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Local Businesses Unite to Feed Vallarta's Children
 Jim Morrison
Casas del Mar and Café Roma have joined forces to serve Vallarta's neediest children. Until the end of November, Casas del Mar will donate $200 pesos for each online vacation rental to the Children of the Dump, and Café Roma is facilitating the payments.
 Casa Hogar Maximo Cornejo Orphanage Fall Newsletter
 Ariel Dueñas Lopez
This year has just flown by for us here at Wild Travellers in Mexico. We have been working very hard and all of our efforts have made a great impact on all of the kids living at Casa Hogar Maximo Cornejo orphanage in Puerto Vallarta.
A Rude Reminder That All is Not Yet Well in Paradise
 Linda Abbott Trapp
Boxes and boxes of new and gently-used shoes, clothing and toys, collected by Nuevo Vallarta residents Linda and Bob Trapp as donations to local children and charitable organizations, were confiscated by Mexican authourities at the Nogales border.
Fighting HIV in the Banderas Bay Region
 Ed Thomas
Vallarta Enfrenta el SIDA, A.C. (known as VES, or as Vallarta Confronts AIDS in English) continues to be an essential partner in the fight against the HIV epidemic in the Banderas Bay region. Learn what the VES team has been up to this week.
CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa Educating Future Generations
 PVNN
CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & SPA, in their continued commitment to providing opportunities for the next generation, is launching a six month hospitality training program for young people from challenging backgrounds.
A Very Busy Week For the VES Team
Ed Thomas
It may be 'low season,' but Vallarta Enfrenta el SIDA and CAPASITS have been working overtime providing free rapid HIV testing and public education at conferences and weekly mobile detection clinics in colonias throughout the Banderas Bay region.
Casamagna Marriott Vallarta Resort & Spa Associates Visit Elderly Shelter CAIA
 Josefina Naya Mercado
Marriott Puerto Vallarta associates recently showed their concern for the well being of senior citizens in our community by volunteering at the CAIA elderly shelter, where they performed maintenance and treated the residents to a little pampering.
Celebrating Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur
 Barbara and Mel Bornstein
The Puerto Vallarta Jewish Community invites you to come celebrate Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur with us in our first High Holiday services, which will be held in the Penasco Room of the Holiday Inn Hotel in the Puerto Vallarta Hotel Zone.
 Riviera Nayarit Begins Recycling Program
 Laura Gelezunas
The Riviera Regional Recycling program does more than keep the streets clean. This cooperative, formed by local non-profits, works in recycling and organic composting projects in Punta de Mita, Higuera Blanca, Sayulita, San Pancho and Bucerias.
An Inside Look at a V.E.S. Health Fair
 Aaron Watson & Juan Ceja
Aaron Watson & Juan Ceja give us an inside look at the V.E.S. free rapid HIV testing in Colonia Aurora last week, and spoke to some of the peppy drag queens who came from Mexico City in their Condomóvil to help bring sexual education to the public.
Lucha Libre Racing Helps Mexican Children
 Michael Emery
On October 24th, San Francisco race team, Lucha Libre Racing, will speed through the heart of Colonial Mexico in the country's largest car race, La Carrera Panamericana - delivering school supplies to impoverished children in rural areas along the way.
An Amazing Week With V.E.S.
 Ed Thomas
Last week I had the pleasure of volunteering at V.E.S. and I'm very grateful to have been asked to do my small part towards HIV education in the Banderas Bay area. If I'm lucky, they'll ask me to go to the next VES Health Fair on September 13th.
Tikul Supports Make-A-Wish Mexico
 PVNN
BanderasNews Videographer, Devon Allistone, recently enjoyed an unforgettable evening of fine dining, great music and good will at a Benefit Dinner for Make-A-Wish México hosted by Tikul Pacific Cuisine in Marina Vallarta.
Children of the Dump Summer Newsletter
 Arthur Fumerton
Summer news from the School of Champions, an after-school program operated by the Children of the Dump, a non-profit organization helping the children living around the Puerto Vallarta dump get an education so they can have a better life.
Actress Visits PV's Children of the Dump
 PVNN
While in Puerto Vallarta to host the 2008 Image Awards show, former UjENA pageant winner, Hollywood actress and entrepreneur, Kristina Hughes, took some time out of her busy schedule to visit the Children of the Dump's School of Champions.
U.S. Coast Guard Helps Local Clinic
 Peter Gray
Under the hot sun of an August day in Puerto Vallarta, fifteen volunteers from the USCG Sherman swarmed over the walls of the Santa Barbara Rehabilitation Clinic, scraping and painting as they went.
Becas Vallarta: And the Winners Are...
 Polly G. Vicars
School's back in session, but the cost of school supplies, uniforms, school and tennis shoes have risen alarmingly, thus making Becas Vallarta, A.C. more important than ever to the young people of Puerto Vallarta and to their struggling families.
