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Second Annual Puerto Vallarta Garden Club Party
 Suzanne Kirkpatrick
The PV Garden Club is delighted to announce the 2nd Annual Puerto Vallarta Garden Club party in celebration of their continued efforts to beautify our city. You won't want to miss this spectacular event, scheduled to be held at the beautiful Hacienda Palo Maria on February 26th.
IFC Actively Supports Vallarta Educational Projects
 John Warren
The International Friendship Club supports many people and organizations in Puerto Vallarta. Some of their most important work is focused on education. Last year's education budget was allocated to 7 organizations, and the IFC Education Committee is now assessing 2015 grant proposals.
Los Mangos Library 15th Annual Art Auction, January 29
 BibliotecaLosMangos.com
Get ready folks! It's time for the annual 'Subasta de Arte' at Puerto Vallarta's Public Library, Biblioteca Los Mangos. Scheduled to take place on Thursday, January 29 at 6 pm, this is the art auction/fundraiser's 15th year - and it promises to be the largest and most entertaining to date!
Puerto Vallarta Visitors Love the IFC's Home Tours
Conrad Kostelecky
The IFC has been touring some of the most unique and beautiful homes in Puerto Vallarta for almost 30 years. In air conditioned busses, each week they visit four homes throughout PV - from downtown to Mismaloya. First time and repeat guests alike have praise for the approximatly 3 hour tour.
Becas Vallarta to Deliver $786,000 in Scholarships
 BecasVallarta.com
Becas Vallarta is kicking off the new year with the first delivery of scholarships, which will distribute $786,000 pesos amongst 252 and high school and college students for the first cycle of the 2015 school year. The event will be held on February 7th at Los Mangos Library.
CARE Surrogacy Center Announces New Vallarta Location
 Tim Wilson
After more than a year of strategic planning and reflection, the CARE Surrogacy Center Mexico is proud to announce an exciting and epic move to Puerto Vallarta. The company says the move was driven by a desire to create a more efficient management structure in a desirable location.
Daiquiri Dick's Does Brunch With PuRR-fect Style
 Media Diva International
High fashion near the high sea takes place at Daiquiri Dick's Restaurant, Olas Altas #314, on January 27th at 10:30 am. This is the second year for the PuRR Project Fashion Show and Brunch. Elegant, tropical clothing and accessories will be modeled throughout the restaurant.
Vallarta IFC Cleft Palate Program Celebrates 30 Years
 Janie Albright Blank
The Puerto Vallarta IFC takes pride in its unique Cleft Palate Program. It begins with providing funds for transporting doctors who donate their time to perform the surgeries. It ends with seeing smiles on the children's faces and their parent's tears of joy at its completion.
IFC Monday Night Hollywood Classics Film Series
 Sue MacGregor
The Puerto Vallarta International Friendship Club (IFC) continues its Monday Night Movies this season with an exciting 'Hollywood Classics' movie series. All of these blockbuster films, stretching back to 1940, won 'Best Picture' Oscars the year they were released.
Volunteers Needed for Vallarta's 2015 Mardi Gras Parade
 Tim Longpré
The glitter and glow of the 2015 Mardi Gras season has officially begun, and here in Puerto Vallarta event sponsor are gearing up for another glittery, bead-hurling parade. A Street Team volunteer planning meeting is scheduled on January 20 from 6-7 pm at Andale Restaurant. Join us!
Invermere Rotary Supports ASPV School Library Program
 Lisa K. Schalla
At the end of 2014, the award-winning student leadership and service program 'Leer y Crecer' (Read & Grow) at the American School of Puerto Vallarta (ASPV) received another personal delivery of funding from the Rotary Club of Invermere, British Columbia, Canada.
Puerto Vallarta Garden Club Working with the City
 Bonnie Mott
You likely have noticed the on-going beautification of the pedestrian street leading to Los Muertos Pier. This past Monday, the city of Puerto Vallarta sent a crew there to continue the work. Join the PV Garden Club for their monthly meeting at No Way José Jan 15 and learn how you can help.
Bi-Weekly Kitty BINGO Games Return to Margarita Grill
Marilyn Khan
The bi-weekly BINGO games that support Puerto Vallarta's no-kill feline shelter, Purr Project, have moved back to the Margarita Grill on the corner of Basilio Badillo and Piño Suarez in Old Town. Join us this Wednesday for a fun-filled evening of playing Kitty BINGO for fabulous prizes!
Fashion with Passion at River Cafe on January 17
 Barb Bremner
Deja New is presenting a Fashion Charity Luncheon at The River Café with all proceeds going to Pasitos de Luz, which provides full-time, loving day care, nutrition and therapy to Puerto Vallarta children with acute physical or psychological illnesses at no cost to their families.
Toys for Tots Spreads 7500 Smiles around Banderas Bay
 Jerry Lafferty
There were smiles throughout the Bahía on the first day of school, January 7, as Toys for Tots Vallarta deployed dozens of caravans throughout the Banderas Bay region to distribute 7,500 toys to low income kids who might otherwise receive no gifts during the Christmas season.
MexPup Hosts Fundraiser for Vallarta Street Dogs
 BanderasNews.com
The Spanish Experience Center will be hosting a MexPup fundraiser on January 21st from 6:30-10 pm. The $200 Peso per person event will feature all-you-can-eat pork tacos, live entertainment, raffles and a silent auction to help MexPup continue rescuing street dogs in Puerto Vallarta.
Sewing Seeds for Success Comes to Puerto Vallarta
 Kelly & Angela Grams
In 2002, Sylvia Rempel formed Sewing Seeds International (SSI) with the mandate to set up and create self-sustaining sewing schools in impoverished areas around the world. But the big news is that SSI has set up a sewing school in the Volcanes neighborhood of Vallarta.
2nd Taste Of Nuevo Benefits 2 Vallarta Charities
 Richard Williams
Thanks to all of the '2nd annual Taste of Nuevo Vallarta / 14th annual Cruisers Chili Cook-off' participating restaurants, chili cookers, bakers, and volunteers, Families at the Dump and the Navy League's Toys for Tots programs each received a check for $33,790.00 pesos.
 13th Annual 'Christmas Day Gifts on the Beach' Event
 Tim Wilson
The annual Puerto Vallarta 'Christmas Day Gifts on the Beach' events by Nancy Plantz and Mary Heeney continue to be a growing success. Early Christmas morning, the community brings toys to the beach in front of the Blue Chairs Hotel to be given away to local children in need.
Pulpito Plaza Christmas Carolers Delighted Audience
 Tim Wilson
In just three shows - and thanks to the help of Morgan Granander of The Swedes and Javier Jimenez from Garbos - the Pulpito Plaza Christmas performances by the kids from Colonia Volcanes raised $30,280 pesos for the Volcanes Community Education Project in Puerto Vallarta.
Santa Barbara Launches 2020 AYWW Crowdfunding Campaign
 Luella Engelhart, PhD
2020 A Year Without War, a nonprofit group in Puerto Vallarta's Sister City, Santa Barbara, California, has launched its first crowdfunding campaign to raise $111,000 for three professional staff positions that are essential for expanding the global reach of the organization.
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