Education

FAIRFAX, Va., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- For millions of abandoned teens, the only thing scarier than the past is the thought of the future. After aging out of orphanages, they face a life of poverty and exploitation due to limited job skills, early pregnancies, and a lack of social support.

Teaching Hope ( http://www.teachinghope.org/ ) provides education and training to older orphaned children in order to improve their chances of being gainfully employed upon release from the orphanage. Programs include vocational training, life-skills counseling, transitional housing and a network of caring adults to help prepare the children for adult life.

What: Please join Teaching Hope to help raise funds for the Amparo de Ninas orphanage ( http://www.teachinghope.org/Whatwedo.html ) in Bogota, Colombia. 15% of all food and beverage sold between 7:30 PM and 1:30 AM will be donated to Teaching Hope. A cover charge of $10 will be collected at the door, and Armonia Latina Show Band ( http://www.armonialatina.com/ ) will be providing entertainment all evening. A fully loaded buffet will be available for free between 8:00 PM and 9:30 PM with paid cover.

When: Saturday, November 14, 2009
7:30 P.M. until 1:30 A.M.

Where: Rene's Supper Club ( http://www.renesclub.com/ )
3251 Old Lee Highway
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-385-0077

Contact: Kelly Duer
President, Teaching Hope
703-722-6081
kelly@teachinghope.org

For more information about the event or Teaching Hope, please visit our website at http://www.teachinghope.org . To make a tax deductible donation to our organization, please visit http://www.teachinghope.org/donations.html . We may also be found on Facebook.

SOURCE Teaching Hope