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Project Guatemala Fundraiser

We are putting together a fundraising evening on the 23rd of November, please invite all your family and friends!

Playing for a Cause-Songs for Soccer

A Project Guatemala Benefit Night

at

the Belfry Arts Centre

 Sunday November 23rd 8pm Doors at 7:30

  Mark your calendars!  Please come!

Please join us on Sunday November 23rd from 8pm at the Belfry Arts Centre for an exciting evening of music and songs, poems, photos and reflections, all to support Kato’ki *, the Guatemala Soccer project which is raising funds to rebuild playing fields for children and communities in Patzun Guatemala. Kato’Ki means  “Lets help each other” in Cakchiquel, the Mayan language spoken by the people in Patzun.

 MC Art Napoleon www.artnapoleon.com, a nationally-renowned singer and story-teller, will be joined by Victoria’s “full contact folk” group The Ecclestons www.theecclestons.com, Chris Fry from The Bills, www.thebills.ca, Courtney Campbell with the B.C. Fiddle Orchestra, and poetry from Budd Hall, who together will guarantee an entertaining and lively evening for all ages. Victoria-based volunteer youth Duncan Penn from NGO sponsor Oportunitas Aequa and Kieran Magzul from Project Guatemala will give visual presentations on their volunteer work in Africa and Latin America to support children’s health and education projects.  

Admission is by donation  (Suggested $15/adult, $10/children & $40/family or what you can afford).  There will be delicious desserts, tea and coffee and dazzling door prizes. Gift Cards will be available for those wanting to donate to the Project in someone’s name, a unique and charitable Christmas Gift!