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(Boston, Massachusetts)—July 31, 2001—Project
Perú, Inc., a non-profit aid organization focused on
the welfare of Peruvian children, was featured on Boston Neighborhood
Network Television and viewed by key Latin neighborhoods in
Boston.
In his weekly program, Tu Opinion Cuenta,
William Pena sought out and interviewed co-founders Stephen
and Cecilia Drake and Advisory Board member Anna Giraldo Kerr
regarding Project Peru. In the 30 minute program, Project
Peru was able to convey to the viewers in Boston what Project
Peru is about, how we came to form our organization and some
of our key projects in Peru.
“The program provided a venue for Project
Peru to discuss and share with the community some of the projects
we have worked on and explain the fundamental purpose of our
organization – that of working together with communities,
families and children through empowerment projects, said Stephen
Drake, co-founder and President of Project Peru. We are proud
to have had the opportunity to work with such a strong organization
in Boston for the Latin Community.
This segment of Tu Opinion Cuenta will air
periodically throughout the month of August.
About Project Peru, Inc.
Project Perú, Inc. is a development charity focused
on empowering Perúvian children through health care
and education programs. The organization does so by implementing
projects designed to fortify the family and community-based
systems on which children’s wellness and education depend.
Since 1999, Project Perú has engaged in several community
development projects including the construction of a park,
the building of a clinic and restoration of a school in the
Lima, Perú area. The organization partners with several
corporate and non-profit organizations, but is free of any
governmental or religious interests as a 501(c)(3) charity
organization in the United States and a designated O.N.G.
charity in Perú.
Project Perú is based in Natick, Massachusetts
and has offices in Washington, DC and Lima, Perú.
For further information please contact:
Stephen Drake
(508) 333-3300
sdrake@projectperu.org
About Boston Neighborhood Network
Television
Established by Boston’s cable franchise agreement in
1983, Boston’s Neighborhood Network (BNN) primary goals
are to serve Boston and expand the constitutional rights of
freedom of expression for all people. Through the Boston Charitable
Trust, major funding for BNN is from cable television subscribers
in Boston. BNN provides unique and versatile opportunities
for the public to communicate via cable television. The organization
reaches out to nearly twenty neighborhoods and its channels
are watched by approximately 33% of Comcast and RCN subscribers,
or 46,500 households.
Channel 9’s Tu Opinion Cuenta
(Your Opinion Counts) as part of BNNLive discusses important
topics critical to Boston’s Latin neighborhoods and
offers the opportunity for debate and discussion in Spanish
and English. For more information, visit www.bnntv.org.
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