Organizers of the Lakeside Victims’ Fund set up to off-set some of the financial difficulties created when family members of nationals were killed in local violence are delighted by Lakesiders’ generosity.
The total collected locally and from donations north of the border through Paypal accounts came to 80,200 pesos.
Families’ needs were vetted by liaisons in the Mexican community. The average handouts were between 5,000 pesos and 11,000 pesos.
Some families had already received help from individuals who knew them. In addition, others had got help from the municipality to cover funeral expenses. All these things were taken into account before the money raised was distributed.
Envelopes containing the money also contained a short letter telling recipients that the gift was from the foreign community because the foreign community cares.
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