WBO Donates $2,500 to Casa Laura Vicuña in Caguas, Puerto Rico

CAGUAS, PUERTO RICO- As part of the successful “Kids Drug Free” campaign, the World Boxing Organization (WBO) and former world champion Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. visited today the Casa Laura Vicuña, a nonprofit institution that works with children’s education, to make a donation for their work in favor of the kids of the Barriada Morales in Caguas.

Francisco “Paco” Valcarcel and the WBO donated $2,500 to the Casa Laura Vicuña, a nonprofit institution directed by the Salesian Sisters who work with children and youngsters (between 4 and 18 years) in education and prevention on their free time helping them with tutoring, homework, sports and artistic activities. The WBO donated the dinner and some gifts for the youngsters.

At Casa Laura Vicuña, many professional Puertorican boxers were present, such as: Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. , prospects Jonathan “Bomba” Gonzalez, David Quijano, Rafael Gonzalez, some amateur fighters, trainers Orlando Piñero and Alex Caraballo, and Luis Perez, WBO Chairman of the Ratings Committee.

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