At McConnell Valdés we are proud of our social and cultural contributions to Puerto Rico. The McV logo stands for involvement with worthy causes that improve the quality of life within our society through education, charitable endeavors, community action initiatives and cultural expressions.

The volunteer work that our partners, associates and staff perform is well known and touches every segment of our society.

We maintain a leadership role guiding the valuable and necessary work of various private charitable and social service organizations, such as the member-institutions of the Fondos Unidos de Puerto Rico/United Way, the Red Cross and several other institutions dedicated to serving the Puerto Rican community.

We give particular attention to programs that respond to the requirements of young people, who need a helping hand to overcome hardships, combat diseases or realize their full potential through education. Among other community endeavors McConnell Valdés is actively involved with the American Cancer Society's Comité Niños que Quieren Sonreír, SER de Puerto Rico, the Hospital del Niño and San Jorge Children Hospital.

In addition, we support the artistic expressions that define our culture through contributions to such organizations as San Juan Cinemafest, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Museo de Arte de Ponce (Ponce Museum of Art) Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Museum of Art), and Luis A. Ferré Fine Arts Center, where we sponsored its first art exhibit 10 years ago and more recently, donated the funds used to build the Center's fountain. It was also our privilege to publish a tribute to Puerto Rico's outstanding graphic artists, entitled "45 Years of Puerto Rican Graphic Expression" commemorating the Firm's 45th anniversary.

As an example of the scope of our community involvement we were also instrumental in bringing major league baseball to Puerto Rico via the recent Montreal Expos series. Our firm serves as counsel for the promoters who brought the team here, and we are proud of the great success of the event and the resulting benefits to our community.

McConnell Valdés views our efforts as part of our commitment to the advancement society. We take pride in knowing that our reward, the reward for the entire community, will be a better future.