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Six pilots paid A public and private multi- EDU-CAR working together Achievements that can "Seguí tus Sueños" Laureus Sport for Good tribute to “Gonchi” in sector team. with the Uruguayan Society change Latin America. “Follow your dreams” was Foundation (England) once of Pediatrics aiming at Monza, , in the event . the campaign that paid again gave its support to the Gonzalo Rodríguez - 10 program “Sport in Being declared of National stopping the epidemic of tribute to the image of A fundamental change in the Years. Underdeveloped Areas”. Interest by Presidency of the road accidents involving Gonzalo Rodriguez 10 transport of children and Jenson Button, Rubens R e p u b l i c a n d v a r i o u s children. years after his passing. Hundreds of boys and girls from adolescents. Barrichello, Mark Webber, Nico the neighborhood Rossi in the agreements with the public and In this respect hundreds of Rosberg, Kazuki Nakajima y Uruguay once again remembered city of La Paz, Canelones are private sectors are evidence of pediatricians and students are being its beloved “Gonchi”. supported the benefited by this program. this. trained on the use of CRSs. event. Page. 2 Page. 2 Page. 4 Page. 5 Page. 5 Page. 6

Gonzalo Rodriguez Memorial Foundation: 9-year commitment to Uruguayan children. EDU-CAR- Road Safety Program for From its beginning the organization has worked children was started by GRMF in 2007 as a pilot to improve the quality of life of thousands of program in Uruguay with the support of the Uruguayan children developing its own Global Road Safety Forum, bioECHOES Inc. programs that consider sports as a means to and CDC (Center for Illnesses Control and education and social inclusion. During many Prevention) from the United States. The years we have implemented, coordinated, program has been initially financed by the FIA regulated and financed several sports programs Foundation and the World Bank Global Road benefiting more than 15,000 children from Safety Facility. different public schools. In 2007 the national government implemented EDU-CAR's objective is “To protect today's the program “Escuelas en Movimiento (Schools children and educate them as tomorrow's in motion)” making Physical Education drivers” understanding the current situation mandatory in public schools throughout and making recommendations that promote the Uruguay. OUR VISION implementation of adequate road safety policies By doing this the organization completed an More education, health and development that might be a model for other countries in the important stage, being able then to start a new commitment implementing and developing a OUR MISSION Our principles… Road Safety Program for children called EDU- To develop programs based on the CAR. transmission of values to all social actors 1. Safety is a fundamental human right for encouraging the creation of national and every child in the world. Gonzalo Rodriguez Memorial Foundation is a international networks that increase work non-governmental, non-profit organization with opportunities, resources and knowledge 2. Impartial interventions, resulting from scientific data analysis represent the key to the legal status in Uruguay since October 2000. It is exchange to inspire and stimulate the public protection of the most vulnerable road users. registered in the United States and in U.K. and it and private sectors. was born in memoriam to the Uruguayan pilot 3. Socially responsible enterprises offer Gonzalo “Gonchi” Rodriguez. OUR VALUES Honesty, Commitment, Respect, Loyalty, products with the same safety level to every Trust, and Solidarity. child regardless to the place they live in. www.gonzalorodriguez.org G O N Z A L O R O D R I G U E Z M E M O R I A L F O U N D A T I O N - F I N A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 9

Gonzalo Rodriguez Memorial Foundation joined efforts with the public and private sectors.

