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In 1985 the International Friendship Club began as a social club for people from the United States and Canada. That same year, Celia and Ron Walker learned that a friend’s baby had been born with a cleft palate. She needed surgery. The Walkers found a surgeon in Guadalajara, took the child and her parents there, and paid for the operation. Word spread, and they had more children to help than they could transport. Ron then thought to ask the surgeon, Dr. Ezequiel Fuentes, to come to PV every three months. He agreed and years later the Cleft Palate Program remains the flagship charity of the International Friendship Club (IFC).
The funding in both the early days and now would not have been possible without our generous homeowners allowing us to use their homes for our now famous Home Tours. Without the homes and Home Tours there would be no cleft palate program.
We’re still a social club and we do love fun, but we also love to help people.
Maintaining the programs we support requires your help.
Please consider becoming a valued member of our organization.
The IFC is a registered charitable organization in Mexico listed as Club Internacional de la Amistad.
Definition: the use or involvement of volunteers especially in community service.
With only one paid office administrator, the IFC is a non-profit ALL VOLUNTEER charitable organization. Volunteering is done by those that care to do good, give their time, help others and contribute to a charitable cause.
Those who volunteer for the IFC benefit from personal fulfillment and self enrichment while giving back. We welcome you!
The IFC is always looking for individuals who care enough to make a difference in the lives of those less fortunate. If you would like to learn more then please click on the WAYS TO HELP tab.
