Commitment,
Inc. desires to help individuals in all parts of Baja California, but
is
focused on the needs in the area between Vizcaino and San Ignacio,
especially
for those individuals of the Sierra de San Francisco in Baja California
Sur.Other areas that have received help
include
Los Missiones near San Quintin, El Rosario and Mulege.
The goals of
the organization are:
To assist individuals with
major
medical problems, who would otherwise have no access to qualified
medical
resources, have the necessary funds and transportation available.
To provide funds to assist
children in
secondary school to pay for registration, books, uniforms,
busing, etc.Education funding would
extend to high school
(prepa) and university.
To provide funds and
equipment for new
or existing medical clinics.
To assist in providing work
opportunities so families are better able to support themselves.
The accomplishments of
Commitment, Inc. include paying in full or part for the following
projects:
A
heart operation for a 5-year girl from Rancho Guadalupe in the Sierra
de San
Francisco
Treatment,
medication
and
hearing aids to restore the hearing of a 5-year old girl
from
Rancho Guadalupe in the Sierra de San Francisco.The
girl
also
had
the heart problem above.
A
heart operation for a 2-year girl from Los Missiones near San
Quintín.
A
gallstone surgery for a woman from Rancho La Tinaja in the Sierra de
San
Francisco.
A
gallstone surgery for a woman from Rancho Santa Martha in the Sierra de
San
Francisco.
A
heart operation for a 12-year boy from Tijuana.
An
Achilles
tendon
surgery for a 12-year boy from Rancho Guadalupe in the
Sierra
de San Francisco.Primary work done by
Amigos de los Californios.Surgery was
done at Shriners Hospital in Los Angeles.
An
abdominal
surgery
on a 4-year boy from Rancho La Circuita in the Sierra
de San
Francisco.
A
glaucoma surgery on a woman from Rancho Santa Martha in the Sierra de
San
Francisco.
A
new prosthesis for a man from Ensenada (referral from Mama Espinoza).
A
stomach surgery for a 6-year old boy from El Rosario (referral from
Mama
Espinoza).
A
foot surgery on a woman from Rancho Palo Rayo in the Sierra de San
Francisco.
A
hip replacement surgery on a man from Rancho Santa Ana in the Sierra de
San
Francisco.
A
heart operation for a 55-year man from Rancho San Martin in the Sierra
de San
Francisco.
Treatment,
medication
for
a 40-year man from Rosarito to help clear up a serious
hearing
problem.
In addition to the above, a
significant number of individuals have been helped with doctor visits,
x-rays,
visits to the Shriners clinic in Tijuana, medications, walkers, and
wheelchairs.They did not need
operations.
Commitment has done its
part to help children get the necessary secondary education to enable
them to
get a better job to support themselves and help their families. This year Commitment is sponsoring 27
children in Secondary (Junior High), Prepa (High School) and University.