Puerto Vallarta Information & Events
Come join the international group of wonderful people that have one common purpose; to get sober, stay sober and enjoy life without the use of alcohol. This year, the convention will be held at the luxurious and serene Hotel NH Krystal, a beach front resort on the shores of Banderas Bay.
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by Pamela Thompson
On the last Wednesday of each month the International Friendship Club will be holding a mini-bazaar! If you would like to clean out your closets and make a little money, please reserve a table (space is limited) as soon as possible by contacting Lisa Love at 223-2150 or mliisal (at) yahoo.com
The cost of a table is $50 pesos and any money made from your sales, is yours! Open to all types of sales – from handicrafts to gently used clothing. As well, pass the word to your friends! Remember that one person’s junk is another person’s treasure, so spread the word as well, for those that want to do some shopping!
Tables will be set up at 10 am and the will be doors open from 10:30 am until 2 pm. So whether you want to make a little money or spend some – a good time and some great shopping will be had by all!
2008 Riviera Nayarit Classic
Date: April 28 – May 4
Course: Club de Golf El Tigre, Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico
Purse: 2007 $125,000 US
Winter 2008 Classes Offered at the IFC
by Pamela Thompson
Daniel Grippo, M.A., is offering two courses at the International Friendship Club that every expat living in Vallarta should attend. Six Moments in Mexican History starts on January 21st, and Religious Traditions in Latin America on February 15th.
With a M.A. in Religion and a Ph.D. in Latin American History, Dan Grippo is a fabulous teacher, full of experience and knowledge. We are so lucky to have him available to present these courses. What better way to learn about the country that we live in?
You are invited to register for one or both of these courses:
Six Moments in Mexican History
Religious Traditions in Latin America
Your tuition will be given to the IFC as a donation (minimum donations indicated — you may give more!) Reading materials will be provided each week, with donations to the instructor accepted to cover photocopying expenses. There will be no tests or requirements other than trying to do the readings before we meet each week.
Please contact Dan directly at dangrippo(at)yahoo.com for further information, registration and questions.
How to Fill Your Spirit and Your Stomach and Make the World a Better Place
by Polly G. Vicars
There are “how to” books on everything from “How to Lose 10 pounds in 10 days” to “How to Become an Overnight Millionaire” and probably most don’t really work. But I guarantee this “How To” and it will be ‘Oh So Easy!’
Your part is to buy an advance $150 peso ticket to Becas Vallarta’s fund-raising breakfast for January 22 at the prestigious Restaurant La Palapa and arrive at 9:30 am. Then while ‘filling your stomach’ with delicious breakfasts prepared by gourmet chefs and served by smiling, courteous and efficient waiters, buy some raffle tickets for dinners in fine restaurants, jewelry, stays at Boutique Hotels, divine chocolates, pewter and glass wares and a few surprises all donated by wonderful Vallarta business people. Now how easy is that?
And how better to fill ones spirit than to share the largess we have that enables us to live or vacation in this paradise by the sea? And who better to share with than the ambitious and bright, but severely economically challenged, 250 or so Vallarta girls and boys?
Your pesos will fund yearly stipends of $450 USD to senior high and $600 USD to university scholarship students; uniforms, school and gym shoes, calculators, dictionaries, paper and pens to junior high scholarship students.
That really fills my spirit and puts a smile on my face and will yours as well, as we in Becas Vallarta have a strong conviction that education of the populous is the first step in ridding this old world of some of its many woes.
Certainly, the owners of the restaurants who are participating in our monthly fund-raising breakfasts and the businesses that are contributing the raffle items must believe that as they regularly go all out to make the events memorable!
Our thanks to Vitae and La Hacienda who hosted the first two breakfasts, and of course to La Palapa for this one and to Le Bistro which will be hosting the February 26 event.
For tickets to the January 22nd La Palapa Breakfast or the February 26th Becas Breakfast at Le Bistro, call:
See ya’ll there!
WEBSITE: http://www.puerto-vallarta.com/amf/index.htm
EMAIL: becasvallarta (at) gmail.com