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- Oct 10, 2019
A day outside of San Juan de Lurigancho
On August 1, 2019 Make a Miracle's scholarship students left at 4am for the province of Huarochirí. It was very early to get up, and many of the students had to sleep at Casa Milagro, our study center, because they live far away. The excitement of reaching our destination was felt as soon as our bus arrived. Inside the bus, our guide Andrés gave us directions to be prepared for our tour in Huarochirí. At 6:40 in the morning we arrived in Matucana, the capital of the provinc
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- Oct 8, 2019
Golf For Miracles
Come support Make a Miracle on October 14th at White Columns Country Club to help us raise funds for Peru! We will have Charity Gun, so you can launch your golf balls through an AK-15! Also enjoy dinner, auction, and awards ceremony. $2,500 2 Foursomes, Hole Sponsor $1,500 1 Foursome, Hole Sponsor $1,000 2 Players, Hole Sponsor $250 Individual Player More details below! Check in is at 8:45am
Dinner and Awards begin at 3:00pm To register, please email Mark Davidson at MJDDYK
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- Oct 1, 2019
We Are All Children
Have you ever felt lonely? Well, that's my case. I feel lonely many times, but when I'm around these lovely children, my world changes greatly. Star Kids is one of my favorite things to do because I can play with them, sing out loud, dance. It does not matter if you don't know the children, because they make you feel like family with ease. Going there and hearing them say: "Hermano, buenos días" (Good morning, brother), it doesn't matter how I feel in that moment, they always
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- Aug 15, 2019
What graduation meant to me
When I came to live in Lima, Peru, there were so many no-fun and stressful things that I needed to do. I needed to apply for my residency visa, sell my car, move all of my things into a storage unit, as well as figure out my school situation. I was about halfway through my degree and wasn’t sure how I would be able to finish. If I’m being honest, my first reaction was just to not finish my education. I thought, why do I need a college degree anyways? I am already going to be
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- Jun 24, 2019
Stars & Strikes goes to Peru
I just wanted to share with everybody how impactful my recent trip to San Juan de Lurigancho was. I was blessed to have with me my wife Carolyn, and my brother in law Eric (Director of Payroll at Stars and Strikes) and his mom Edith as well as my business partner's children, Lindsay and Joe Albano. I am always amazed at how much impact a couple of people can have in just a few days. In less than one week we were able to build 5 new structures: 3 homes for some amazing famil
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- Jun 24, 2019
Our Remote Year Partnership
Every month we host a group of "digital nomads" for a Positive Impact Day. These people are travelling the world together, spending a month in 12 different countries. They all have different types of careers that allow them to work remotely. Remote Year provides them with a state of the art, shared workspace, as well as an apartment in each country. On the weekends they explore the country together, and one day per month they have the option of giving back. Their goal:
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- Jun 19, 2019
Meet the 2019 scholarship recipients
Make a Miracle is proud to support education through college scholarships. Jack, Rachel, Lady, Rosa, Doris, Dayana, Edith and I held 3 days of interviews with some incredibly inspiring young people from San Juan de Lurigancho, Peru. Some were held outside during a house build, some at Los Pinos school during gardening & building, some at our office before our workshop. We ran out of tissues early on. We laughed, cried, hugged and loudly yelled "aprobado" or approved 14 ti
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- Jun 19, 2019
A New Home
The above pictures are from June, 2017. Our team was painting a home across the way and this woman asked if she could have the leftover paint to paint her door. We said, "Sure! We will do it for you." 2 years later Make a Miracle received an application for a new home filled out by a neighbor of hers, Aurora, one of our scholarship students. When she got the application, Giovanna immediately recognized her from that other trip. It was so cool to spend time with this wom
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- Jun 19, 2019
Star Kids Soccer Championship 2019
Make a Miracle's 2nd annual Soccer Championship or "Campeonato" was a huge success. Our team and volunteers put together a wonderful day of fun, laughs and competition. Soccer is a great way to teach kids about teamwork and good sportsmanship. Besides the soccer competition, we also hosted an eating contest, tug of war and several other games to get everyone involved. The weather was beautiful and families, neighbors and friends came out to enjoy our Campeonato 2019. A h
