Olavarría, Argentina. Marisú Mendizábal is the president of the Gure Etxe Maitea Basque Club in Olavarria and a member of the FEVA national board of directors. The Community Commission in Olavarria is now comprised of the following: president, Fernando Bugosen (Lebanese Association); vice-president, Marisú Mendizábal (Basque club); secretary, Alicia de Oliveira (Portuguese Association); sub-secretary, Jesús Durán (Venezuelan Association); treasurer, Gustavo Parra (Spanish Association); directors: Miguel Scalchi (Italian Association), Silvia Pondarré (French Association) and Miguel Ortega (Bolivian Association).
Olavarria recently approved its first Community Ordenance, which sets up the creation of a Community Commission as the coordinating body of work of associations that comprise it, in order to establish a common agenda among them and thus be able to support and disseminate the important work being done by the different cultures in the city.