Peru suffered a devastating earthquake on August 15th of this year.  In addition to the 519 lives lost and the 1,366 injuries, there was extensive destruction of the infrastructure, including the loss of over 58,000 homes. 

 

Many staff members and friends of Mayorga Coffee are from Peru and some have family directly impacted by this event.  I had the privilege of living in Peru during a part of my childhood and my mother was actually born in Pisco, the city most devastated by the earthquake.  

 

In order to raise funds for the Red Cross's efforts in Peru, we are having a very special event at our Silver Spring lounge on September 27th. We will be providing authentic Peruvian food, live Peruvian music, Pisco sours made using MacchuPisco, and a silent auction.  We ask that anyone attending contribute a minimum of $20 via check made out to the Red Cross, with "Peru Earthquake" written in the memo section.  We will have a representative from the Red Cross at the event to collect the checks.  You will receive an official receipt from the Red Cross National Headquarters office via mail. 

 

If you cannot make it to the event, we ask that you mail any donation via check made out to the  American Red Cross with "Peru Earthquake" written on the memo to:

 

Mayorga Coffee

Attn: Peru Earthquake

15151 Southlawn Lane

Rockville, MD 20850

 

You will receive an official receipt from the Red Cross National Headquarters office via mail after we hand the checks over to them on the 27th and they have the opportunity to process them.

 

Thank you in advance for your support.

 

-Martin Mayorga