Ministry of Public Health sets a precedent for future talks Human Resources, Marketing and which is reversible and represents with other associations related Corporate Social Responsibility On 30 June, 2009, an agreement one of the main causes of death and to the road safety issue. departments to disseminate the road was signed between the Ministry of injuries in our country. safety message, cutting costs and “The trust parents place on building cooperation. Public Health (MSP) and GRMF Insurance Companies aiming at exchanging knowledge pediatricians when it comes to With the signing of said agreement Road Traffic Police and coordinating efforts between protect their children makes them play a very important role as with the Ministry of Public Health, the private and public sectors, insurance companies were educating, assessing and warning communicators. This is the reason why we consider it very important requested to include officially the public of the way in which approved CRSs in their insurance children travel in vehicles. to involve pediatricians in this issue”. Maria Fernanda Rodriguez, policies with a replacement GRMF President. deadline of no more than 48 hours. The commitment of these Ministry of Economy and companies is even greater, implying Finance. dissemination of graphic material among their communication The Road Traffic Police (aka After working exhaustively with the materials and promoting training Highway Police) as well as the Ministry of Economy and Finance, courses among their employees and Sra. María Fernanda Rodríguez, Dr Félix González y the Act of Exemption of Internal Traffic Police have been part of the Ministra de Salud Pública Dr. María Julia Muñoz c u s t o m e r s a s a w a y o f project from the very beginning, Specific Tax (IMESI) was passed disseminating the message and promoting child safety within the For the execution of said agreement for school transport vehicles. This increase their level of commitment. vehicle, providing their support and the support and experience of the tax represented 100% of the time. National Program of Children's vehicle's cost at the moment of Health of the MSP was extremely purchase. important. Among those present there were the Municipality of Montevideo Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Mª Julia Muñoz, Dr. Jorge Basso, National Health Director, Dr. Felix González, President of the A.S.S.E Board, Oscar Gestido, Accountant, the Vicepresident of A.S.S.E Board As time passes it becomes and Dr. Jorge Quian, Director of N o n - g o v e r n m e n t a l Childhood Program. Organizations and the Private obvious that multi-sectoral Sector work together with the Uruguayan Association of public and private sectors Pediatrics From an inclusive work standpoint, The Municipality of Montevideo collaboration among different non- accelerates the process of (IMM) and GRMF have been Since 2009, GRMF started working profit civil organizations related to the working together in the promotion same issue, results fundamental to change. Good ideas together with the Uruguayan of road safety. Authorities of the achieve common goals. together with actions Association of Pediatrics (SUP), Municipality have been supporting aiming at stopping an epidemic, G R M F ' s E D U - C A R P l a n , Taking this into account the GRMF carried out with the providing human resources and interacts with the Teleton Foundation, Child seats recommended community generate a time to help in its implementation. organization in charge of handicapped by the Uruguayan Society children's rehabilitation, and with multiplying effect. . United School Transport Don Bosco Workshops, organization of Pediatrics and GRMF for young Mechanics students. will bear an identification TEU and GRMF have been The private sector's support has also working together since the been of great importance to EDU- sticker. beginning of 2008. From our CAR Plan. organization, we consider this D i f f e r e n t c o m p a n i e s a n d relationship very important that organizations have involved their

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Children and adults do not have the same physical proportions: their weight is mainly distributed in the Critical Situation upper part of the body; their muscles continue growing and their reflexes continue developing. Since children of Child passengers are not tiny adults they need devices specially designed for their weight and height.

A misconception in the concept “safe child in vehicle”. Awareness of good use/ misuse of CRS (Montevideo)

In 2009 a public opinion study was carried out as part of EDU CAR Unaware No data 14.2% Plan research activities and its results showed that there is a 5.7% misconception among Uruguayan parents, according to which, Partially aware children are safe enough traveling unrestrained in the back seats of cars 2.4% and vans.

Only 10 % of adult drivers surveyed consider that the safe way for children to travel is restrained in a CRS while only 2% understand that apart from traveling restrained in a CRS, children should travel in the Aware back seat of the vehicle. 77.7%

Opinion on the safest way for children aged 0-14 years old to travel in cars/vans (Whole country) Level of CRS misuse (Montevideo) 35% 40 27% Children with 25% correct use of 30 CRS 7.6% 20 8% 10 2% 4%

0 Rear seat Rear seat Rear seat Wearing In CRS Others/ wearing in CRS seat belt Does not seat belt know Children with incorrect use of CRS 92.4% Children as passengers of cars and vans

Another study carried out by EDU-CAR Plan in 2008 showed that for a sample taken in Montevideo, 73.3% of children aged 0-14 were Vehicle equipment for children traveling without any kind of safety system, what is to say, completely unrestrained, at the same time only 9.5% were traveling in a CRS. There are two ways of installing CRSs in cars or vans: through the use of the seatbelt or through two different systems called Another research carried out during 2009 showed that while 77% of ISOFIX and LATCH that are either attached by screws or parents whose children travel in a CRS stated to know the correct way welded to the bodywork in the back sets. of using those safety devices, 92.4% of children in a CRS were not traveling safely; this was either because they were traveling in child ISOFIX and LATCH make child seat installation much easier. seats not complying with the corresponding technical standards, However, research carried out by EDU-CAR between 2008 and because these children were not using the appropriate seat for their 2009 in Montevideo, showed that 7 out of 10 vehicles did not weight and height, because they were traveling in seats that were not have such systems. Due to the great lack of LATCH and ISOFIX correctly installed or they were not correctly restrained in their seats. anchorage systems in the studied vehicles, the correct use of 3- poing seatbelts is crucial for an appropriate and safe seat Type of safety system used by children aged 0 - 14 years old in cars/ vans (Montevideo) installation.

