Day 2 in the Mountain town of Riobamba
Written by Shuhan Wang, MS4 My eyes popped open with an inexpressible excitement before my alarm could go off this morning. My phone read 6:10am. Outside our window, the mountain town of Riobamba was just slowly waking up. It was difficult to fall asleep last night, thinking about what was in store for us this coming week. With the...
Day 1 – Buenos dias from the Andean highlands of Ecuador!
Written by Shuhan Wang, MS4 Buenos dias from the Andean highlands of Ecuador! After more than 24 hours of traveling, our 2018 cataract surgical mission team has finally arrived in Riobamba, a city known locally as the “Sultan of the Andes”. Situated at 2758m above sea level, Riobamba rests in a valley surrounded by...
You’re Invited: Annual Open Board Meeting
Please join us for our annual open board meeting. All past participants welcomed to attend. November 14, 2018 Wednesday at 6:30pm Copperhill Restaurant 234 Hillside Avenue, Williston Park, NY 11596 Please RSVP by November 1st. Email us here to let us know if you can attend. Our mission reunion will be held after the meeting in the Taproom...
Medical Mission – 2018
Our medical mission in Peru began Monday the 25th. Our team has six medical students from stony brook university, three medical students from UConn and a nursing student from Pace Univeristy. The physicians on the trip include a pediatrician, oncologist, nephrologist, pulmonologist, critical care physicians and a doctor of pharmacy. Our first day began in...
Medical Mission in Peru – 2018
Our medical mission in Peru began Monday the 25th. Our team has six medical students from stony brook university, three medical students from UConn and a nursing student from Pace Univeristy. The physicians on the trip include a pediatrician, oncologist, nephrologist, pulmonologist, critical care physicians and a doctor of pharmacy. Our first day began in...
First Mission of 2018: Eye Care Mission Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota June 2 – 9, 2018
A Promise to Peru is excited to share with our supporters the details of our first mission held within the United States. After many years of attempting to establish a relationship with Native American communities in the USA, we were able to join forces with several other non-profit organizations to serve the Native American community of Rosebud...
Second Mission: Medical Mission to Sacred Valley, Peru June 23-30, 2018
It has been a very busy month for A Promise to Peru, Inc. After returning from our eye mission at the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota on June 9th, our team left for the Sacred Valley in Peru on June 23rd. Our team leaders – George Coritsidis, MD, Medical Director & Board Member of A...
First Mission of 2018: Eye Care Mission Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota June 2 – 9, 2018
A Promise to Peru is excited to share with our supporters the details of our first mission held within the United States. After many years of attempting to establish a relationship with Native American communities in the USA, we were able to join forces with several other non-profit organizations to serve the Native American community of Rosebud...
Gearing Up For Our Big Fundraiser Event!
The committee for our Annual Fundraiser Dinner Dance met at Iris Canepa’s house Saturday to assemble the raffle baskets for our event! Thank you to Iris Canepa, Julia Colmenares, Ana Castaneda, Leonor Gonzalez, Zoila Poire, Frances Ng, Cathy Roberts and Isabel for donating your time and creating these beautiful gifts!
Lea Andreadis selects A Promise to Peru as her favorite non-profit!
High School student, Lea Andreadis selects A Promise to Peru as her favorite non-profit organization and shares her thoughts… Written by: Evangelea Andreadis In my A.P. World History class at Harborfields High School in Greenlawn, NY, my teacher, Michelle Da-Silva assigned us a project to act as a representative for a non-profit or non-governmental organization...
Testimonials from our Volunteers
Every year after our mission group returns to the USA, to the comforts of our homes, we ask our participants to reflect on their experience. Their individual stories and feelings about serving selflessly to those in need are truly heartwarming. Click here and you will read first hand how gratifying the experience of volunteering on...
2018 MISSION SCHEDULE
We are excited to expand our outreach and we are relying on our volunteers for your continued support and enthusiasm! 1. A Native American Reservation, South Dakota, an eye screening mission, June 2-9, 2018. Mission will provide eyeglasses and comprehensive eye exams by optometrists and ophthalmologists Ophthalmologists, Dr Bill Epstein and Dr Pranav Patel are scheduled for this...