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		<title>NYC 5 Boro Bike Tour In Support Of Medical Supplies For Ukraine</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 18:31:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear friends and supporters of Sights on Health, Sights on Health has formed a team to bicycle 42 miles through the five boroughs of NYC on May 1st as part of the annual 5 Boro Bike Tour.  Help us raise money to provide much-needed medical supplies to the people suffering in Ukraine and any donation will help make an impact. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to organizations vetted by Sights on Health who are on the ground in Ukraine and its neighboring countries actively supplying medical supplies and support. It seems the world continues to present all of us with one crisis after another these past few years and with an increased frequency and intensity. When we started the nonprofit organization ten years ago, our mission was committed to providing quality, compassionate care for those whose geographical and/or social status limit their access to medical care. None of us would have envisioned the need to provide medical assistance to a country such as Ukraine. Where their people are experiencing death, destruction &#38; devastation from an invasion by a neighboring country.   Want to join us in making a difference?Support our bike riders as they cycle 42 miles for the Ukrainian [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>Dear friends and supporters of Sights on Health,</strong></p>
<p>Sights on Health has formed a team to bicycle 42 miles through the five boroughs of NYC on May 1st as part of the annual 5 Boro Bike Tour.  <strong>Help us raise money to provide much-needed medical supplies to the people suffering in Ukraine and any donation will help make an impact. </strong><span style="color: #e26e39;">100% of the proceeds will be donated</span> to organizations vetted by Sights on Health who are on the ground in Ukraine and its neighboring countries actively supplying medical supplies and support.</p>
<p>It seems the world continues to present all of us with one crisis after another these past few years and with an increased frequency and intensity. When we started the nonprofit organization ten years ago, our mission was committed to providing quality, compassionate care for those whose geographical and/or social status limit their access to medical care. None of us would have envisioned the need to provide medical assistance to a country such as Ukraine. Where their people are experiencing death, destruction &amp; devastation from an invasion by a neighboring country.   Want to join us in making a difference?Support our bike riders as they cycle 42 miles for the Ukrainian people&#8217;s plight&#8230; <strong><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/sights-on-health-and-5-boro-bike-tour-for-ukraine?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&amp;utm_medium=copy_link&amp;utm_source=customer" target="_blank">any donation will help make an impact.</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><em>About Us: </em>Sights on Health, Inc.</strong> is committed to providing quality, compassionate care for those whose geographical and/or social status limit their access to medical care. A dedicated group of physicians &amp; health professionals from across the U.S.A., along with allied healthcare students volunteer their time to provide free medical care, eye care, and eye surgery to those in need in the U.S.A. and abroad. Sights on Health, Inc. is a 501c3 nonprofit organization.</p>
<div><span style="color: #e26e39;"><strong><a href="https://gofund.me/29a35c01" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e26e39;">Click Here to Support Medical Supplies for Ukraine.</span></a></strong></span></div>
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<p>Sights on Health has a team for the NYC 5 Boro Bike Tour on Sunday, May 1st.  Join in the fun &amp; camaraderie.… check out John Vogel (below) , one of our team members, he has already started his training for the 40 mile bike ride. Register at <a href="https://www.bike.nyc/" target="_blank">here!</a></p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong>Sign up deadline: March 15, <a href="https://www.bike.nyc/" target="_blank">when registering </a>select the join the team option, Sights on Health is listed. </strong></p>
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		<title>You&#8217;re Invited: Annual Open Board Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2018 19:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 at 8pm. Hope to see you there!]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Please join us for our annual open board meeting.<br />
All past participants welcomed to attend.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">November 14, 2018  Wednesday at 6:30pm<br />
<a href="https://www.copperhillny.com/" target="_blank">Copperhill Restaurant<br />
</a>234 Hillside Avenue, Williston Park, NY 11596</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Please RSVP by November 1st. Email us <a href="mailto:apromisetoperu@gmail.com">here</a> to let us know if you can attend.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Our mission reunion will be held after the meeting in the Taproom at 8pm. Hope to see you there!</p>
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		<title>Fundraiser Dinner Dance &#8211; photos!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2017 15:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A big thank you to all who supported us to make the Fundraiser Dinner Dance a success!! Natalie DiGioia, M.D., George Coritsidis, M.D., Caty Roberts, Debra Messina, M.D., Michael Sable, M.D. and Jim Rienzo &#160; Dr. Natalie DiGioia with the two medical student leaders, Jared Su and Pallavi Tatapudy. Dr. Messina with Ambassador Maria Teresa Merino de Hart and Ambassador Alberto Hart. Dr. DiGioia with entertainer and singer, Raffe Dr. Natalie Digioia and her son Ana Castaneda, Julia Colmenares, Leonor Gonzales, Zoile Poire, Frances Alvardo Ng, Cathy Roberts, Debra Messina,Iris Canepa, Natalie DiGioia A Promise to Peru, Fundraiser Dinner Dance &#8211; 2017 from A Promise to Peru on Vimeo.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A big thank you to all who supported us to make the Fundraiser Dinner Dance a success!!</p>
<p><a href="http://apromisetoperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/image61.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2672" title="image6" src="http://apromisetoperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/image61.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="613" /></a></p>
<p>Natalie DiGioia, M.D., George Coritsidis, M.D., Caty Roberts, Debra Messina, M.D., Michael Sable, M.D. and Jim Rienzo</p>
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<p>Dr. Natalie DiGioia with the two medical student leaders, Jared Su and Pallavi Tatapudy.</p>
