Successful fundraiser for Coprodeli USA in Washington, D.C.

Posted by Susanna at 3:54 PM, Apr 5, 2010 (Comments)

Category: Events

Executive Director Vanessa Keating of Coprodeli USA and Director of Program Development Alycia Ebbinghaus, Coprodeli USA

THE 4TH ANNUAL COCINA de Coprodeli - "An Exploration of Peruvian Gastronomy and Culture" - was held on Thursday evening, April 1, at the Council of Foreign Relations offices on F Street, Northwest, in Washington, D.C. The event, which was sponsored by the Embassy of Peru and Coprodeli USA, included Latin American dishes prepared by local chefs from restaurants Mio, Las Canteras, Yorktown Bistro, Redwood and the Embassy of Peru. Restaurants Café Atlantico, Funxion and Mio also made pisco sours, the Peruvian national cocktail. The pisco was provided by Macchu Pisco and wine by Brassfield Estate Winery. Vibrant music and dance, including a performance by Mamauca with its unique style of African-Peruvian dance, were also included in the successful evening's celebration.

COPRODELI USA (www.coprodeliusa.org) is a nonprofit organization that aids Peruvian families by providing fundamental necessities, promoting education and job training, and developing strong self-sustaining community programs. Coprodeli founder Padre Miguel Ranera has been working in impoverished communities of Peru for 25 years. He formalized his vision in 1989 and established Copradeli that year as a nonprofit organization. Coprodeli USA supports the work of Coprodeli Peru through financial and in-kind donations, volunteer support, social investments and strategic development. Padre Miguel Ranera is a 2010 semi-finalist for the Schwab Foundation's Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award (www.schwabfoundation.org). A Coprodeli USA Independence Day Party will be held in Washington, D.C. on July 28.

THE NAME Coprodeli is an acronym from the combination of the words community, promotion, development and liberation.

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