High school student supports upcoming Peru Eye Care Mission in June
Lea Andreadis, a Junior at Harborfields High School, Greenlawn NY. has been collecting children’s prescription glasses and sunglasses for our organization this past year. Our organization was fortunate to be the recipient of her service project for the National Honor Society. Above is a photo of Lea with her 128 pairs of children’s glasses. They...
MISSION SCHEDULE 2019
A Promise to Peru, Inc. is looking forward to another busy year. We have three missions planned and our teams are in place! MISSION SCHEDULE 2019 Eye Care Mission: Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota Our team is working with Raymond Dennis and Wendy Nasta – Black of the nonprofit Artist for World Peace on their...
Gear up for SoulCycle with A Promise to Peru
Join us at SoulCycle’s SoHo studio to raise funds for our upcoming medical and surgical mission trips! 2019 missions include Peru, Ecuador and South Dakota! A ticket will get you a bike in a 45 minute SoulCycle class, a free t-shirt, rental spin shoes, and water! Register here!! Fri, March 22, 2019, 7:00 PM –...
And the winner is…!!!
With the help of Ken Roberts and Frances Alvarado Ng and board member Joseph Ng MD, we drew the winner of our Caribbean raffle! It is our new friend Kathleen C. of St Augustine Florida. Congratulations Kathleen and many thanks to all of you who participated and donated to our organization! Happy Valentine’s Day! ...
Bike With Us – 2019 TD Five Boro Bike Tour
A Promise to Peru registered a team for the 2019 TD Five Boro Bike Tour. We would love for you to register for the event and join our team as a fundraiser event! You can ask Friends and Family to donate to our GoFundMe page. Registration is filling fast so register as soon as you...
Drs. Philip and Richard Messina Endowed Fund for Excellence in Global Initiatives Award Breakfast
The Messina Family established the Drs. Philip and Richard Messina Endowed Fund for Excellence in Global Initiatives Annual Award in 2014 to encourage participation in international medical and cataract surgical missions for Stony Brook medical students and Stony Brook ophthalmology residents with the nonprofit organization A Promise to Peru, Inc. as a way to commemorate the lives...
Many Hands Make Sight Work
Written by Darren Triller Through the miracle of social media and the caring and collaboration of at least 4 global non-profits (including A Promise to Peru) and a medical device company, a teenaged boy in Nicaragua was able to undergo sight-saving surgery last month to address congenital glaucoma in his remaining eye. The case was initially...
Give a meaningful gift this holiday season!
A Promise to Peru has over 100 ways you can gift family and friends with something that takes up no space, has no calories and never gets returned! Purchase any gift from the list by clicking on the link below. In the notes field, write which gift you’re purchasing. Print out the below card (or download it...
Thank You jetBlue!
Last month, for our surgical eye mission to Ecuador, jetBlue graciously flew 700 pounds of surgical supplies for us, free of charge. Thanks to their support, our organization saved over $1,000 in luggage fees. Thank you jetBlue! JetBlue’s mission is to inspire humanity – both in the air and on the ground. We are committed to giving back in...
2018 Top-Rated Nonprofits
Our community has selected our organization as one of the 2018 Top-Rated Nonprofits using GreatNonprofits - an award based on outstanding online Reviews. A Promise to Peru, Inc. has earned a spot on the 2018 Top Rated List! Thank you for your continue support!
Third Mission of 2018: CATARACT SURGICAL MISSION IN MEMORY OF MARJORIE T. SABLOW September 22-30, 2018
Barbara and Brian Shore funded the operating costs of the eye surgical mission, in memory of Barbara’s mother, Marjorie T Sablow. Through their generosity they enabled us to perform sight-restoring surgeries and truly make a difference in the lives of so many people. Our team transported eye surgical supplies worth more than $160,000 as the result...