Giving + Love Brings Hope Third Annual Dinner and Auction

Sunday, February 10th is the third annual “Giving + Love Brings Hope” Dinner and Auction being held at Ensenada Las Bovedas Restaurant (5-8pm) supporting the JLM House of Hope.

 The fundraising event will feature a dinner, auction and raffle. It will be a fun evening of mixing and mingling that also supports an important cause.  Tickets are $30/person and include appetizer, choice entrée, dessert, and one raffle ticket. Drink and raffle tickets sold throughout the night.  Limited reservations are available. Tickets will be sold at various social events and happy hours. Also, see JLM Christian Foundation page on facebook for contact information.

JLM Christian Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded by Marie Claire (MC) Beauvil.  JLM Panama then created The House of Hope. Located in Penonomé (45 minutes from the entrance to Coronado), JLM House of Hope is Panama’s only empowerment house for at-risk girls looking to create a better future. Through education, counseling, and positive role modeling, young girls are empowered to recognize their full potential. The girls accepted into JLM House of Hope come from disadvantaged homes…whether from
extreme poverty, abusive situations, or far distances where higher education is not available to them.  The girls must follow guidelines set up by MC that include attending university classes, no pregnancies, and learning life skills to maintain a harmonious household. JLM House of Hope teaches personal responsibility and builds self-esteem that each girl will carry with them for a lifetime.

A few ways to contribute to JLM House of Hope are as a volunteer, tutoring, organizing or assisting with fundraisers, making repairs to the house, or just spreading the word along with giving monetary donations, food, and personal hygiene items.  Please email: panamahouseofhope@gmail.com to get involved in this cause for these young women. (There is now a JLM House of Hope for men, also.)