2-point seat belt Now, the situation gets complex once again, the study carried 0.3% 3-point seat belt 13.5% out in the capital shows that 60% of new vehicles do not have 3 Child Restraint No data System (CRS) point seat-belts in every position and that 46% of back seat belts 3.4% 9.5% do not comply with any technical standard.

Mercedes-Benz was the first vehicle manufacturer that decided to get involved in this project and to study the possibility of having a school transport vehicles especially designed for Without safety children and adolescents. system (Unrestrained) 73.3%

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Image: SafeGuard

Mercedes Ben z wa s th e fi rs car manufacture to decide to get involve and study the viability to develop a School Bus specially design to transport children and teenagers. Today, with the results achieved other car manufactures are interested to explore too.

President Vázquez commitment has been essential to move forward in safe school transportation

School transportation is in Uruguay, as Another aspect considered is that Fleet renovation costs: a challenge seat supplier, and with different in many other developing countries, a vehicles used were originally very not predicted stakeholders from the government very usual way of transporting children old vans. Because of all this, it was in the elaboration of a financially to school. technically impossible to install 3- Once the new seats were presented, viable and technically safe proposal point seat belts for children in these it appeared that they generated a for the School Transportation Union By the end of 2007, the National seats. 30% capacity loss in the vehicles, and the children. Road Safety and Traffic Law Nº 18.191 was passed, making Current school transportation without seat belts So far, a law has been passed by the mandatory the use of seat belts by all Parliament exempting IMESI (tax) school transport vehicle occupants. from school transport vehicles; However, this law does not specify benefits related to insurance and what type of belts are to be used or bank loans are being implemented. which technical standard they should comply with, or how they Change is possible! should be installed. GRMF keeps working in order to The beginning of the change pass section Nº 31 of Law Nº18.191 with the aim of establishing In April 2008, on the imminent The use of seat belts is compulsory for all passengers technical standards for the type, enforcement of the said law, the in school buses. However, the regulation does not installation and use of seat belts. We School Transportation Union indicate the type of technical standards that ensure the hope this continues encouraging the requested the GRMF for technical quality of the seat belts, School Transportation -union to advice as well as for a workshop on renew school vehicles. School Road Safety to help local how to install them or how to use them. stakeholders to determine the best way of implementing the new regulations. with two serious consequences: One possible technical proposal leaving that same number of The technical situation children without transportation and Risks and effects of 2-point seat belts generating revenue loss to private on children are well-known; it is for The initial study of vehicles showed owners since they are not subsidized this reason that EDU-CAR looks for that seats were very low quality, by the government. The solution a seat complying with recognized with a low mechanical resistance, then is to have bigger vehicles with technical standards that include a 3- made of questionable materials, more room for passengers and that point seat belt with adjustable with defective welding, exposed allow the use of suggested seats. height. The solution and technical metallic structure, without seat Because of this, the GRMF started s u p p o r t w a s p r o v i d e d b y belts, all working with Mercedes Benz as SafeGuard. aspects that represent a serious risk vehicle supplier, with SafeGuard as for the child passenger.

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Presented by: The ad campaign pieces were aired 355 times on TV, were LISTENED TO during 9,184 SECONDS This campaign was launched for the 10th anniversary of Gonzalo “Gonchi” on NATIONAL RADIOS, were Rodriguez fatal accident; it was presented by the Ministry of Tourism and published on the WRITTEN PRESS 12 Sports and given ministerial support. times and were included in more than 30 BUS STOPS in the street. The campaign was made up The artist CARLOS PÁEZ o f a t e l e v i s i o n VILARÓ and the soccer advertisement produced by p l a y e r E N Z O “Follow your dreams” Salado Media, two radio FRANCESCOLI gave in numbers advertisements produced by their support to promote a Thanks to the support and commitment of more “…he was a great guy, with a lot of dreams, sharing his La Mayor AudioStudio and message to the Uruguayan friendship and being loved by everyone…” Carlos Paez than 120 friends and entrepreneurs, we managed graphic material for the people, one that stimulated to gather USD 152,824 with the only support of streets, written media and them to follow their dreams the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, through the web sites were designed by and remember Gonzalo Sports Director, Prof. Fernando Cáceres; the Sindrome Comunicación. “Gonchi” Rodriguez. Ministry contributed $ 200.000 and together with ANCAP's contribution it got to USD 1.000.

