
Gala NY Committee Raises US$ 4,000 at Fundraiser Dinner
The funds will be invested in social projects in Brazil
The funds will be invested in social projects in Brazil
Two hundred guests attended, raising roughly US$ 13,000.
Together with a committee of Bronxville High School students, the teens raised just under US$14,000 to be invested in social projects in Brazil.
“In a country like Brazil with all its economic and social problems, your donation goes further.” – Paulo Ribeiro
A special thanks goes out to Karin Dauch, Maurício Morato, and Nick Lobaccaro for hosting the event.
“Spreading Love All the Way to Brazil”
Enough to fund Anis – Instituto Bioética
The event raised a total of US$1,500 for BrazilFoundation grantee Associação Vida em Ação’s project “Bar Bibitantã”.
Carlotas co-founders Fabiana Gutierrez and Carla Douglass came to the BrazilFoundation office on Monday, May 16th, to talk to the New York community about the organization’s work.
Eight youths met with BrazilFoundation to kick off the Youth Council – a new committee of Brazilians living abroad who are interested in helping Brazil.
The organization trains women living in inadequate housing to perform home renovations
Thank you to all who participated in the Feijoada for Rio Doce on April 16th at Chef’s Club in New York.
Siblings Natalia and Gabriel just helped BrazilFoundation fund three informal initiatives.
Blog BlogzillaNYC and facebook community Brasileiras de NY pledged to support one “OP” (informal initiative) through the Prêmio de Inovação Comunitária (Community Innovation Award).
The Minas Fund has raised US$30,000, enough support for three projects.
The gala kicked off with a lively performance by upcoming carioca funk phenomenon Dream Team do Passinho, composed of five youths from the favelas of Rio itself.
After 15 years of Chairman of the Board, founder Leona Forman will hand over her position to Roberta Mazzariol, who has been a BrazilFoundation board member since its inception.
The “artivist” Mundano visited New York to give talks and hold an event about Pimp My Carroça, a movement to promote dignity for independent waste collectors in Brazil and around the world.
The event brought together Brazilian women from the greater Greenwich community to spur dialogue and collaboration behind ideas and actions that transform Brazil.
BrazilFoundation launched its Young Fellows program in New York, with the goal of engaging youth and young professionals to collaborate on initiatives for ideas and actions that transform Brazil.