Sowing
for the future
The
birth of an idea
I
have always thought that we must act according
to our social responsibilities in our community,
doing our best so that the members of that
society may develop most of their potential
and eventually achieve all they deserve.
This
is how I got the idea of creating a foundation
to promote, stimulate, help, and participate
in any form of cultural, educational, intellectual,
artistic, social, philanthropic, scientific
or sports initiative, work, and enterprise,
in their most relevant aspects.
In fact, when the idea of the foundation
crystallized in 1980, I had been involved
in the disinterested promotion of charitable
institutions since 1977, offering not only
scholarships and individual grants, but
also sponsoring and stimulating group activities
through subsidies and assistance to meritorious
ideas and enterprises.
The
Konex Awards
In
1980 I decided to institute the Konex Awards
with the intention of granting them on a
yearly basis to distinguished personalities
in every national field. The purpose was
to sow in the present and reap in the future;
rewarding the present in its permanent and
worthy aspects, so that the example of the
best be a stimulus to our youth.
Let’s
go to Classical Music
In
1991 "Let’s go to classical music"
was created. The purpose was to introduce
operas, ballet and concerts adapted to children,
in order to promote these artistic expressions
amongst the younger ones. As a result in
1991, the series "Let’s go to the Opera"
started. In 1995, the series "Let’
go to the Ballet" was added and in
1998, "Let’s go to the Concert"
was included. Since 1994, due the presentation
of these events in the Colón Theatre,
they have also been called "Let’s go
to the Colón".
Plastic
Arts and Science
Year
after year, the activities at the Konex
Foundation are becoming more closely knit
with our community, as a clear evidence
of our social responsibilities.
The
task includes a wide range of cultural initiatives,
among which a permanent support to the arts
and science stands out.
Present
and Future
Today
Konex Foundation is a concrete reality and
its objectives a task that should not be
neglected. To know that the need to continue
is not only mine any longer pleases me greatly
for it makes me feel part of a project that
goes beyond the individual, projecting
itself towards the community.
I
now wish to express my deepest thanks and
offer my permanent support to all the people
who made significant contributions to the
accomplishment of this project.
