PeruDonations Corporation is now in the final stages of putting together a second benefit concert. It will be at Don Ho’s on September 1, from 9:30 to close. We will have four bands, a raffle, door prizes and a capoeira demonstration. We are also hoping that this concert, which is also a celebration of the Dock Sessions’ First Anniversary, will additionally be a CD release party for our compilation benefit CD being put together by Pass Out Records.
If any of you out there would like to help out, these are the things we need:
-donations of goods or services for the door prizes or raffle
-small cash donations to help offset our printing and other costs of promotion
-volunteers to help at the door, with the raffle, and with our merch table.
If you, or any business owner you know, would like to provide raffle/door prizes (an oil change, a manicure, CD’s, gift certificates, a hotel stay, merchandise, etc.) please have them contact me ASAP at lisa@perudonations.org. Anyone who makes a donation will be given credit on our fliers. The fliers should be getting printed next week, so donation commitments and logos have to be submitted post haste. The actual merchandise, certificate or whatever can be delivered any time before the show.
Thanks to all who supported our cause in the past, particularly the 10 bands, the promoter (Unity Crayons and the street team), the flier designer (Josh86), the many sponsors who donated prizes, The Taco Shop (who fed the bands), the venue (Anna Bannana’s), and our many volunteers.
We hope that this second concert will not only raise funds to help our two boys with their medical and other needs, but to help raise awareness of the situation in South America, particularly in the Andes; and to get people talking about how we as individuals can make their lives better by our small combined efforts.
Please mark your calendars so that you can be a part of the solution!
Muchos mahalos and Gracias Nui Loa!
Lisa and Sherrill Sturm
P.S. Presli is confirmed to visit the surgeons in August and will hopefully be staying at the clinic for one full week for his first stage of surgery!!!
P.P.S. Merardo just turned 16 two weeks ago. We sent funds to our representative (Ely) and she purchased a mattress, pillow and books on our behalf for his birthday. She even had enough left over to refill his medical supplies AND get a cake!! I love the power of the dollar in Peru. See the pix below…
Ely poses with Merardo and his new bedding.
Merardo shares his good fortune with two of his siblings.
The Alvarado-Pillpa family with Ely and one of her volunteers. Mmmmm….. cake good!
