FUNDRAISING....
We are holding another BBQ on Saturday, 15 August 2026. Tickets will soon be available for the "Second Summer Sizzle BBQ" event in support of Poco a Poco San Pedro. Funds raised will support everyday overheads to feed the children and run the community center.
Please think about attending this event as it was great fun last year!
For pre-booking tickets, please contact us at this link.
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 a very successful 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!
In January 2025, opera singer Victor Valdés provided a concert to help our fundraising efforts at Ajijic Nameste Village in Ajijic, to raise funds for our programs for children with different needs in Mezcala and San Pedro Itzicán.
