Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - The International Friendship Club announces the opening of their 24th Home Tour season beginning November 14, 2012 with a regular Wednesday and Thursday schedule until April 11, 2013.

The proceeds from these tours fund a number of Puerto Vallarta charities, primarily our Cleft Palate Surgical Program and other in house Educational and Community Service Programs. It also provides assistance to Becas Vallarta, the Refugio Infantil Santa Esperanza (R.I.S.E), the Los Mangos Biblioteca, Santa Barbara Clinic Rehab, and the Salvation Army, among others.

All the work is accomplished by volunteer club members dedicated to contributing to our long established goals of a giving a helping hand to the less fortunate children of Puerto Vallarta and its surrounding areas.

The tours meet at 242 Aquiles Serdan, just west of Ignacio L. Vallarta in front of Restaurante La Albufera, across from the Condominium Molino de Agua.

Methods to book IFC Home Tours

1. Online at our websites: pvhometours.com or ifcvallarta.com using PayPal or a Credit Card.

2. At the IFC office: Located on the Northeast side of the Rio Cuale Bridge on Insurgentes above the HSBC Bank in downtown Puerto Vallarta. Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.

3. At Restaurante La Albufera, 242 Aquiles Serdan, during their open hours

4. On tour day at 242 Aquiles Serdan - Tickets go on sale at 9:00 am, bus leaves at 10:30. As always, the tour will take you to four beautiful homes around Vallarta. Duration of the tour: 2 1/2 to 3 hours.

The donation for the home tour is $450 pesos cash only. Sorry, credit card payment is available online only.

With your continued support the IFC Original Home Tours will continue its mission and put a smile on many of our less fortunate members of the community. We encourage everyone taking the tour to wear good walking shoes, bring a bottle of water and your camera.

If you have any questions, Mike McGee, the Home Tour Director, can be reached at (322) 221-5681, or call the International Friendship Club office at (322) 222-5466 in Puerto Vallarta, or call (514) 418-2326 from Canada or the US.