjoy live entertainment, food from select area restaurants and most of all, you will be helping children of the Valley who are battling leukemia and other cancers.
After discussing the partnership of WCR with the VCCC&HC with the Laugh Out Loud at Cancer fundraiser, Director of Development Victoria Martinez Guerra and Yadhira Y. Huerta, Senior Medical Social Worker, agreed that this was a good opportunity to enhance the services offered to patients and their families. “The funds donated by the Women’s Council of Realtors will give us the opportunity to help those that we serve in several ways,” said Victoria Martinez Guerra. An Emergency Fund is set up to provide assistance, under special circumstances, to families who are dealing with an eviction and/or disconnection of utilities or other emergencies. The Patient Pantry is vital as this helps provide snacks to children when they are fasting for a procedure.
“We are asking for the support of the community and the Women’s Council of Realtors’ goal is to donate as much money as possible to make the lives of children a little easier as they deal with cancer and blood related deceases,” said Nacho Pecina, III. To purchase tickets or to make a contribution, please contact the Ways & Means Chairman, William Esquivel at Gold Financial Services at wesquivel@goldfinancial.com or Ignacio (Nacho) Pecina, III at rpecina2011@gmail.com. On Facebook, please friend WCR at www.facebook.com/wcrmca.
