Two public schools in the Central Department of Paraguay recently received donations of 150 volumes each, marking the conclusion of the 4th-anniversary celebrations for the Club Veteranos de Prensa (CVP).
According to ABC Color, the initiative involved the CVP and the Futbolistas Asociados del Paraguay (FAP) working alongside the bookstore El Lector to provide literature and educational texts to students.
The donations were distributed to two institutions named after prominent figures: the Santiago Leguizamón Basic School in Ykua Duré, Luque, and the Óscar Daniel Santa Cruz Basic School in Lambaré. ABC Color reported that the Santiago Leguizamón school received its donation in the presence of the journalist’s son, Dante Leguizamón, who facilitated additional contributions from the Coordinadora de Derechos Humanos del Paraguay (Codehupy).
At the Óscar Daniel Santa Cruz school, the ceremony was attended by the athlete’s father, Aproniano, and his brothers, Julio and Diego. ABC Color reported that the athlete died in a 2005 car accident while playing for Cerro Porteño. The school’s director, María Ramona Carballo, hosted the event, which was also attended by Fernando González of the Ministry of Education and Sciences (MEC).
En la Escuela Básica N° 1031 “Santiago Leguizamón” de Ykua Duré, Luque, la donación fue recibida por la directora Norma Mendoza y la coordinadora Carmen Martínez. The CVP delegation included president Gustavo Rojas Bogarín and Gabriel Cazenave.
At the Escuela Básica N° 7819 in Lambaré, the ceremony featured FAP president Rogelio Delgado, CVP founding member Alcides Báez, and El Lector owner Pablo León Burián. Footballer Roque Santa Cruz could not attend the event at the school named for his late brother because of professional commitments with Club Nacional.
The partnership between the CVP and FAP has been ongoing for two years, primarily focusing on training seminars. ABC Color stated that the book collections were curated by El Lector, with additional texts provided by associates of both the journalist and athlete organizations.
Other entities that supported the initiative included Radio Caritas, the Grupo Paraguay Eventos y Emprendimientos (GPEE), and ABC Color. The project concluded the commemorative agenda for the CVP, which marked its fourth anniversary on October 22.
The schools were selected to honor the memories of Santiago Leguizamón, a journalist assassinated in 1991, and Óscar Daniel Santa Cruz, a professional footballer who died in 2005. Both institutions serve as local memorials to these figures in the Central Department.
Each school received a library consisting of 150 volumes selected by El Lector, supplemented by a collection of educational texts donated by members of the CVP and FAP. Additional materials were provided through the collaboration with the Coordinadora de Derechos Humanos del Paraguay.
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