Packing for Ecuador!
Our weeks of packing culminated this past Saturday final packing session. Our cataract surgical team will transport to Ecuador on September 21st 17 suitcases and 5 carryons. Thanks to Jet Blue’s generosity the second checked in piece of luggage fee has been waived for all four of our flights. Thank you to our team for...
Behind the Scenes Preparations for the Upcoming Cataract Surgical Mission to Riobamba, Ecuador September 21-29
Frank Garcia, CST and Dr. Messina spent 6 hours on a sunny summer Saturday sorting through hundreds of surgical instruments in preparation for the upcoming September sight restoring surgical mission in Riobamba, Ecuador. Now Frank will transport these surgical instrument trays to Retina Ambulatory Surgery Center of New York where Erika V Cruz, Head of...
A Promise to Peru is excited to announce their main fundraising event for 2019.
In lieu of the annual dinner dance, our 25 member team, named Sights on Health will cycle a total of 1,000 miles in the NYC 5 Boro Bike Tour on May 5, 2019. Help support our nonprofit organization deliver healthcare and restore vision to those in need in the US and abroad. Since 2012, we have reached nearly 15,000 people through their...
SoulCycle Fundraising Event, a Success!
On behalf of our officers and board members we wanted to thank Dr Damaris Raymondi for the wonderful job she did in raising $5,889.24 from your SoulCycle fundraising event on March 22, 2019. After expenses, our organization has made $4,400!!
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 –...