“Gonchi was a great sportsperson… he lived his life Thanks to you all for making this dream a reality the way he really wanted...” Enzo Francescoli

GP Gonzalo Rodríguez Gonzalo Rodriguez Special S e v e n t y t h o u s a n d Formula 1 tribute Award S T I C K E R S w i t h On 6 September and thanks to the to “Gonchi” Presented by the Ministry of “GONCHI's” signature support given by the authorities of the “Asociacion Uruguaya de Tourism and Sports, the Award is an were given out for free at Volantes” (Uruguayan Racing original sculpture by the national every ABITAB in the The GRMF organized for the 8th year in a row in this special tribute to Association), the 7th week of the artist Verónica Vázquez, from country. 2009 Annual Championship took Master Pablo Atchugarry's Gonzalo in Monza, Italy. place and it was called “Gonzalo workshop. The piece is inspired by Together with the World Champion and Rodriguez” Special Award. Vice Champion of 2009 season, “Gonchi's” figure and recognizes important FIA authorities, GP2 series the greatest human attitudes of participants, specialized journalists and national sportsmen regardless of Eleven Municipalities old friends got together on the night of their performance. joined the campaign by September 10th before the Monza GP. naming public places after That night the only award given out was Gonzalo Rodriguez Special Award, a Gonzalo spent most of his life in G o n z a l o “ G o n c h i ” fabulous masterpiece by the Uruguayan the “Víctor Borrat Fabini” Rodriguez. Racetrack where he grew as a sculptor Pablo Atchugarry. person and as a professional surrounded by all those who were close to his heart; that is why after 10 years of his passing, it was so important to gather to honor his memory at El Pinar. Gp2 Series also joined the

Fourteen Federations that are part of tribute: all the cars had a there Many thanks to all those who made the Uruguayan Olympic Committee was a SPEEDY GONZALO this tribute possible. sticker on every car during have been involved in this prize Jenson Button, Nani Rodriguez, Mark Webber and giving ceremony. the race. Rubens Barrichello www.gonzalorodriguez.org 5 G O N Z A L O R O D R I G U E Z M E M O R I A L F O U N D A T I O N - F I N A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 9 Sports as a tool for social inclusion

“…we can now say that all we've learnt, we've learnt it in the sports fields and that if Gonchi could see us, he would be very proud of the fact that thanks to the Foundation Sports are part of our lives as well as part of many other children's lives” Nancy Ponce y Karen Hernández.

Letter from Nancy Ponce and Karen Hernández, students form “Sport in Underdeveloped Areas”:

Hi! We are Nancy and Karen and we attend Gonzalo “Gonchi” Rodriguez Memorial Foundation since its beginning when we were two 9 year-old girls. Today we are 17 years old and we are writing this letter to express what the Foundation means to us. When we started going to the sports fields we did not know each other, we did not practice any sports and we did not know anything about handball. Everything changed with time. Since we were young, teachers from the Foundation taught us how to play, share, respect, work in groups, listen and, on top of everything, to have fun, which is the most important thing in any child's life.

We, as well as the rest of the children at the “Gonchi” a role model for For the seventh year in a row Gonzalo Foundation, learnt all these values that were Rodriguez Memorial Foundation carried out its essential for our education. We also learnt to more than 450,000 boys and program thanks to the international support by dream; the teachers made us realize that it is not girls attending Uruguayan Laureus World Sport Academy and its necessary to be a child to dream because, today Foundation Laureus Sport for good Foundation. being teenagers, we keep on dreaming. We dream Public Schools. when we see hope in the children attending the Foundation and when they play football and Within the “Seguí tus sueños (Follow your handball, we dream when we see them going to the dreams)” campaign that was carried out during beach, to the park or to the cinema or as we did last September as a tribute to Gonzalo Rodriguez, time, when we saw them going to the Centenario thousands of children had the chance to work in “Sport in Underdeveloped Areas” Stadium to support our National soccer team, most class with information about him through a video of them had never had the chance to go to these shown thanks to the Ceibal Plan, from the The program takes care of hundreds of low places. s p e c i a l l y d e s i g n e d w e b s i t e : income boys and girls giving them the chance to www.gonzalorodriguez.org/homenajes. We could write for hours and hundreds of pages practice sports, study and socialize in an about the meaning of the Foundation to us but what This video, produced by the Gonzalo Rodriguez atmosphere that fosters their physical, we really want to highlight is that thanks to the Memorial foundation and edited by Javier intellectual and personal development. Foundation we have become best friends. Devincenci, tells in a very pedagogical way the To sum up, we can say that the social values we story of Gonzalo's life. The video script was This year the children had the possibility of now have are those we learnt in the sports fields approved by the Consejo de Educación Primaria going out to different places and doing several and that if Gonchi could see us, he would be very (National Board of Primary Education), which activities that helped improve their interaction proud of the fact that thanks to the Foundation supported this initiative. with friends and teachers. Laureus are part of our lives as well as part of many other children's lives and that it is thanks to him For feedback purposes, every school was During September, commemorating the 10th that many dreams become true. requested to send a poem, drawing, collage, song anniversary of Gonzalo's fatal accident, there or any other piece of work to take part in a contest were different tributes paid to him. Children had These were the words that came from our hearts to win a complete PC set, given by ARNALDO C. the possibility of visiting the Centenario because we have been witnesses of the CASTRO. Stadium during Uruguay versus Colombia's achievements of the Foundation since its The winning school was Escuela Pública de soccer match where the advertisement of the beginning. We want to thank the Foundation for Tiempo Completo Nº 15 from Paysandú that took campaign was shown in the score board. having taught us that any goal is possible, that we part in the event by sending a lovely drawing. The cannot give up hope and that any dream can first days of December the PC set was given out so become true. that students can use it at the beginning of the following school year. Thanks Gonchi!

