Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - A wonderful mix of charity, culture, live entertainment, delicious food and generous people made the 12th annual Vallarta Altruism Festival a great success. The organizers just announced the total amount of funds raised at the 2016 event, and it came to $883,260 pesos!

Well over one thousand Puerto Vallarta residents and visitors turned out for this event, which featured top restaurants offering food and refreshments, live entertainment, and booths where they could learn more about the 20 Banderas Bay area non-profit and charitable organizations they were benefiting, which this year included:

Amigos de La Cruz • Banderas Bay Cultural Association • Biblioteca Los Mangos • Breakfast for Children • Casa Hogar Orphanage • DIF • Down Syndrome Association • Horizante de Paz • Paraiso Felino • Pasitos de Luz • Piratas de la Bahía • Puerto Vallarta Food Bank • PV Navy League Toys for Tots • Rehabilitation Clinic Santa Barbara • R.I.S.E. • Rotary Club • The Salvation Army • SETAC • SILOE Imiendos Fuerzas • Torpedos Football of Vallarta

Each participating charity organization, as well as individuals, sold tickets to the Festival, and 100% of the ticket proceeds will be divided evenly among these local non-profit organizations, providing significant funding for their ongoing charitable activities.