Marc Anthony is having a great week! He recently made the Guinness Book of World Records for the most year-end best-selling albums in the tropical albums chart by a solo artist. In addition, his non-profit Maestro Cares Foundation held its annual gala last night in New York, where the proceeds help disadvantaged children throughout Latin America.
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The foundation was created by Marc Anthony and concert promoter, Henry Cardenas, CEO of CMN who have been doing amazing work over the last couple of years.The foundation focuses on providing housing, health, nutrition, recreation and education. Since it’s inception in 2012, the foundation has helped build three orphanages and is in the process of building two more. It has headquarters in the Dominican Republic, Colombia and Mexico, even though there’s construction underway Peru and in Puerto Rico.
“We would always talk about this orphanage that Henry had supported for over 10 years,” Anthony told Billboard in 2014. “And I came for Christmas, I had a staff party, and my whole staff was here and they bought all kinds of toys and sneakers and stuff for the kids. And I walked into the orphanage and saw those kids and I was just shocked. It impacted me. I instantly looked at Henry and said, ‘we need to do something.’ We built a five acre compound for the kids, and they each have their own bed, their own closet. It’s so important for their dignity to have their own things. So, we built this orphanage. We did it. We built it in less than a year.”
The gala honored Bill Clinton, Dominican icon Juan Luis Guerra and businessman F.J. Pollack, president/CEO of Tracfone Wireless. Various celebrities were present to show their support, such as Victor Manuel and Whoopie Goldberg. The Maestro Cares Foundation continues to bring the much needed resources children need in these countries in order to improve their quality of life and education.