<p><a href="http://apromisetoperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/image10.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2670" title="image10" src="http://apromisetoperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/image10.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="360" /></a></p>
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<p><a href="http://apromisetoperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/image8.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2668" title="image8" src="http://apromisetoperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/image8.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="853" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://apromisetoperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/image7.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2667" title="image7" src="http://apromisetoperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/image7.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="614" /></a></p>
<p>Dr. Messina with Ambassador Maria Teresa Merino de Hart and Ambassador Alberto Hart.</p>
<p><a href="http://apromisetoperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/image5.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2665" title="image5" src="http://apromisetoperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/image5.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="563" /></a></p>
<p>Dr. DiGioia with entertainer and singer, Raffe</p>
<p><a href="http://apromisetoperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/image4.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2664" title="image4" src="http://apromisetoperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/image4.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="585" /></a></p>
<p>Dr. Natalie Digioia and her son</p>
<p><a href="http://apromisetoperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/image101.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2679" title="image10" src="http://apromisetoperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/image101.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="360" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://apromisetoperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/image2.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2662" title="image2" src="http://apromisetoperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/image2.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="443" /></a></p>
<p>Ana Castaneda, Julia Colmenares, Leonor Gonzales, Zoile Poire, Frances Alvardo Ng, Cathy Roberts, Debra Messina,Iris Canepa, Natalie DiGioia</p>
<p><iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/213097230" frameborder="0" width="640" height="1136"></iframe></p>
<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/213097230">A Promise to Peru, Fundraiser Dinner Dance &#8211; 2017</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user22534573">A Promise to Peru</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
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		<title>International Artist Donates her Talents to A Promise to Peru, Inc.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2016 09:26:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Julia Kokoshari is a professional multi-disciplinary artist. At an early age she expressed her talents through painting, music, writing and foreign languages. She has opened several exhibitions in Europe and also here in the U.S. Admirers appreciate her unique way of expressing an idea, concept and theme and how vivid and graded color effects bring completion of purposes. She is also an international social worker/psychologist with a highly qualitative work experience with different social groups, governmental and non-profit bodies. Dr. Coritsidis &#38; Dr. Messina introduced her to A Promise to Peru’s mission and work. Wanting to make a personal contribution and resonate a more colorful hope to the indigent population, she decided to utilize her paintings as means to support the mission and the great endeavors of doctors from all over the U.S through the Foundation ‘A Promise to Peru’ by donating 30% of the proceeds to the non profit organization. Julia has researched and excavated deeper into the Southern America’s cultures, traditions, believes, history and lack of medical help. You can view Julia’s beautiful and colorful paintings on her website http://www.juliakokoshari.com If you are interested in purchasing one of Julia’s paintings or postcards 30% of the proceeds will go [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Julia Kokoshari</strong> is a professional multi-disciplinary artist. At an early age she expressed her talents through painting, music, writing and foreign languages. She has opened several exhibitions in Europe and also here in the U.S. Admirers appreciate her unique way of expressing an idea, concept and theme and how vivid and graded color effects bring completion of purposes. She is also an international social worker/psychologist with a highly qualitative work experience with different social groups, governmental and non-profit bodies.</p>
<p>Dr. Coritsidis &amp; Dr. Messina introduced her to A Promise to Peru’s mission and work. Wanting to make a personal contribution and resonate a more colorful hope to the indigent population, she decided to utilize her paintings as means to support the mission and the great endeavors of doctors from all over the U.S through the Foundation ‘A Promise to Peru’ by donating 30% of the proceeds to the non profit organization. Julia has researched and excavated deeper into the Southern America’s cultures, traditions, believes, history and lack of medical help. You can view Julia’s beautiful and colorful paintings on her website http://www.juliakokoshari.com</p>
<p>If you are interested in purchasing one of Julia’s paintings or postcards 30% of the proceeds will go to A Promise To Peru Inc. <strong><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/461973510/the-tree-of-life?ref=shop_home_active_1" target="_blank">Please click</a></strong> here for further details.</p>
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		<title>You&#8217;re Invited!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2016 14:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Annual Peruvian Item Sale &#8211; A Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2014 17:04:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many thanks to all who supported our annual Peruvian item sale. The funds collected from this event raised over 3,000 dollars which will be used to purchase needed medical and surgical supplies for the 2015 mission. &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Many thanks to all who supported our annual Peruvian item sale. </strong>The funds collected from this event raised over 3,000 dollars which will be used to purchase needed medical and surgical supplies for the 2015 mission.</p>
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