| | | News from Around Banderas Bay | June 2009
Puerto Vallarta's Weekend Beat – June 13, 2009 Puerto Vallarta News with William Michael
You’ve logged on to Weekend Beat. I’m William Michael with a look at what’s going on in the bay.
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For entertaining video reports covering everything from the hottest places to eat, drink and shop to information about attractions, events, and charitable organizations, be sure to watch Laura Gelezunas twice a month on The Banderas Beat. | | I’m at the offices of PVRPV Vacation Services. They are helping locals cope with the economic crises, and here to tell us about this great project is Tim Longpré.
William: How, when and why did this get started?
Tim: About a month ago a bunch of Vallarta people got together and decided to collect food.
William: What are you collecting?
Tim: We’re collecting lentils, rice, pasta, beans and Knorr/bullion.
William: Where are they distributed?
Tim: To child protection services/DIF.
William: How can we help?
Tim: Drop off any of the food products or send money.
William: Thanks!
To learn more about the Puerto Vallarta Food Drive, what we've accomplished so far, and how YOU can help, click HERE.
Welcome Back!: Carnival Cruise Line’s Splendor will be docking once again in the marina on Wednesday, June 24th. This is after the swine flu scare kept ships away for well over two months. Splendor holds over 3000 passengers and around 1200 crew members. A great boost to the local economy. Cruise on!
Schmooz Session: Meeting Place Mexico recently held its seventh annual convention. Taking place at the new Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center, over 170 incentive trip buyers from all over North American and Europe networked with local businesses. According to the local government, over $250 million dollars in potential sales is represented by this gathering.
Catch The Wind: The Bay of Banderas produced 16 medal winners at the Mexico Junior Olympics in sailing. The event was recently held in Bahia de San Carlos in Sonora.
Stars Under The Stars: The June 20th music concert at Los Arcos promises to be a blast. With 15 musical greats including Alejandro Fernandez, Paulina Rubio, Ha’Ash, and Luis Fonsi to name a few... The melodies will be heard throughout the city. Officials estimate the crowd to be around 65,000. This is all part of Jalisco Vive 2009, a unique way to promote tourism in the state. You may want to check out the boat tours for this event. This way you will avoid the crowd. Authorities are preparing for extra security for this major event. Click HERE for more information.
You’ve been watching Weekend Beat on Puerto Vallarta’s Liveliest Website, BanderasNews.com. This is the only place to watch local video reports. I’m William Michael, see you next time.
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