CWV HELPS KIDS IN WESLACO AND MERCEDES!

Pictures & captions by Jose Luis Torres

During bingo night Thursday July 10 CWV Commander Richard Lopez introduced Pony League softball players Laysha Castillo & Jada Lopez. They belong to the Weslaco softball team !KRUSH! Laysha plays 1st base & Jada plays catcher. They will be going to the World Series of Softball 12 years & under to be held in Lubbock, Texas July 14-19. They qualified by becoming Regional & Sectional Champions of the Rio Grande Valley! The Catholic War Veterans of Weslaco, Texas are proud to be a sponsor of this team. A check for $250.00 was donated to them. Adults Araseli Castillo & Elizabeth Segura (not shown) accepted the check. !KRUSH! Team coaches are Alex Bravo & Vic Vasquez.

Thank you to all our Bingo patrons who donate part of their winnings after each winning game! Your generous donations help children in our community. Winning & giving makes for a happy heart! Laysha & Jada thank you on behalf of their softball team.

The CWV also donated $250.00 to Linda Soto (red blouse). She accepted the money on behalf of the Mercedes Recreational Center located at 701 Mathis St. She is a program leader at the center. During their summer program 180-200 kids will visit the center daily. For the kids enjoyment they have a swimming pool. They also have billiard & hockey games. The center has dance games and a basketball court. The center also provides snacks and has a nutritional program. During the school year they have an after school program. The director of the center is Richard Morin. Again....thank you to all our Bingo patrons for your generous donations after each winning game. Your big heart helps us give back to our community! Also thank you for posing for this picture, you guys & gals look wonderful!

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY TO EVERYBODY FROM FROM THE WESLACO CWV!

Photographs by Jose Luis Torres

Happy 4th of July to everybody from the Catholic War Veterans of Weslaco, Texas. During the eve of the 3rd of July during Bingo the CWV celebrated and gave thanks to the Lord for another birthday celebrated by our great country, The United States of America. The CWV members ate cake and partook with the Bingo participants. Everybody gave thanks. Let us never forget the sacrifices our veterans made when they heard the call of our great nation to bear arms. When duty called they answered. Our present day active military continue to answer the call. Let us support them, honor them and help them in any way we can. Let them know we care, that we appreciate them and that we will never forget what they do for our great country. God bless them and keep them safe in their never ending battle to protect our democracy and our way of life.

Everybody, ring the bells of Freedom this 4th of July. We are all individuals but if we act as one in the name of Freedom we become invincible! God bless America and all it stands for!