by admin | Mar 11, 2015 | All, Fundraising events, News, One School for All, Peru 2015
The last few days have been a wonderful ride- from extreme heat and a blazing sun, to lovely thunderstorms that cooled off our Monday evening. Suddenly, the heat became more gentle and a cool breeze passed by, giving us a momentary pause from the intensity....
by admin | Mar 9, 2015 | All, Fundraising events, H20: Health to Offer, News, Peru 2015, The CAST Initiative
I began the first stretch of my journey, with an oversized piece of luggage, flying Montreal -> Miami -> Lima. 24 hours later I was boarding a plane to Pucallpa, with 18 of our 22 volunteers, after what had felt like a long trek from Montreal. Before I continue,...
by admin | Nov 18, 2014 | All, Fundraising events, News, One School for All
On Thursday November 13th, Pure Art Co-Founders Brigitte & Robert McKinnon travelled to Kingston, Ontario to visit some of our youngest supporters at École Secondaire Marie-Rivier. For the past 5 years, these high school students have been committed to selling the...
by admin | Nov 18, 2014 | All, H20: Health to Offer, Peru 2014, The CAST Initiative
In June 2014, the Pure Art Foundation unveiled Phase One of our third medical dispensary in the district of Manantay in Pucallpa, a Peruvian Amazon city. Part 1 of a three phase initiative to bring health, education & sustainability to this community, this new...
by admin | Jun 25, 2014 | All, Fundraising events, One School for All
This past week, the Pure Art Foundation was honoured to receive a donation from a group of students at Birchwood Elementary in Saint-Lazare, Quebec. Initiated by their dedicated teacher, Julie Bélanger, these Grade 3 students, seen above, presented Pure Art Founder,...