Community Charity Profile – Liga MAC, A.C.
The name Liga MAC, A.C. tells a great deal about the founding of the organization. Liga MAC’s founder, Pearl Pardy an ex-pat Brit by way of Canada, called together a number…
Celebrating 25 Years of Service!
January, 2022 Dear Friends of Liga MAC Celebrating is a term we use lightly in these days of pandemic shutdowns. But it is important especially now to relish past and present…
What’s new?
As noted in Doctor’s Corner, the school year will begin September 13. This will give public schools an opportunity to organize classrooms for a hybrid model restart and to survey…
Doctor’s Corner
by Dr. Deneb Poli The current COVID-19 situation in BCS has taken a turn for the better, we are currently over the third wave and have reached a new plateau.…
Parent Profile
A divorced mother of 2, Suri has struggled her entire life to overcome the extreme poverty into which she was born. When she was 5 years old, her family hoping…
A Holistic Approach to Education
August-September 2021 Dear Friends of Liga MAC, When a student is accepted into Liga MAC’s student support program, that support is viewed as all encompassing and may include counselling, medical…
Doctor’s Corner
By Dr. Deneb Poli The current COVID-19 situation in BCS is critical. Specifically Los Cabos and La Paz are now at “Level 5: Critical” and are on the brink…
Student Profiles: Our Graduates
Lesly Melissa Montejo Lesly Melissa Montejo is from a single parent family. When her father left, Melissa’s mother became very depressed and knew that her housecleaning income would not support…
Student Profiles: Our Graduates
Sergio Amador Sergio Amador has been in Liga MAC’s student support program for 3 years and ranks English As a Second Language as his favourite Liga MAC program. The ESL…
A STEP BACK
June 2021 Dear Friends of Liga MAC, Just two weeks after our last update, where we painted a rosy picture of the coming days in Los Cabos, the…
Doctor’s Corner
by Dr. Deneb PoliCOVID cases are still on the decline in Los Cabos, as are hospitalized patients which means that transmission is decreasing. Frequent hand washing, mask use and general…
Program profile: Aguilas
One of Liga MAC’s first supplemental programs, Alas (Wings in English), was designed for young women to help prevent teenage pregnancies. At the time, Baja California Sur had the highest…
Moving forward
May 2021Dear Friends of Liga MAC,After more than a year of uncertainty the veil of COVID is lifting and we are finally able to dare to look ahead. For Liga…
Doctor’s Corner by Dr. Deneb Poli
Active COVID cases continue to decline in numbers in Los Cabos and we are seeing fewer hospitalized patients. As of April 27, there were only 32 hospitalized cases in Los…
School Year End Preparations
Keeping kids on track during this pandemic year has been a monumental task for Liga MAC’s staff but through their perseverance, 57 grade 12 students will matriculate this June. Unfortunately,…
Student Profile
Josue’s (his real name) academic story began not as a result of Liga MAC’s influence but with inspiration from his father. In almost every respect, Josue is not a typical…
NEARING NORMAL April/May 2021
Dear Friends of Liga MAC, While parts of the world are reeling from 2nd, 3rd, and even 4th waves of the Coronavirus, we here in Los Cabos are seeing declining…
Doctor’s Corner by Dr. Deneb Poli
he number of active cases in Los Cabos has maintained a steady level over the last couple of weeks, cases are no longer actively increasing which is a sign that…
Whenever possible Liga MAC encourages collaboration with local citizens in mentoring programs.
The last weekend in March saw local Pilates instructor and “surfista” extraordinaire, Magdalena Briseño better known as Maggie, teach 8 young Liga MAC women about the wonders of surfing.
Liga MAC Programs to continue…
The 2021 Eagles or Águilas program (personal awareness program for Grade 10 boys) will proceed in a rental space large enough to safely accommodate 20 students. It is hoped that…
