by admin | Jul 29, 2016 | All, Fundraising events, Peru 2016
In early May of this year I was awarded a scholarship by my Graduate School at the University of Southern California to complete a summer internship with the Pure Art Foundation. As a student of Public Policy, with an interest in international development, this was an...
by admin | Nov 8, 2015 | All, Peru 2016, The CAST Initiative
NEXT TRIP – MARCH 2018 Join our team of volunteers for our 2018 mission to Peru and experience first-hand the Pure Art Foundation in action as we travel to Pucallpa with the Construct a Structure Today Initiative. ABOUT PUCALLPA We primarily work...
by admin | Sep 28, 2015 | All, Fundraising events, News, Peru 2016, The CAST Initiative
In March 2016, we’ll be returning to Peru with a new team of volunteers to construct Casa Hudson No. 5. This project wouldn’t be possible without a local event that is very dear to our hearts. Every September since 2011, a group of Hudsonites come...
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...