Ayacucho Mission volunteering at CareNowUSA Free Clinic in LA

Ayacucho Mission is looking to make an impact on our local community by volunteering at the CareNowUSA free clinic in Los Angeles this Oct 20-23.

Even though it seems like just yesterday that the group returned home from Peru, we are already looking for new ways to help the less fortunate in our own backyard.  We are gathering a group of volunteers and friends from the Ayacucho Mission family to spend some time working at this worthwhile event.  CareNowUSA needs help from clinicians and non-clinical volunteers alike.  To get involved, just follow 2 easy steps.

1. Go to CareNowUSA's sign-up website to register as a volunteer.  You can work any shift you like, but if you are interested to see when other Ayacucho Mission volunteers have signed up, please email Loretta at lrihbany@gmail.com.

2. Once you have signed up on the CareNowUSA website, please let Loretta know at lrihbany@gmail.com which shift you have signed up to work.  We'd like to be able to coordinate our efforts and have Ayacucho Mission members working together.

This is an excellent chance to build on our experiences in Peru contribute to our local community.  We hope to see many of you out there!

Welcome Home to the Volunteers!

After a successful mission expanding into more small communities than ever before, please welcome home the volunteers who put in the countless hours before, during and after the mission to serve the people of Ayacucho!

To celebrate their return, we are holding a reunion party for the volunteers and their friends and family on Saturday, September 3rd at 2:30pm in the Orange County/Los Angeles area.

If you'd like to attend, or would just like to learn more about the mission, please email us at main@ayacuchomission.org!

Ayacucho Mission 2011 is underway!

After a long overnight bus ride from Lima, the team arrived safely in Ayacucho Saturday morning, set up shop on Sunday and got to work this Monday morning.

Please keep the team in your thoughts as they work in Ayacucho and the surrounding communities of San Melchor, Nahuinpuqio, Huanta and Quinua.  All the generous donations of time, money and resources are being put to good work!

Order Truffles for Ayacucho Mission!

Irum and Sarah Kidwai, in addition to being mission volunteers joining us in Ayacucho this summer, are ferocious bakers!

They've turned their talents to make scrumptious baked treats for sale to raise money for the mission.  They'll ship you the tastiest homemade truffles you can imagine anywhere in the U.S. in exchange for your generous donation to the mission.

For more information, you can find them on Facebook at this link, or learn how to contact them directly directly or order online at this link!

Support the mission and your sweet tooth at the same time!

2011 PAMS Annual Fundraising Gala - Friday May 27 - Los Angeles

Peruvian American Medical Society 2011 Fundraiser Gala Dinner 

on 

May 27, 2011 in Los Angeles.  

(click for more info)

Please come support Ayacucho Mission at our biggest fundraising event of the year!

Tickets $75

To sponsor a print ad in the event program, please contact main@ayacuchomission.org

The proceeds of the dinner go directly to supporting the PAMS medical missions, and the more tickets Ayacucho Mission sells, the larger the donation we receive to cover the costs of medication and supplies.  

The attached flyer contains all the details of the event, which promises to be a fun evening at a beautiful venue, with entertainment provided by the internationally-known Peruvian Dance Troupe Fredy Chiara and Danzas del Peru.  

Come join us!

Volunteer selections have been made!

We are happy to announce that a team of 87 doctors, nurses, pharmacists, techs, med students and other volunteers have been invited to participate in Ayacucho Mission 2011!  


We regret that we could not bring every last applicant with us this year, as we had an exceptional group to choose from.  If you applied for the mission and did not receive an email indicating whether you were selected for 2011, please contact John at main@ayacuchomission.org.


For those of you who were selected to join us and in the Southern California area, please come to an information meeting at the home of Blanca and Aaron Youngerman.  Whether you are a first-timer or an experienced volunteer who has gone on the mission in the past, we’d really like to see you there to start getting to know each other, and so the experienced “veterans” can share experiences and advice with the newcomers.

The meeting will be held at:

1701 Summerfield Circle, Brea, CA
2:00-4:00pm
Light lunch will be served

RSVP at main@ayacuchomission.org.

Please extend your congratulations and support to this year's team!

March 13 - Information Meeting for LA/Orange Co. Area

Interested in learning more about how to get involved in the Ayacucho Mission?  Come to our first information meeting of the year.

Sunday, March 13 at 2:00pm
House of Dr. Cesar Aranguri

298 S. Solomon Dr. Anaheim Hills, CA 92807

Light refreshments will be served.  We'll provide a short orientation to the mission, including the roles that volunteers play and all the logistics for making travel arrangements and being prepared to participate.  Past volunteers and people who are completely new to the mission and are curious to learn more about it are welcome to join us!

Please RSVP by emailing main@ayacuchomission.org so we will know how many to expect.

Thank you for your interest, and we hope to see you there!

Applications to join Ayacucho Mission 2011 are now available at ayacuchomission.org!

Applications to volunteer for this year's Ayacucho Mission are now available on the mission website at ayacuchomission.org.  Applications are due March 31st for general volunteers!

In the online application form, you will see several questions about ways you can help out at the mission here in the U.S. before we head to Peru.  Please sign up to help any way you can!  It's a great way to feel involved and connected to the mission from the get-go, and of course, will make you that much more likely to be selected as a volunteer to join us in Peru.

This year's mission will run for two weeks.  Week 1 volunteers should plan to arrive in Lima by the evening of July 8 to catch the charter bus to Ayacucho, and will work in Ayacucho from July 11-15.  Week 2 volunteers should plan to arrive in Lima by the evening of July 15 to get on the second charter bus to Ayacucho, and will work in Ayacucho from July 18-22.  Volunteers pay their own travel and hotel expenses so we can commit all of our resources to serve the people of Ayacucho.

This year promises to be especially exciting as we will work in the main city of Ayacucho, and will continue to expand our efforts into the surrounding small communities.

Please visit the website for more info, and of course, don't hesitate to email main@ayacuchomission.org with any questions!