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Partners and Alliances USD 217.974 USD 362.030 2010 Challenge International Partners: Through donations and is the amount of money To add Gonzalo Rodriguez FIA Foundation - Make Roads Safe d i s c o u n t s , n a t i o n a l financing activities and Memorial Foundation to the World Bank-Global Road Safety Facility. companies have contributed programs organized by the list of companies committed Mapfre Foundation with. G o n z a l o R o d r i g u e z to Road Safety at national level Laureus Sport for Good Foundation Memorial Foundation. and mainly to look after those Bridgestone Motorsport The work of Gonzalo Rodriguez that represent the future of the La Banca Intermobiliari Memorial Foundation is only We want to thank all our country, our children. p o s s i b l e t h a n k s t o t h e partners for their trust in the National Support: c o m m i t m e n t s h o w n b y Foundation's work. Within EDU-CAR Plan we will Ministry of Tourism and Sports Uruguayan companies that join be launching an important advertising campaign and ANCAP the organization's efforts It would not be possible to whenever they are asked for achieve our objectives for the interventions in different areas donations and support. different programs and that involve the public and International Alliances activities without them. private sectors. BioECHOESInc It is thanks to them that each year Children protection involves Center for the Control and Prevention of illnesses we are able to achieve our everybody's help in order to (USA) objectives. promote a cultural change that Global Road Safety Forum ensures a modification in the behavior of Uruguayan people. Donations by National Companies ABITAB, Alvaro Sicardi, Andrés Bartet, ANEP, Internacional Support ANTEL, Arnaldo C. Castro, Arq. Barboza, AUF, GP 2 Series Teams AUVO, Bic Uruguay, CAFO, Carlos Páez Telmex Arden Internat'l, iSport International, Vilaró, Carolina Pereira, Conatel, Congreso Piquet GP, Scuderia Coloni, DPR, Ocean Racing Intendentes, Construtex, Copiplan, Copri correo Technology, Barwa , Super Nova privado, COU, Daniel Castro, Danone, Don Racing, ART Grand Prix, , Fat Burner Bosco, El Correo, Enzo Francescoli, Eventos y Racing Eng'g, , DAMS. Promociones, FACTUM, Famet, FOCO, Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya, Gastón Volonterio, Gerardo F1 Teams Flores, IPEP, Javier Devincenzi, La Marquería, Brawn GP, Red Bull, Toyota, Ferrari, Williams, La Mayor, Laura Scaron, Lilian de Armas, Lumimer, Luis Pereyro, Mª Noel Minozzo, McLaren, , BMW Sauber, Toro Rosso, Force Marketing Tech, Mario Galeno, Martín India. Charquero, Montevideo Refrescos (Coca Cola), Neozink Uruguay, Pablo Atchugarry, Pablo Support Gonzalo Rodríguez 10 Years Sorondo, Parlamento Nacional, Postres del Charlie Whiting, Penny Whitaker, Chistian Perrito, Punta Carretas Shopping, Roberto Hornes, Nick Fry, Sutton Images, Mumm Italia, Estévez, Salado Media, Sandra Rodríguez, Pablo Atchugarry, Bill Paterson, Live Music, Sebamar, Trasporte Teske, Uva Comunicación, Sandra Bonini. Verónica Vázquez, Vision Direct.

