Fundraising Dinner Successful

After a few weeks of promotion and advertising in local English and Spanish media, the fundraising buffet dinner and celebration of Peruvian culture and cuisine at La Cocina de Doña Luz's was a success, with $500 in proceeds going to Para el Mundo (PaM). Also that evening, long-time PaM supporter Jennifer Balaishis donated a further $500 on behalf of her class at Langstaff Secondary School as part of their ongoing fundraising efforts to support the work being done in Peru.

Thanks again to everyone who helped make this event a success and for your continued support of PaM and Voluntraveler.

The photo above is of Josh Hehner (PaM/Voluntraveler) presenting La Cocina de Doña Luz owner Luis Parreto with a framed photo taken in Mancora as a gift for his continued support.

Annual PaM Dinner at La Cocina de Doña Luz

What? - A fundraising buffet dinner for Para el Mundo

When? - Saturday June 20th at 6:30pm

Where? - La Cocina de Doña Luz's (a great Peruvian restaurant in Toronto)

How Much? - $25/person

This is a dinner in support of Para el Mundo (PaM), Voluntraveler's partner charity in Peru to honour and appreciate the work of the organization and all it's supporters. Anyone who is involved or interested in becoming involved with PaM are welcome to attend. We look forward to seeing you there!

La Cocina de Doña Luz's

807 St. Clair Ave W

Toronto, ON

Tel: (416) 652-7430

If you can't make it on the 20th, you can still enjoy the same meal from now until the 21st of June as part of La Cocina de Doña Luz's annual Gastronomic Festival, celebrating Peruvian culture and cuisine. Restaurant owner Luis Barreto will be donating some of the proceeds to Para el Mundo.

The festival runs from Friday, June 12 to Sunday, June 21, open from 11am to 10pm for a sumptuous buffet-style all-you-can-eat meal for lunch or dinner. The cost is $25 for adults and $10 for children. Reservations are requested.

Toronto Walking Tour Fundraiser

Tour Guys (www.tourguys.ca) is hosting a fun and informative walking tour of downtown Toronto on Sunday June 14th to raise funds for Daniel Castillo's surgery. Para el Mundo (PaM) is 2/3 of the way to collecting the $2500 USD they want to raise, and this fundraising event could help them reach their goal.

The tour is free, but donations are requested and all of the money will be donated to Daniel's family in Peru via PaM.

The tour begins at the Peace Garden in front of Toronto City Hall at 2:00 PM on Sunday June 14th. The tour will happen rain or shine - so cross your fingers! After the tour, we will head to a pub for some food and drink and some socializing. How fun!

Here is the Tour Guys description of the tour:

"On this walking tour of the downtown core, I'll show you some cool places and tell you some stories that most locals don't know. Everyone visiting Toronto knows about the CN Tower, so that's not a part of this tour. Instead we'll cover rebellion, fire, epidemics, war, falcons, a family of jerks, zombies, whiskey, a rainforest, a labyrinth, a disco bomb shelter, bees, choo-choo trains, and geese with red ribbons around their necks. We'll also talk about beavers (our national animal), Canadian culture, and the weather."

If you have any questions, please email jason@tourguys.ca or call him at 647-230-7891