{"id":6592,"date":"2023-11-05T00:52:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T06:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/j9weu8c74q-staging.wpdns.site\/2023\/11\/06\/segundo-torneo-xignux-gamer-con-causa-dona-cerca-de-medio-millon-de-pesos-a-proyectos-de-nutricion-2\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T13:23:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T19:23:03","slug":"segundo-torneo-xignux-gamer-con-causa-dona-cerca-de-medio-millon-de-pesos-a-proyectos-de-nutricion-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xignux.com\/en\/press-releases\/segundo-torneo-xignux-gamer-con-causa-dona-cerca-de-medio-millon-de-pesos-a-proyectos-de-nutricion-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Second Xignux Tournamente \u201cGamer For A Cause\u201d donates nearly half a million pesos to Nutrition Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"legacy-row\">\n<div class=\"legacy-col legacy-col-100\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"legacy-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xignux.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gamer-causa-2023.jpg\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fundaci\u00f3n Xignux channels the skills of over 100 gamers toward social aid.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Donations were given to four social organizations contributing to the Sustainable Development Goal: Zero Hunger, distributed among two first-place winners and two second-place winners.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the end of the event, a Xignux executive announced an extraordinary donation to the Red Cross, allocated to the Guerrero delegation to support families affected by Hurricane OTIS.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Monterrey, Mexico, November 5, 2023 \u2013 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second edition of the Xignux \u201cGamer for a Cause\u201d tournament brought together top gaming talent from university students and Xignux employees to represent various social organizations and compete for projects aimed at positively impacting nutrition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The competition invited university students from Tecnol\u00f3gico de Monterrey, Universidad Aut\u00f3noma de Nuevo Le\u00f3n, U-ERRE, Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM), and Tec Milenio, as well as Xignux employees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through multiple sessions, players tested their skills in virtual eliminations held from October 24 to 26, competing to score the highest points. From this stage, finalists emerged to represent the civil organizations supporting vulnerable groups.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 14 finalists represented civil society organizations working on nutrition projects selected through a Fundaci\u00f3n Xignux-led call for applications. Participating institutions included: Mexican Diabetes Association in Nuevo Le\u00f3n, Bomberos de Nuevo Le\u00f3n, Casa Paterna La Gran Familia, Casa de Reposo Rodrigo G\u00f3mez G., Zero Extreme Poverty in Mexico, Comedor Santa Mar\u00eda, Mexican Red Cross in Nuevo Le\u00f3n, Cruz Rosa, Instituto Nuevo Amanecer, Misi\u00f3n del Nayar, Juan XXIII al Servicio de los Pobres, Patronato Hospital Materno Infantil, Vida y Familia Monterrey (VIFAC), and Zihuame Mochilla.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the student category, first place went to Rafael Mart\u00ednez Silva, a university student at Tecnol\u00f3gico de Monterrey. Along with a prize of six thousand pesos in an electronic card, he delivered a donation provided by Fundaci\u00f3n Xignux worth 100,000 pesos to Bomberos de Nuevo Le\u00f3n to support a nutrition project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the Xignux employees\u2019 category, known as Energizers, the winner was Mart\u00edn Alejandro Camacho Gallegos, a representative of Prolec, who delivered a 100,000-peso donation to Zihuame Mochilla for the same purpose.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the end of the tournament, a Xignux executive announced an extraordinary donation to the Guerrero Red Cross to aid those affected by Hurricane OTIS.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We thank and acknowledge everyone who participated in this initiative by Xignux and Fundaci\u00f3n Xignux, and congratulations to the players and winning organizations.<\/span><b>About Xignux<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Xignux&nbsp;is a leader in the energy and food industries. Based in Monterrey, Mexico, we manage a variety of companies&nbsp;that energize life and society to contribute to a better world, thanks to the hard work and talent of more than 31,000&nbsp;employees in Mexico, the United States, and Brazil.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u200b<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the energy industry,&nbsp;Viakable&nbsp;offers electrical conductors, and&nbsp;Prolec&nbsp;specializes in energy transformation and&nbsp;delivery. In the food sector,&nbsp;Qualtia&nbsp;provides&nbsp;a wide portfolio of cheeses, cold cuts, meats, and food service, while&nbsp;BYDSA produces savory snacks. Through its Social Responsibility model and the&nbsp;Xignux&nbsp;Foundation, the company also&nbsp;contributes to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">society\u2019s<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sustainable development with active participation in four priority areas: energy, nutrition,&nbsp;education, and community development.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u200b<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Xignux&nbsp;was founded 68 years ago and the solutions from its companies reach over 35 countries.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn more about us&nbsp;at&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xignux.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.xignux.com\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"legacy-row\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"legacy-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xignux.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gamer-2023-a.jpg\"><\/figure><div class=\"legacy-col legacy-col-25\"><\/div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"legacy-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xignux.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gamer-2023-c.jpg\"><\/figure><div class=\"legacy-col legacy-col-25\"><\/div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"legacy-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xignux.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gamer-2023-b.jpg\"><\/figure><div class=\"legacy-col legacy-col-25\"><\/div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"legacy-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xignux.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gamer-2023-d.jpg\"><\/figure><div class=\"legacy-col legacy-col-25\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second edition of the Xignux \u201cGamer for a Cause\u201d tournament brought together top gaming talent from university students and Xignux employees to represent various social organizations and compete for projects aimed at positively impacting nutrition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #f89f39;\"><strong>November 5, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[117],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xignux.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xignux.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xignux.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xignux.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xignux.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6592"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.xignux.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6592\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12644,"href":"https:\/\/www.xignux.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6592\/revisions\/12644"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xignux.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xignux.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xignux.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xignux.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}