FUNDRAISING....
The next fundraising event where Poco a Poco will be one of the beneficiaries:
Jazz Concert in Ajijic at the Garden of Dreams on Saturday, 12th September at 5:30 pm.
Trained alongside Rita Marcotulli and Gerald Clayton, Italian pianist Guglielmo Santimone plays his first-ever concert in Mexico — right here in Ajijic. He's joined by three musicians with an international pedigree:
Giovanni Cigui (sax, Italy), Pedro Cervera (drums, Argentina), and Benjamín García (bass, Mexico).
Four countries. One shared language.
Saturday, September 12th, 2026
Doors open at 5:30pm · Music starts at 6:00pm
Garden of Dreams, Ajijic - Constitución 105
Presale $350 MXN / $500 MXN at the door
Part of every ticket benefits Poco a Poco and Ajijic Cares.
Online tickets: https://buy.stripe.com/aFadR83KJfZT5JH2jY9k40a
Tickets can be purchased at: Mía's Boutique, Ajijic or from The Garden of Dreams (9:00am - 2:00pm)
And then on Saturday, October 17th, we are also be beneficiaries of the 5th Paella Festival. And event not to be missed! This will also be held at the Garden of Dreams in Ajijic. More info to follow! Our team members will have tickets available.
Our 2nd Annual Summer Sizzle Gourmet BBQ was a great success!
Our 2nd Annual Summer Sizzle Gourmet BBQ Fundraiser was held on Saturday, August 15, 2026 with a sell out crowd! Thank you everyone who attended, and to the chef, Gary Jenanyan with his team of Men Can Cook Group and hostess Loma Alexander. Thank you again to the Lakeside Cooking Club for providing the delicious desserts.
We are thrilled to raise over 120,000 pesos from this event - with special thanks to the wonder people who bid on the live auction dinner!
How the funds are being used
Food to feed the children at our community center. We are feeding 170 children five days a week, plus the breakfast for 72 preschoolers whose school was damaged and closed, leaving them with nowhere else to go for their classes.
The funds will also help provide much-needed educational supplies, so the kids that come regularly to our community center for a safe place to be, also have what they need to learn and thrive.
Upcoming events: Our 2nd Golf Tournament will be held on Thursday, 14 January 2027! So golfers, take note!
Jazz concerts
We have benefited from four jazz concerts, in March, April, May and June 2026. Some have involved Italian artists who are visiting Mexico this year as part of the International Jazz Festival. So great fun for jazz enthusiasts!
Recent events
We held our very first fundraising golf tournament on Thursday, 29th January 2026, at the Chapala Golf & Country Club, in San Nicolas de Ibarra, just east of Chapala. It was a great success! Thanks to our sponsors, the golf club board members and wonderful staff, and to the players who seemed to have a good time. And of course thanks to the volunteers who made it happen.
The Pro - Ramiro - with Don - did an amazing job organizing the games. And Sami and his team in the kitchen provided a delicious meal. We were so grateful for their guidance and support throughout the planning process.
Our thanks to the Guadalajara Reporter for their article about the event - which you can read here.
The Tournament winners:
Isabel Garcia Maiel, Dr. Hector Briseño, Dr. Ignacio Valladares and Dr. Manuel Gonzales
Second place Tournament winners:
Peter Wakeman, Jonathan Osman, Tom Laanep, and (missing from photo Elva Johnson)
Third place Tournament winners:
Dan and Tracy Bowen, Anita and Doug Colbert
Other winners were:
Longest drive men - Alfonso Hernandez
Longest drive woman: Tracey Bowen
Closest to the line men: Dr. Ignacio Valladares
Closest to the line women: Sue Campbell
Closest to the hole men: Dr. Jamie Francico Castello
Closest to the hole women: Dianne Matteson
And the Putting contest was won by Anita Colbert
Our most grateful thanks to the sponsors and donors of the event
Eagle Sponsors
Birdie Sponsors
Par Sponsors
The beautiful prizes for the tournament winners were donated by:
Hole Sponsors
The tournament was “Scramble Format” with four players per team. The cart, green fees, light breakfast, snacks and dinner were included in the tournament tickets.
On Saturday, July 26th, 2025 we held our first special BBQ event with Gourmet food, and Chef Jenanyan in charge of the grill.
We are so grateful to the Lakeside Cooking Club for providing the delicious desserts.
The event was held to raise funds to enroll children into school (in August 2025), and help us to continue providing professional tutoring to help the children succeed in school.
Thank you everyone who has bought tickets, donated and attended!