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  • March 12, 2020 was a day of celebration as the Amistad Canada mobile Medical-Dental unit of Patronato Pro Niños was proudly inaugurated. Almost 400 guests attending the 10th anniversary celebration of Amistad Canada’s founding, saw the unit, parked outside the Instituto Allende.

    Many toured the interior of the unit and met Dr. Ricardo Alamilla and Dra. Maricela Hernandez as well as the driver/dental assistant Reynaldo Hernandez.

    The very next day plans to launch the unit were interrupted by the closing of schools and businesses because of COVID 19. Although the unit is not likely to be used until fall at the earliest, the Committee of Amistad Canada, which supports Patronato, continues its work. Funds raised by Amistad Canada volunteers in partnership with Patronato will support the salaries of the doctor, dentist and driver who will staff the unit.  

    The committee hopes to raise $15,000(Canadian) with a three-part digital series called Fall Fanfare, which has a little something for everyone. Tickets to Fall Fanfare will go on sale September 1, 2020. 

    On September 24, award winning Canadian singers, Bram Morrison (Sharon, Lois and Bram) will launch the series with an hour of songs in Spanish and English. Although Bram is chiefly known as a singer of children’s songs, he has given many adult concerts, including many at the Teatro Santa Ana at the Biblioteca. Bram has received the Order of Canada and has 3 Juno awards. He spent many winters in San Miguel. Joining them is Amanda Martinez, who is the daughter of a Mexican who rode his bike from Mexico to Canada in the 1950’s and settled in Toronto. Amanda has performed internationally, including during the FIFA World Cup in South Africa, the country of her mother’s birth.

    On October 1, James Creechan, a retired sociologist who has taught at the University of Alberta and at the Faculty of International Studies and Public Policy at Autonomous University of Sinaloa, will speak on Drug Wars and Cartel Violence in Mexico. His book on this topic is scheduled to be published later in 2020 by the University of Arizona Press. He will co-present with Dra. Iliana del Rocio Padilla who has also done extensive research in this field and lives in Mexico

    Tired of turkey for Canadian or American Thanksgiving? Do you want to try your hand at Mexican cooking? The series will conclude on October 8, a few days before Canadian Thanksgiving, with a cooking demonstration with Chef Elia Herrera. Originally from Cordoba in Veracruz, she was formerly the Executive Chef of Los Colibris in Toronto. Chef Herrera uses both traditional recipes passed down through generations in her family and also creates new dishes bringing Mexican flavours to Canadians.

    https://trellis.org/fall-fanfare


     

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