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Continuing with its substantial program of activities, the Juan de Garay Basque-Argentine Foundation will hold today its annual dinner.  At the same time, they will honor Horacio Larre Oroño, Roberto Landaburu and Beatriz Aguirre-Urreta for their outstanding contribution to the Argentine society.  The Foundation will continue its cultural program on November 29^th with a talk about the Gaztemundu 2016 experience. 

Buenos Aires, Argentina.   Members and friends of the Juan de Garay Basque-Argentine Foundation will gather today in the Pur Sang hall to celebrate its annual dinner with the institution's 33^rd anniversary.  Besides sharing a wonderful meal, guests will also enjoy Basque songs thanks to Juan Cornejo, as well as music from Euskal Herria that will be provided by a traditional trikitixa.

During the event, the Foundation will honor three people of Basque origin who have excelled in their respective areas in Argentina.  The tribute falls this year upon Horacio Larre Oroño, who was the Foundation’s treasurer for years and also has a distinguished career in the auto parts industry; Dr. Roberto Landaburu, lawyer who has distinguished himself by writing books about the history of the Santa Fe including the book Vascadas; Dr. Beatriz Aguirre-Urreta, renowned researcher of paleontology who also won the Bunge y Born Award this year.  The dinner will take place in the Pur Sang Room (ex Menditeguy Mansion) located on Quintana 191, beginning at 8:30pm.

Continuing the program of forty activities that began in March of this year, the Foundation will also hold a new talk on Tuesday the 29th about the Gaztemundu 2016 experience.  The talk will be given by Javier Beramendi who represented the institution this year on the program.  The event will begin at 6:30pm at the Foundation headquarters, Roque Saenz Peña 846.

On the Fva Juan de Garay Facebook page the agenda that was developed during the year on Tuesday meetings can be accessed, some of which were carried out jointly with the Iparraldeko Euskal Etxea in Buenos Aires.  In some cases the material presented is also available.