Buffalo Grove Rotary Hosts Fundraiser for Guatemalan Humanitarian Efforts

The Buffalo Grove Rotary Club invites area residents to attend a fun and informative fundraiser featuring representatives from Asociacion Ak' Tenamit, a humanitarian program for the indigenous people of Eastern Guatemala supported by several area Rotary clubs.

Steve Dudenhoefer. who founded Asociacion Ak' Tenamit in 1992, will be presenting at the event along with the association's President, Graciela Coy, regarding ongoing efforts to help improve the quality of life for individuals in the third world country.

Members of the Buffalo Grove Rotary and other Rotarians have taken the trip for the last decade where vocational training, education and healthcare are provided to indigenous people in Ak' Tenamit, a small village and school in eastern Guatemala.

"The Ak' Tenamit project is a small group of people from small towns going to work at a small school in a small country…who make a huge impact in the lives of those they serve," said Dan Wolf, Buffalo Grove Rotary member and International Services Chair who leads the Ak' Tenamit trip, along with co-chair Stephen Legge.

In addition to education and training, there is also an emphasis on environmental and cultural preservation, gender equality and income support provided by those who make the trip each year.

The fundraiser will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017 at the Continental Restaurant, 788 S. Buffalo Grove Road in Buffalo Grove.

The cost is $40 per person, which can be paid at the door. A cash bar will open at 6:00 p.m., and will be followed by dinner and the presentation beginning at 7:00 p.m. There will also be a 50/50 cash raffle and a drawing for a variety of Guatemalan handcrafted items.

To register for this event, please contact Dan Wolf at (847) 764-8676 or Stephen Legge at (847) 997-2427.

For more information about Asociacion Ak' Tenamit, visit the website at http://www.aktenamit.org.