Over Spring break young men and women from St. Paul's High School, St. Boniface Diocesan High School and St. Bonaventure's College, St. John's Newfoundland will embark on a 10 day, life changing journey to aid a small village of El Faro, El Salvador.
This is a journey that has changed the lives of many students that came before them, and profoundly impacted the lives of people living in the small villages around El Salvador.
This is the ninth mission run by St. Paul's High School and will take place March 23 - April 2, 2018. Past work included the construction of a church, introduction of a scholarship program for local students, construction of a community garden, construcion of a septic system for the school, updgrades tothe local church and community house, road construction and repair of a school.
The mission of the students this year will be to assist in the construcion of a road that leads into and out of the community of El Faro.
As past of the mission experience, the students and their families are volunteering to raise funds necessary for this project. To support the project, a fundraising dinner will be held:
Date: Thursday, February 8th
Time: Doors open at 6:30 pm and dinner will commence at 7:00 pm
Cost: $35 per ticket
The dinner will be catered by The Gates on Roblin and wine service provided by DeLuca's. To purchase tickets, please contact Mrs. Laurie Romanica, at laurie.romanica@hotmail.com
Proceeds from this event will be used to purchase the building mareirals required for the project.
If you are unable to attend the event, but would like to support this worthy initiative, donations can be made online by clicking on the attached link.
Under "Direct My Gift To" please select "Other". Please reference "2018 El Salvador Project" in the "Other Fund or Progam" line.
https://www.stpauls.mb.ca/giving/giving_form/
Donations made by cheque can be dropped off at the front desk.
Thank you for your generosity.
February 8, 2018 – 6:30pm to 9:30pm
St Paul's - Cafeteria and Ampitheatre
2200 Grant Ave
Winnipeg
