Durham Native Connects Honduras to Local Community

Sept. 2, 2011 - PRLog -- DURHAM, NC – The fourth annual Un Mundo (One World) benefit event, Celebrate Un Mundo, will be held September 30, 7:30 pm – until at The Trotter Building, located at 410 W. Geer Street in Downtown Durham. More exciting than ever before, Celebrate Un Mundo will be a fun and memorable evening of casino games, dancing, performances, and video presentation focused on raising awareness on pressing Honduran issues while celebrating Latin American cultures and inspiring current and prospective supporters.

Celebrate Un Mundo symbolizes a “coming home” for Elly Goetz, Un Mundo Executive Director. Daughter of Durham business leaders Lou and Tracey Goetz, she is a graduate of Riverside High School (1999), University of Colorado (2003), and Pratt Institute of NYC (2009). Goetz began her work with Un Mundo in 2007, and has lived in Honduras since early 2008, working to promote dignity, community, and self sufficiency among marginalized populations in rural Honduras.

Goetz leads a team of dedicated Un Mundo volunteers and professionals whose goals are to improve the lives of people in the most remote villages in the Cangrejal Valley Region of Honduras, facilitating access to the fundamental needs of health care, education, and livable wages. Un Mundo’s comprehensive approach to grass-roots community development promotes local traditions, encourages community leadership, and emphasizes collective ownership of projects.  

All donations to Un Mundo are tax deductible. For more information on Un Mundo, visit www.unmundo.org. For tickets and information on the Un Mundo Benefit at The Trotter Building, contact Patrice Graham at (919) 612-1785 or visit www.unmundo.org/press-room/newsfeed/celebrate-unmundo-benefit/

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