They help foreigners to get to know Mexico better by offering outings, classes and a wonderful library available for members. The American Society of Jalisco was founded over fifty years ago by a former U.S. Consul General, U.S. and Mexican citizens to foster good relations, understanding, mutual support and charity works in the community. It holds a lending library free for the membership, low cost Spanish and English classes, monthly luncheons, Friday night Socials with live music and affordable bar, Thursday blook pressure and Games day, ping pong daily, classes on many subjects, lectures, cultural events, general information on day to day living in Mexico, housing consulate resgistration for citizens of the U.S., Canada and others, Memorial Society, Unitarians, available clubs and church's, where to go, where to buy, the sending and receiving of Fax's copies, purchase of the English weekly newspaper The Colony Reporter, etc, etc.
Volunteers are our foundation and backbone.