Ex-President Felipe Calderon Donates Pension to Help Children with Cancer The Associated Press
go to original February 28, 2017

Former Mexican President Felipe Calderon (La Silla Rota)

Former Mexican President Felipe Calderon says he will donate his government pension to a nonprofit group that helps children with cancer.

The ex-president and the organization Aqui Nadie Se Rinde, or No One Here Surrenders, announced the donation Monday.

Calderon explained that Mexico gives its ex-presidents a pension so they do not have to worry about income after leaving office and are less susceptible to corruption. He says he now makes enough money as a speaker to support his family.

The organization was founded in 2005 to help children with cancer and their families. The organization says in a statement that it hopes Calderon’s donation will spur others to support their work.

Calderon presented the group with the first twice-monthly check for 72,775 pesos, or about $3,652.

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