Guerra Gutierrez Mortuaries Help to Reunite Immigrant Families

                Last month, Guerra Gutierrez sponsored the bus that transported over 3 dozen parents and grandparents from the Zacatecas region of Mexico to Los Angeles to be reunited with their children and grandchildren who had immigrated to the United States.  The reunion of multiple generations of families turned very emotional as some had been separated for decades because relatives lacked the funds or documents to travel over the border. 
                The reunion is part of an initiative of the Federacion Zacatecana called Corazon de Plata which arranges tourist visas for family members left behind in Mexico to visit their relatives here in the United States.  The national organization has clubs throughout the United States, including one in Los Angeles.  Reunions occur multiple times a year and Guerra Gutierrez has become a regular sponsor of transportation for the heartwarming event in Los Angeles.  The nationwide initiative reunites families throughout the United States and, in 2017 alone, Federacion Zacatecana was responsible for bringing together 1,095 parents with their immigrant children through the Corazon de Plata program.
                Guerra Gutierrez Mortuaries’ sponsorship of the local Corazon de Plata initiative began three years ago when Martha Alvarez, who had been involved with Federacion Zacatecana’s local club for over 10 years, joined the mortuaries’ staff as a funeral counselor.  Martha Alvarez is currently serving as the co-chair of the Montebello Chamber’s Ambassador Committee and Corazon de Plata is only one of Martha’s many charitable activities which include the foundation and support of an orphanage in Mexico.
                Guerra Gutierrez Mortuaries is a family-owned business located at 5800 E. Beverly Blvd. in East Los Angeles, (323) 722-1900, guerragutierrez.com.