Past Events

  • May and June of 2011 Boujis Event 

    Our most active volunteer Malin Rosenkivst set about organising a cocktail event with entertainment at the famous Boujis in South Kensington. Totally her idea , she organised the event meticulous detail , the result being a hugely successful evenings held on the 1st of June and the next one on the 21st September. Everyone who attended supported us with donations and had a great time. The evening raised a very substantial amount. Thank you all of you ,our big supporter Mauricio Rodriguez  the Colombian Ambassador and  our hero Malin.

    June 2010 Latin Festival

    Santa Maria Foundation had an incredible day and the support from the Embassy and the ambassador Mauricio Rodriguez  ; Music provided by a great band Robert Pla with the lovely singer Angela who kindly donate her time.

    Also donate their professional service for the evening the incredible Djs

    DJ MARTINSALSA ( PERU ) FROM LIVERPOOL   , DJ Gio  , Dj Alfie

    Thank you to them all and special thanks to all the wonderful dancers who turned up and showed us their style. The venue was donated by The Park Plaza Westminster Hotel organised by Diddier.

    July 2010 Barbeque Event

    Our first BBQ event for the girls of Santa Maria Foundation took place in a glorious, warm weather. This lovely evening was organised by Nadia Kazolides, a fervent supporter of SMF.

    She offered us the venue and supplied the food, all courtesy of her family restaurant Halepi

    Lots of SMF supporters turned up, enjoyed a delicious meal and danced to the Latin Music.

    Thank you Nadia! You are a star!!

    July 2010  at  Home House Santa Maria Foundation had an amazing reception evening.

    It was an unprecedented success and the complements still arrive every day from our wonderful family friends of Santa Maria who showed their kind support in our cause. It is the support of more than 300 people like you on the evening that enables us to continue to materialise our mission.

    We would like to say thank you to all of you: the volunteers, LA Fitness, Milleperle Exclusive Jewellery Shop, Ladurée at Harrods and trainer Haylene Ryan.

    We hope you see you very soon.

     

     

    December 2009 Christmas and a very HappyNew Year with the Girls

    Lady, Peter, Beatriz and the rest of the Directors were in Colombia entertaining and taking care of our lovely little girls.
    We hadalready completed two Big Christmas parties there and we would then go on to organise New Year celebrations for the girls, as well as further support for the orphanages.
    At the end of the two Christmas parties there were beautiful moments when the girls got together to say prayers for all you kind souls who support us.

    November  2009 at the acclaimed Cocktail Bar and Night Club No 5 Cavendish Square London.

    The evening’s entertainment was contributed by the celebrated Simon Lawrence DJ to the stars Elton John, Valentino, Versace and Madonna, and was supported by a live performance by Brother Snare. Also DJ Ruben Cordero (King Conga) who has worked with some of the most important contemporary Latin artists supported a spectacular live Shakira Live Dance Show by the dancers from www.exquisite-experiences.com.

    Apart from the enormous fun we all enjoyed, the events raised a considerable amount of money for our charity through the sale of raffle tickets by our group of devoted helpers and private donors. The prizes for which we thank LA Fitness, No 5 Cavendish Square, Hari’s Hairstyling, Zuma, Alexio Ferrero, Haylen Ryan, and G-Spa, contributed substantially to the amount raised.
    We thank you all, our prize donators, our girl helpers and all 257 friends who turned up on the evening to join in and donate generously to our little orphaned Colombian Girls.

    21st September 2009, we carried out our official presentation of Santa Maria Foundation

    set in the magnificent Restaurant – Bar Divo(18th century Ukrainian-Russian styled). In attendance were the Colombian Embassy Representative Rodrigo Paris and the Consul of Colombia in London Santiago Angel. Friends of Santa Maria Foundation, different Company C.E.O.s and Investors with business relations in Colombia were also present. Peter Mowland and Lady Yomara Rodriguez hosted the event, and were delighted with the support of more than 150 people, some of whom donated valuable prizes for our raffle draw, namely Gabriella Maitre’d at Daphe’s with dinner for two people, Nicolas in South Kensington with a Champagne prize and Lady Carol Caffy-Parson with a Day of Clay Pigeon Shooting on her estate in Surrey.

    A special thank you to all our volunteer girls, whose charm and enthusiasm made the evening a huge success for our orphans in Colombia.