The Punta de Mita Foundation is excited to kick off 2008 with a series of fund raisers and community events. The new Executive Director, Erica Martling, has begun her job and is looking forward to meeting with donors and community members over the next month. Please visit our new office at 125 Calle Marlin in Corral del Risco. We will be sending out monthly email newsletters about the Foundation's projects and grants as well as posting a photo gallery on the website. Please notify erica@puntademitafoundation.org if you would like to be on our mailing list!
The Punta de Mita Foundation is excited to announce our Volunteer Day 2008. This will take place on Friday November 28th in Emiliano Zapata. Volunteers will be helping put the finishing touches on our new classrooms that have been built for the school. Activities will include painting, gardening, read-a-loud to the children of the school, and sports events. There will be shuttle running from Punta Mita throughout the day. Please bring your family and friends to help celebrate and innaugurate this wonderful and meaningful project.
The Second Annual Punta de Mita Foundation Charity Golf Tournament and Cocktail Reception will be held on Saturday December 6th. The Golf Tournament will begin at 8 am in Punta Mita. The cost is 300 US dollars per person and all proceeds will be going to the Foundation. There are many great prizes available as well for the top three players. The cocktail event will be from 7 to 10 pm at the new Hotel Des Artistes in Punta de Mita. There will be cocktails and canapes, as well as a silent auction and a short video about the Foundation's work in 2008. This event is free of charge and open to the public. Please come to enjoy the evening with us and learn about what we have accomplished in the past year.
The Punta de Mita Foundation has allied with CEMEFI (Mexican Center for Philanthropy) as part of their Community Foundations network. PdMF hosted CEMEFI President, Jorge Villalobos in Punta de Mita for a productive session on philanthropy in Mexico. This network will connect Punta de Mita Foundation with other community foundations around the country and provide insight into acheiving tax deductible status, fund raising, corporate sponsorship, and coordination between programs and grant-making consulting.
This month Dr. Carlos Virgen Aguilar and a team of his students from the Centro Universitario de la Costa (CUC) in Puerto Vallarta will begin their work with the Punta de Mita Foundation's Smart Growth Committee on the research for the Smart Growth Report. This 16 week study will detail and analyze the social, environmental and economic needs for the communities of Punta de Mita, as well as give possible strategic solutions with the end-goal of achieving sustainable development in the region. This is a very exciting and one of a kind study that will be published in late November.
The Punta de Mita Foundation is excited to kick off 2008 with a series of fund raisers and community events. The new Executive Director, Erica Martling, has begun her job and is looking forward to meeting with donors and community members over the next month. Please visit our new office at 125 Calle Marlin in Corral del Risco. We will be sending out monthly email newsletters about the Foundation's projects and grants, as well as posting a photo gallery on the website. Please contact us if you would like to be on our mailing list. erica@puntademitafoundation.org
The Punta de Mita Foundation Cocktail Party will be held on Saturday night the 24th of November 2007. Starting at 7:00 PM attendees will be presented with an overview of the newly formed Foundation while being entertained and enjoying a cool cocktail. For more information and reservations contact Casa Mita (329) 291-6620 FAX (329) 291-6643 or email Ymell Villegas at ymell.villegas@desc.com.mx
Website and brochure were developed for the Foundation, as well as the paperwork necessary for leagally constituting the Foundation.
Richard Kiy delivered his report to the committee during a two-day workshop in Punta de Mita. At this meeting the mission, vision and guiding principles were established, as well as the members of the executive board. Lic. David Connell accepted to work pro-bono in helping us establish the legal framework of the Foundation.
Richard Kiy was hired to assist in developing a plan for establishing the Foundation and providing his valuable expertise of community foundations.
A preliminary committee was formed to begin the process of establishing a Foundation for the greater Punta de Mita area.
The First annual Punta de Mita Charity Golf Tournament will be held on Nov, 23 and 24th , 2007 at the Club Punta Mita Golf Course. Year after year, this will be the most important event on our calendar of events in Punta Mita. The Golf Tournament will be a scramble format to ease the speed of play and in general, make it a fun event for players of all levels. All participants will receive a commemorative gift and special prizes will be given for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place foursomes. Prizes will include a trip on the Punta Mita Yacht, Dinners at the Residents Beach Club as well as special tours of the beautiful natural areas that the Punta de Mita region offers. We encourage residents to sign up for the Friday outing so we can have Saturday as open as possible for local players who could only play on Saturday. This is an open event and we look forward to your participation.