NEWS MARCH 2025
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Our 6th annual fundraiser of November 24, 2024, brought in $3,750.00.
Unfortunately, less than expected.
100% of the donation goes to Café Ilusión as no expenses are taken from the donation.
The winner of the raffle was Philippe Hollebecq. As we lost our hotel sponsor, I decided not to claim the price saving an expense to the association.
Here is a message (translated from Spanish) from Joan Grau of Café Ilusion:
Dear Sponsors,
We greet you again, hoping that you are all well, each of you on your projects and journeys, and to let you know that we are still alive!And that's also thanks to you, for your faithful support year after year: A THOUSAND THANKS AGAIN
from each and every one of the children, adolescents, and their mothers or grandmothers...
For about 4 or 5 years now, we have counted among our kids a high percentage of those who come from Venezuela, our beloved neighboring country, to which we share strong ties of friendship and, of course, gratitude for how they treated Colombians many years ago when they needed their help.
Venezuelan children now forcibly displaced, which add to their enormous difficulties of the loss of family and friendship points of reference, their schools, their meals, their music, often even the loss of their few toys, things that might seem insignificant but are not... But fortunately for each and every one of them who arrive at our home, this means a fantastic and unexpected new change, but this time for the better. In just a few hours, we can secure school places for them, and we offer them our space to protect their violated rights, so they can restart their studies and their dreams as children, as they should be. Our multidisciplinary team is highly qualified and experienced in diagnosing, planning, and implementing the most relevant aspects where action is needed immediately and... YES, FRIENDS: TEIR LOVING SMILES RE-EMERGE.
A million thanks for trusting our team, which is yours, and for making all this work possible and bearing fruit. Thanks, from the entire FUNDACIÓN CAFÉ ILUSIÓN COLOMBIA TEAM
Joan y Javi
Fundación Café Ilusión Colombia.
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