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- Fri Dec 09, 2011 6:08 pm
- Forum: Tours, Activities & Sightseeing options in Puerto Vallarta
- Topic: Hawaiian Luau for PEACE!
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Hawaiian Luau for PEACE!
Don’t miss the Hawaiian Luau for PEACE! What: Hawaiian Luau dinner - complete with a pig roast and two cocktails! When: Friday December 16th, 6-10pm Where: Sea Monkey restaurant Cost: $500 pesos Why: All proceeds benefit PEACE education, environment and animal programs in Puerto Vallarta Purchase yo...
- Tue Nov 22, 2011 4:43 pm
- Forum: All other things PV & Mexico
- Topic: Hand me Ups International Helping Hand Tour is Coming!
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Hand me Ups International Helping Hand Tour is Coming!
Hand me Ups International Helping Hand Tour is dedicated to raising $7,500 USD by January 1st, 2012 in order to enhance the PEACE community center! The PEACE community center offers alternative schooling, after school programs, English classes, computer classes, an adult GED program, and job skills ...
- Tue Nov 15, 2011 10:32 pm
- Forum: Tours, Activities & Sightseeing options in Puerto Vallarta
- Topic: Upcoming PEACE Events!
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Upcoming PEACE Events!
Are you bracing yourself for the holidays already? How about bringing the focus back to generosity, community, friendship (and FUN) by adding a little PEACE to your traditions? Don't miss our fantastic upcoming events! From casual chili tasting to fine dining at Arte Vida, PEACE has an event you're ...
- Fri Nov 11, 2011 5:37 pm
- Forum: Tours, Activities & Sightseeing options in Puerto Vallarta
- Topic: PEACE Home Tour to Begin Second Season
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PEACE Home Tour to Begin Second Season
Stunning landscapes, delicious foods and warm welcomes cause visitors from all over the world to return to the Banderas Bay time and time again. Through PEACE Home Tours, visitors can explore exceptional homes in Puerto Vallarta, while giving back to the local communities they love. Tours will begin...
- Sat Oct 15, 2011 3:15 pm
- Forum: Tours, Activities & Sightseeing options in Puerto Vallarta
- Topic: Visit PEACE at the Pan American Games!
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Visit PEACE at the Pan American Games!
PEACE and The Peace Boutique will have tables on the 20th, 21st and 22nd of October from 3pm - 9pm in Paradise Plaza in Nuevo Vallarta during the Pan American games! There will be PEACE information, a work for food donation collection, and hand-made items for sale by local artisans. Check out all th...
- Wed Aug 31, 2011 3:09 pm
- Forum: All other things PV & Mexico
- Topic: Donate Food!
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Donate Food!
The PEACE Work for Food Drive begins tomorrow! Donate the following items to the locations below September 1 - September 30! If you’re unable to donate food, contribute to the cause monetarily by donating here: http://www.peacemexico.org/donate.php! Needed items include: • Dry bag of beans • Dry bag...
- Mon Aug 22, 2011 4:05 pm
- Forum: All other things PV & Mexico
- Topic: "Septihambre" Food Drive
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"Septihambre" Food Drive
"Septihambre" is a bleak local “joke” name for the month of September (Septiembre) because of its substitution of hambre, “hunger.” Seasonal tourist trends often cause savings to dwindle through the slow summer months, leaving September as the most difficult time in which to find work and put food o...
- Wed Aug 03, 2011 6:31 pm
- Forum: All other things PV & Mexico
- Topic: Save the Date! PEACE 5th Annual Race for Change
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Save the Date! PEACE 5th Annual Race for Change
Join local non-profit, PEACE on Sunday, November 13th for a family-fun day of races, contests, games, food and drink at El Tigre Golf Course in Nuevo Vallarta. Participants have the opportunity to run or peddle for PEACE in a variety of runs, walks and bike events. From silly to serious, there’s a h...
- Wed Jun 15, 2011 2:01 pm
- Forum: All other things PV & Mexico
- Topic: Important Giving Opportunity
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Important Giving Opportunity
At PEACE, we know about giving. We’re in the giving business. Giving is POWERFUL, in its application and within the giver. It is only with your generosity that we can support local communities, and we’d like to expose you to our immediate needs in order to fulfill our commitment to them. Help us Sta...
- Wed May 04, 2011 9:36 pm
- Forum: All other things PV & Mexico
- Topic: PEACE Earth Week Events - May 15th-May 22nd
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PEACE Earth Week Events - May 15th-May 22nd
Sunday,May 15th – Altruism Festival - The 7th Annual Altruism Festival is being hosted at the Marriott in Marina Vallarta. Tickets are $300 pesos and include food, drinks and entertainment. Proceeds go towards the 24 organizations participating. Tickets can be purchased directly with PEACE at nicole...
