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In this image released by the Maestro Cares Foundation, singer Marc Anthony poses for a photo with children from the Children of Christ orphanage in the eastern city of La Romana, Dominican Republic, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. The foundation, run by Anthony with music and sports producer Henry Cardenas, plans to build a new residence hall, classrooms and a baseball field for the orphanage founded in 1996 for children who were abused or abandoned or whose parents were unable to care for them. (AP Photo/Maestro Cares Foundation)

Singer Marc Anthony in Dominican Republic to launch expansion of orphanage

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Singer Marc Anthony is coming to the aid of an orphanage in the Dominican Republic.

A foundation run by Anthony with music and sports producer Henry Cardenas plans to build a new residence hall, classrooms and a baseball field for the Children of Christ orphanage in the eastern city of La Romana. Anthony attended the groundbreaking ceremony Friday with his model girlfriend Shannon de Lima.

Children of Christ Foundation Director Sonia Hane said Anthony visited the orphanage previously and decided to help. His Maestro Cares Foundation raised $200,000 for the expansion on land donated by a sugar company. The orphanage was founded in 1996 for children who were abused or abandoned or whose parents were unable to care for them.

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