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- Mar 26, 2019
A New Partnership: Zegel IPAE
Make a Miracle is thrilled to announce our partnership with Zegel IPAE, a 3 year institute that recently opened their branch in San Juan de Lurigancho. They have been educating students for more than 50 years, and currently have 10 locations across Peru. IPAE specializes in business degrees including Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Logistics, Small Business, Human Resources, International Business, Computer Science & Graphic Design. After completing 3 years at IPAE, student
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- Mar 14, 2019
Havana Nights: A Record Breaking Success
Thank you for supporting our annual fundraiser! We would like to personally thank everyone who came out to support us. We hosted well over 200 people, which is our biggest turnout yet! We crushed last years total of $55,000 by raising an incredible $96,915! It's not too late to help us reach our goal of $100,000. With your generous donations Make a Miracle can continue building homes, funding our scholarship programs, and continuing to improve the community of San Juan de Lur
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- Dec 20, 2018
An EPIC Christmas for Make a Miracle
I have to share my favorite story from our epic holiday trip to Peru. But first, some background. This is Make a Miracle's 3rd Christmas, and our outreach in San Juan de Lurigancho, Peru was bigger than ever! We raised $8,250, crushing out $5,000 goal. This enabled us to do all we wanted to and more. This was the first time I got to join in the fun, and I was joined by fellow board members Jack Canouse, Eric & Shannon Smothers, Dennis McNulty and Chuck Latona. In one shor
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- Dec 20, 2018
My first quinceañera!
This is a super-cool latin tradition that after years of going to Peru, I finally got to be a part of! The idea is when a girl turns 15, she transforms from a child to an adult. This is celebrated BIG in latin american cultures, and when our sweet Maryoleth from Pat's Place* turned 15, Laura asked if we could host her quinceañera. Being that I love parties, and I adore Maryoleth, I was honored to do it and enlisted friends and family to make it happen. Jack rented the gow
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- Nov 5, 2018
A year in San Juan de Lurigancho
One year ago, two days after my 22nd birthday, I said goodbye to my family and friends and got on a plane to Lima, Peru, thinking that I would be interning there for the next two months. My mom kept jokingly posting "#rachelsnevercominghome" and teasing me that I was going to stay in Peru because I loved it so much. As it turns out, as always, she was completely right. I have spent the last year living and working in San Juan de Lurigancho, Lima, Peru while also being a full-
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- Sep 21, 2018
One week at our Star Kids Club
Make a Miracle has 2 Star Kids Clubs that meet every Saturday for 1 1/2 hours. Our leaders and volunteers play with them outside, give them vitamins, a snack & some water, and then settle in for a lesson or a craft. Our theme for the month of September is PURPOSE. This past week the kids learned that each and every one of them has a purpose in their lives. They made butterflies to illustrate that something as small as a cocoon, could have the purpose of becoming a beautifu
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- Sep 6, 2018
A student meets his sponsor
Surprise! One minute you are eating dinner at Stars and Strikes and the next you are face to face with your sponsor...your hero...your Godmother. The hugs and tears were priceless! Backing up: Carmen has been sponsoring Jasson's college education for almost a year, and generously paid for his Visa application to come to the states. It is extremely difficult for Peruvians to get a Visa, but Jasson was approved! A few weeks later he arrived for a whirlwind 2 1/2 week tour of
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- Aug 20, 2018
Meet Our 6 New Students
All of us at Make a Miracle are so excited to share that we have SIX NEW STUDENTS who will be continuing their education! Jerson, (top left) will be studying Law, and Jhonathan (top right) will be studying to be a Surgical Dentist. Tatiana, pictured above middle, will be studying Obstetrics. Rocio will be studying Architecture, Samuel starts his journey to be a Lawyer, and Lady is going to study Hospitality and Tourism. I personally had the pleasure of interviewing each of th
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