The singer of Puerto Rican Marc Anthony will visit the island soon for the opening of Hogar San Miguel, a new shelter for children between 6 and 17 years old who have been moved from their homes by some form of physical, psychological or sexual abuse. The home, located adjacent to the San Lucas Hospital in Ponce, a town in the south of the Caribbean island, will include bedrooms, kitchen, dining room, library, office, entertainment room, a playground and sports area, according to detailed spokesmen artist a press release. The project is supported by the Maestro Cares Foundation, promoted by the New York artist of Puerto Rican roots with Henry Cardenas, the Puerto Rican Episcopal Church and Social Services organizations Lives Episcopalians, Episcopal Health System San Lucas and the Municipality of Ponce. It was in September 2015 when Marco Antonio Muniz, real name Marc Anthony, visited the hostel and officially announced the reconstruction of the hostel.
At that time, the singer of hits like And there was someone, Precious and Upstream thanked "every single person" who "welcomed our foundation and pledged to work together with us from day one ." "Today marks the beginning of a new life for all children who will be welcomed in our new facilities," Anthony said. At the opening ceremony on February 24 will also attend Cardenas, the mayor of Ponce, Maria "Mayita" Melendez Altieri, the Episcopal Rev. Wilfredo Ramos Orench and other representatives of effort. With three years of existence, the Maestro Cares Foundation has built orphanages in La Romana (Dominican Republic), Barranquilla (Colombia), Toluca (Mexico) and adopted education program MABA in Lima (Peru) and is currently building homes in Guadalajara (Mexico ), Chicago (USA) and La Paz (Bolivia).
