About Us

PERUDONATIONS Corporation was born after a 2006 trip to the Andean city of Huancayo, Perú by two Hawaii residents, Sherrill and Lisa Sturm.  As part of their travel experience, the mother and daughter spent a week in an orphanage teaching several subjects to children aged three to twelve.
        The children lived among others like themselves, rescued from extreme poverty or abuse and housed in adobe and wood facilities that only recently had obtained fresh water through the hard work of other volunteers.  In the orphans' eyes, education is the only way out of the bleak future that awaits them.
        A boy at the el Rosario orphanage named Presli Ordaya was the original inspiration for the PDC charity.  Presli had suffered severe facial burns as a newborn.  Even at age 11, he had the loss of some function of his mouth and right eyelid, as well as being left with no nostrils.  PeruDonations was formed to coordinate and facilitate reconstructive surgery for Presli, and our long-term plan for Presli is to help provide medical assistance and basic daily needs to ease his physical and emotional pain. In Perú (as in other places), any kind of physical anomaly is considered to be a curse or a punishment.
      Although we have added a village school and another boy to our projects, Presli has now been selected for surgery in the US with Rotaplast International.  Our immediate goal is to find the money to bring him here and make this happen for "our boy."
       Our profit margin is very small in order to make the merchandise appeal to a wider customer base. 
       Our items, however, are guaranteed to be of very high quality, and we are proud to stand behind our merchandise and our commitment to stand by Presli.