- Wed Apr 20, 2011 3:33 pm
- Forum: All other things PV & Mexico
- Topic: Trash for Treasures
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Trash for Treasures
Are you moving soon? Have items you’d like to get rid off? They may be valuable to others! Donate them to PEACE and let us recycle your gently used clothes, furniture, books, or tools, for a good cause! Contact becci@peacemexico.org if you are interested and able! PEACE: Protection, Education, Anima...
- Tue Apr 05, 2011 10:49 pm
- Forum: All other things PV & Mexico
- Topic: Upcoming PEACE Volunteer Opportunities
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Upcoming PEACE Volunteer Opportunities
Extreme Home Makeover – Monday, April 11th @ 11am – Be a part of an “Extreme Home Makeover” and help transform a house in Punta de Mita! The house is located on the main road of Corral del Risco (one block from Boca Deli) and was an abandoned eye-soar until bus company owners allowed PEACE volunteer...
- Fri Apr 01, 2011 3:23 pm
- Forum: Tours, Activities & Sightseeing options in Puerto Vallarta
- Topic: Last PEACE Classic Vallarta Home Tour of the Season!
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Last PEACE Classic Vallarta Home Tour of the Season!
The last PEACE Classic Vallarta Home Tour of the season is happening this Tuesday the 5th! Funds from tours are used to expand our Nayarit services where they are also needed in Puerto Vallarta. Proceeds support the PEACE + Rivera Cuale community garden, a women’s co-op, and an after school program....
- Mon Mar 14, 2011 4:49 pm
- Forum: All other things PV & Mexico
- Topic: House a Volunteer/Intern - Easy way to give back!
- Replies: 0
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House a Volunteer/Intern - Easy way to give back!
PEACE summer activities are just around the corner, and there’s a really simple way you can help us support those programs! We have both US and Mexican interns volunteering their time to work in our summer camps between July 9 and August 14 who need housing during their stay. If you’re not occupying...
- Thu Mar 10, 2011 10:49 pm
- Forum: All other things PV & Mexico
- Topic: PEACE Accepting Summer Internship Applications
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PEACE Accepting Summer Internship Applications
Local non-profit, PEACE, is creating its sixth annual summer camp experience for disadvantaged children and young adults throughout the Bay of Banderas this summer, and is accepting camp counselor internship applications from national and international students. “PEACE interns learn experientially a...
- Mon Feb 28, 2011 10:57 pm
- Forum: All other things PV & Mexico
- Topic: Change a kid's life for $15 a month
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Change a kid's life for $15 a month
In 2010 in the Bay of Banderas, there was one art teacher for every 3,210 elementary students, and one for every 233 middle school students in public schools, according to SEPEN Servicios de Educación Publica del Estado de Nayarit: Estadísiticas Geográficas. PEACE, a local non-profit, opens this doo...
- Mon Feb 28, 2011 10:56 pm
- Forum: All other things PV & Mexico
- Topic: Talking Waves and SUP with Gerry Lopez
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Talking Waves and SUP with Gerry Lopez
Presentation by, and conversation with, one of surfing’s legends. Monday, March 14, 7-9 pm at Cielo Hosted by the Cinco Watersports Center in Punta de Mita. A donation of 50 pesos is requested. All proceeds will be donated to the PEACE beach clean up program. Contact 329-291-6857 for more informatio...
- Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:12 pm
- Forum: All other things PV & Mexico
- Topic: PEACE Beach and River Clean Ups - Volunteers Needed!
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PEACE Beach and River Clean Ups - Volunteers Needed!
A HUGE thank you to everyone who joined the Riviera Cuale beach clean-up yesterday!! Next week, we will be meeting at the beach at the end of Boca Negra (off Albatross) on Sunday the 20th at 9 am, and will work our way north to the beach at Boca de Tomates. Volunteers can check out the turtle preser...
- Thu Dec 30, 2010 10:15 pm
- Forum: All other things PV & Mexico
- Topic: Get your PEACE calendar!
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Get your PEACE calendar!
The 2011 PEACE calendars are here and available for purchase at any PEACE event, at the PEACE headquarters in Punta de Mita, or by contacting becci@peacemexico.org. Calendars cost $100 pesos and directly support PEACE community programing. Each photo in the calendar showcases the pride and beauty of...
- Fri Nov 26, 2010 12:38 am
- Forum: All other things PV & Mexico
- Topic: Donations Needed for PEACE "Work for Food" Program
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Donations Needed for PEACE "Work for Food" Program
Town beautification and improvement jobs are underway in Punta de Mita and Higuera Blanca, as community members identify town needs and create jobs for themselves, cleaning and separating garbage from fields, plazas, and schools in return for donated food and cleaning supplies. The high-demand “Work...