National Media Support Montevideo: Canal 4, Televisión Nacional El Pueblo Salto: Canal 8, Radio Tabaré, Diario Cambio Durazno: Seribal S.A., Diario El Uruguaya, Canal 10, Canal 12, VTV, Tenfield S.A., Acontecer, Semanario Todas las Voces Paysandú: Radio Latina Soriano: Radio San Salvador TV Ciudad, Montecable, Radio Cero, Radio Futura, Montecarlo, Océano FM, Sarandí 690 AM, CX 22 Colonia: Bisemanario Prensa Rosarina, Diario La Colonia Florida: Diario El Heraldo, Canal 3 Universal, Charoná, El Escolar, Diario El País, Cerro Largo: Diario El Profesional, Revista Propuestas Tacuarembó: Semanario La Tribuna Ultimas Noticias, CBS Outdoor, Tuercas News, Lavalleja: Semanario Minuano Argentina: Revista Automundo – Latinoamérica, Revista Montevideo COMM. Corsa Canelones: Canal 6, Tele 6, Radio La Coronilla, Diario

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President Project Coordinator EDU-CAR Sport Programme’s Coordinator Ms. María Fernanda Rodríguez Ms. Rosa Gallego [email protected] [email protected]

Excecutive Director Data Coordinator EDU-CAR Equipo Physical Education Professors Mr. Pablo Romero Ms. Andrea Delbono Prof. Natalia Briart [email protected] [email protected] Prof. Pablo Peluso Prof. Alejandra Felser Head of Administration Engeneer of the Project EDU-CAR Est. Rodrigo Pinharanda Ms. Ma. José Pessano Eng. Alejandro Furas Est. Leonor Otermin [email protected] [email protected] Mtra. Teresita Herrera Head of Human Resources Marketing & Comunication EDU-CAR Consultants Mr. Pablo Romero Tec. Analía Santana [email protected] [email protected] Accountant Adviser Cr. Rafael Ham Hill Head of Comunications PR Project EDU-CAR Dr. Agustín Pereira Lic. Florencia González Tec. Mathias Silva [email protected] [email protected] UVA Comunicación Public translator Sebastián Urriza Federico Brum Head of Founding Mr. Pablo Romero Marketing Tech Graphic Designer [email protected] Pablo Fernández Laura Scaron

María Fernanda Rodríguez Pablo Romero President Executive Director

This 2010 brings many challenges to all those in the organization and those working together in this noble mission. On behalf of Gonzalo Rodriguez Memorial Dear friends, Foundation I want to thank you for receiving, listening to and going along with us in this process, it would have been impossible to achieve our objectives The end of the year is a very special time where many feelings otherwise. mix up. It is a good moment to reflect, analyze what has been Ms. María Fernanda done and on top of all, to get ready for a year of hope and Rodríguez Next year, EDU-CAR will launch a mass educational campaign; it will represent enthusiasm the one before the last big stage of the program. There will be activities related to On behalf of the Executive Management of the Gonzalo the project's aims on its second stage involving new actors and working areas. Rodriguez Memorial Foundation I want to thank you. I want to Then as a last stage the team will work on knowledge distribution among other thank all those companies, agencies, and NGOs which joined our countries in the region. initiative and dreams, all these agencies and organizations are what they are thanks to their teams, and when it comes to team The Foundation will assess in which way to attract young people's attention to work, we have to undoubtedly thank GRMF's team, a group of Sports. We will also study the role played by Sports to reduce school dropout passionate people committed to their job. rates, an important issue in the country that needs to be addressed. To achieve this we need a great collective effort, one I will be part of and would Thanks to you all for such a special year, as in life we grow and like you to be once again with us and all those willing to contribute with their assume new responsibilities. That is the GRMF, a growing effort. organization taking responsibilities and improving its character day In different opportunities in life we enjoy certain moments without realizing there is someone working unselfishly to make them possible; that is why we should by day with a specific aim in mind, “Follow your dreams”. enjoy each time we commit to someone giving them the opportunity of having a better life; that is one of the greatest qualities of human beings. The best for 2010! I honestly hope that you can feel grateful and proud of being part of this organization, just as we do.

Cooperation and commitment can not be measured; it is enough to contribute with whatever is possible for us, at the right moment when our help is needed. Pablo Romero From the bottom of my heart THANK YOU! i

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