Walgreens in Eagle Pass launched their Red Nose program on April 2 through June 2, 2018.,
Since 2015 Walgreens has raised approximately $20,000,000 with $13,000,000 coming from the Red Nose Program.
Store Managers Ed Cortez, Diana Alvarado and employees were joined by Texas State Representative Poncho Nevarez to launch the life saving campaign in Eagle Pass, Texas
“We’re glad to be part of a campaign that does so much to eradicate hunger and poverty,” said Nevarez. “We urge the community to stop by Walgreens and donate to this worthy cause.”     
“We’re making a life-changing difference for children and young people in the United States and in some of the poorest counties across the world,” states Cortez.
“We invite the community on down to participate in this woonderful fund raising program which assists millions of individuals on a yearly basis,” added Alvarado.
Funds raised by the program are donated to charities who demonstrate they are doing work in the US and overseas to help end child poverty.
Red Nose Day is a seven-week fundraising campaign where funds are raised throughout the country to fight childhood poverty.

After receiving a grant from the National Recreation and Parks Association the City of Eagle Pass Parks and Recreation Department along with the Mayors Fitness Council are offering adults ages 50 plus a new way to stay fit. The program Walk with Ease will be offered free to the community. This exercise and walking classes began on March 20 from 6 to 7 PM at the San Juan Plaza.

The Middle Rio Grande Workforce Solutions is now offering free income tax preparations at their offices through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) grant program.

The fourth annual Skills and Drills Basketball camp came to an end this week.

The camp focuses on teaching children the fundamentals of basketball and has proven quite popular, with 62 students having participated this year. 

Eagle Pass High School Head Basketball Coach Ernesto “Neto” Reyes said at $45 per child, the camp is helping raise funds for the basketball program at EPHS. 

“We try to do things so we can benefit our program. It took us a couple of camps to finally buy a shooting machine that was very helpful this past season because we were able to pick up our shooting percentage from 28 percent to 34 from the free throw line,” said Reyes. “That shooting machine is pretty pricey. It’s $6,000.”

Not all funds go to the high school’s basketball players. Participants of the Skills and Drills are given awards and memorabilia at the end of the four-day camp. 

“Everything goes back to them, we give them shirts, we give them prizes, we recognize them at the end of the camp according to best camper, campers of the week, and participants that win in the challenges that we have,” said Reyes. “We have the skills challenge, the three-point challenge, the free throw challenge, and this year we’re doing a new one which is the knock out challenge.”

Reyes credited his fellow coaches, Assistant Varsity Coach Julian Caballero, Junior Varsity Assistant Coach Danny Flores, Coach Sergio Ruiz, and students who volunteer, for making the program so well-received.

“It’s a collectively knowledgeable staff helping us with these kids,” said Reyes. “We would also like to thank the parents for trusting us with their kids with our program.”

Reyes said they look forward to next year’s camp being as successful.

“We’re very happy.”