Making Joaquin's Dreams Come True
 Adriana García Lopez
Each one of the children that we have had the pleasure to meet through Make-A-Wish Mexico has a story that can teach all of us something about life. Take for example, Joaquin, a six-year-old boy with Leukemia.
School of Champions Summer Camp a Success
 PVNN
The last day of the School of Champions Summer Camp was held at the Sheraton, where clowns, prizes and great food wrapped up four weeks of fun for some of Puerto Vallarta's poorest children. BanderasNews videographer, Devon Allistone shows us the highlights.
Tikul to Host Make-A-Wish Benefit Dinner
 Adriana García Lopez
At a press conference held at Tikul Pacific Cuisine in Marina Vallarta, Make-A-Wish event coordinator Adriana García Lopez took a moment to speak with BanderasNews videographer Devon Allistone about MAW and the Benefit Dinner on September 5th.
Fall Teaching Opportunities Available at School of Champions
 Robin Noelle
Local charity and after-school program School of Champions, operated by the Children of the Dump Vallarta, is currently hiring English, Computer and Math teachers for the 2008-2009 school year, which begins in September.
VES Receives Grant Funding from Mexican Government
 Paul Crist
Thanks to a $500,000 pesos grant from the Mexican Government, VES is launching a comprehensive project aimed at stopping the spread of HIV in Puerto Vallarta and encouraging local residents to be tested and enter treatment when required.
Democrats Abroad Get-Out-The-Vote Update
 Paul Crist
Learn more about how the Costa Banderas Chapter of Democrats Abroad Mexico makes it easy for American citizens living in the Banderas Bay area to request and mail their absentee ballots for the U.S. Presidential Elections on November 4, 2008.
Treehouse Bar & Grill 3rd Anniversary
 Lori Lorenzen
On Friday, July 25th, Treehouse Bar & Grill is celebrating their 3rd Anniversary by throwing a party to benefit Children of the Dump, a local charity that helps children living in the neighborhood that surrounds Puerto Vallarta's municipal dump.
2008 Altruism Festival Funds Distributed
 PVNN
Representatives of 24 Banderas Bay area charities and members of the local press gathered together at the Marriott Hotel in Puerto Vallarta on last week for the official granting of funds raised at the 5th Annual International Altruism Festival.
Urgent Blood Donations Needed in Vallarta
 Pamela Thompson
At this time, blood is urgently needed for Kathy Overly's mother, as well as many other hospitalized people who need your help, so please consider donating a pint today! Think if it was you or one of your loved ones in the same situation!
People Need Help, Even in "Paradise"
 Hartriono B. Sastrowardoyo
According to the official website of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, "every day is cause for celebration." Indeed, tourism officials call Puerto Vallarta a "Mexican seaside paradise." 16-year-old Carlie Himelman and her mother, Marie, saw little of that in June.
Poverty in Mexico Prompts Woman to Start Non-Profit Group
 The Canadian Press
When Christena Callaghan went to Mexico in 2006, she had no idea how it would change her life. The trip to Puerto Vallarta opened her eyes to the poverty in the city, and has led her to create a non-profit organization called Angels for Mexico to help them in any way she can.
Help a Kid and Win A Vacation in Yelapa, Mexico
 Judith Roth
Yelapa's Children's Center, Casa de Imaginación, is holding their 2nd Bi-Annual Raffle until October 11, 2008. Buy your tickets today for your chance to win a week's stay in one of Yelapa's lovely tropical lodgings.
EntreAmigos Summer Workshops Start Soon
 Nicole Swedlow
Summer is here and entreamigos Summer Workshops in San Pancho are about to begin! This year's Summer Workshops program is impressive in size and scope with 42 different classes to be offered over the 5 weeks of summer.
CEMEX Construction Begins on RISE Stimulation Room
 PVNN
Thanks to CEMEX, its partners, local residents and volunteers, Cristhian and Vanessa Rios from the Refugio Infantil Santa Esperanza (R.I.S.E.) recently oversaw the first phase of a long awaited project - a much-needed new Stimulation Room at the Refugio.
CasaMagna Marriott Resort and Spa Donates to Agape Shel
 Bob Cohen
For Dennis Whitelaw, his staff and employees of the Marriott Puerto Vallarta resort in Marina Vallarta, the word "serve" has a special meaning, as evidenced earlier this week when they donated books to AGAPE, a local shelter for abused young girls.
El Arrayán Hosts Special Charity Night to Support Children of the Dump
 Robin Noelle
El Arrayán invites the public to attend a special evening of great food and live music to benefit the Children of the Dump's summer camp program on July 12th from 7 to 9 pm.
Changing Lives - One Child at a Time
 PVNN
Even though most everyone agrees that education is the key to living a productive and satisfying life and that it should be available to every child, that is not always the case for Puerto Vallarta kids. That's where Becas Vallarta and the America-Mexico Foundation come in.
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