Casa Cor returns: inaugural brunch will benefit the Ann Sullivan Center of Peru

The largest exhibition of architecture, interior design and landscaping in the country is about to inaugurate its twenty-fifth edition, setting forth an objective that, for 23 years, has distinguished it: to help the students of the Ann Sullivan Center of Peru (CASP), donating to this institution, founded in 1979 by Dr. Liliana Mayo, the entire proceeds from tickets for its inaugural event: this time it will be a brunch, on Monday, May 23, from noon to 5 a.m. the afternoon.

Miki Miró Quesada, president of the CASP Support Committee, details that this is the activity that in more than two decades has allowed them to collect most of the funds to achieve their objectives, which is to provide scholarships to low-income CASP students. In a pandemic, however, they had to manage in the absence of Cor House and organized various events, including a virtual bingo that was very well received because thanks to technology it was national in scope. But it was not only that what these two years of pandemic left them.

“I always see the good things in the bad: if there had been no confinement, perhaps parents would never have learned to use technology or follow a zoom as they do today.” Miki Miró Quesada refers to the opportunity that virtuality brought in terms of educational support and family involvement when distance classes were resumed, achieving notable progress among students, from newborns to adults with special abilities.

The El Refugio de Ann Sullivan store will be open on the days of the exhibition, until July 3.

And it is that during confinement, the CASP Support Committee remained firm in its work: not only did they manage donations and facilitate access to cell phones and tablets for students with fewer resources, but they also made an effort to cover their urgent needs in the midst of an emergency. healthcare, from dealing with cases of COVID-19, providing oxygen and covering hospital care, to procuring food and clothing for families who were left without a livelihood. The CASP even enabled the so-called Respite Room at its headquarters in San Miguel, two rooms with services where the mothers of the students themselves took turns caring for the children whose parents were isolated by the coronavirus.

The solidarity sale

Those who wish to support CASP during their visit to Casa Cor 2022 may also do so from the traditional store that the center sets up in the great exhibition, and which this year will be called Ann Sullivan’s Shelter. “During the pandemic there have been so many incredible young people and artisans who have started ventures, that we will be selling what they make, unique things that you don’t see in stores,” he announces.

Mari Carmen Alarco de Picasso points out that a team from the support committee was in charge of putting together pieces that include handicrafts, home decorations, items for babies and a special gift area for Father’s Day. Of what is sold in this store, the CASP will receive a donation of between 20% and 30%. The invitation is made and do not forget: go with very comfortable clothes to visit the exhibition.