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Fund Raising Events 2011 Cocktail Party Saturday, February 19th 2011 marked our 6th annual cocktail party and very pleased to be invited back to Los Alebrijes Condominiums to celebrate. Thank you to all staff and residents for having us once again, we truly appreciate it. Some of you may know that in the beginning, this very special cocktail party was held to benefit the construction of the orphanage. Now that it’s been completed, our funds raised of nearly 22,500.00 pesos from the party will now go towards the new van we are hoping to purchase very soon.
Also, a very special thank you to Rigoberto, he has always provided us throughout the years with such beautiful music and hope he will continue to do so. Also, for the latter part of the evening Richard Gordon on the piano and DeMeerleer on Bass, finished off the night under the stars and we hope to have them back next year too. Without the food, what IS a cocktail party? Thank you to all of the returning guests who contributed and to the following restaurants, Ixta’s, Flaky’s, Eddies Beach Bar and YoYoMo’s; we are grateful for your support throughout the years. Lastly, a very special and sincere thank you to all of those who volunteered for this event, without your hard work, it would not have been possible.
Hamburger Feast 2011 Well the wonderful and generous people at Los Mangos Trailer Park did it once again, not only do they know how to throw a great party but managed to raise 75,000.00 pesos for Manos de Amor, Casa Hogar. It was a beautiful night under the stars, we had a live auctioneer and karaoke too. Just can't get any better than that. A great big THANK YOU to Los Mangos Trailer Park, Norman & Darlene, Walter & Gerry, those who attended and the volunteers who helped. I understand we had a record breaker of “flipping” a little over 380 Hamburgers. Should say it... Holy Cow! Rhythm & Ribs 2011 A very special and sincere thank you.... The 7th Annual Rhythm & Ribs 2011 event for Manos de Amor....exceeded expectations. It was a beautiful night underneath the stars which provided an opportunity for all of us to shine. With ticket sales opening at 5:30pm the emcees kept the momentum going until 10:00pm This year we had over 30 restaurants, businesses and residents serving food, raffle prizes, outstanding performances from local dance groups and an over the top Silent Auction.
With the help of our volunteers and all the donors that made it possible
together we raised Every person who volunteered during this premier event had a job to do and did it with ease. Seems like a few of you have done this before...Looking forward to next years Rhythm & Ribs as I have already started my punch list of things to do. Through generous contributions from donors like yourselves, you provide the financial and moral support needed to continue the mission of Manos de Amor. We truly feel blessed. Thank You, Muchas Gracias y Je Vous Remercie ...Casa Nicole On an ongoing basis, the ladies of Manos de Amor hold bazaars several times a month. Donated articles of clothing and household items are sold at very reasonable prices to the community and the proceeds go to support the shelter. We have also been fortunate to be one of the benefiting charities of the Puerto Vallarta Altruism Festival which is held in May of each year. Food and drink are provided by local business. There is non-stop entertainment for 3 hours. Only 24 charities are recipients of the proceeds from this event. We hope to continue to be one of those
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This
year along with the ticket to the cocktail party, our guests were given
a very special keep-sake hand painted note card from all of the
children. With the help from Christy Beguesse of A Broken Art Mosaic
Studios in Bucerias, the beautiful creations were made especially to say
thank you for your continued support. 
164,280.00 pesos, which 100% of the proceeds goes directly to the
orphanage. Here is a break down of what was generated... food, beverage
and raffle sales were 99,010.00, donations along with Buddy Preston's
table 4,410.00, T-shirts 15,040.00, a record Silent Auction 32,460.00,
and to help push us over the top even more was the spirit of our 50/50
Raffle Team generating in total 26720.00.