Terrigal residents and Switch-a-RooCircus performers, Ms Rachel Peters and Mr Andy Long will be volunteering with charity organisation Performers Without Borders (PWB) on a four month circus tour of Nicaragua.
Ms Long and Ms Peters are currently raising money to join a team of eight International performers to Nicaragua in 2016 with PWB, where they will be leading workshops, performing shows and providing equipment to the orphans, schools and homeless shelters they work with.
The money raised will help fund the provision of audio visual equipment, accommodation, flights and transport for Rachel, Andy and the team and also purchasing circus equipment for the children which will be left there after the tour for them to keep.
“We are very excited about this opportunity and are keen to share the good work of this organisation with the public, spreading awareness and raising the profile of Performers Without Borders and the power of social circus,” Ms Peters said.
Our success is proven and we look forward to sharing the stories of our success in changing the lives of children in places that are in desperate need. “If locals would like to join us in raising funds to continue our work, we will be very, very grateful”.
Media release,
Aug 31, 2015
Andy Long,
Switch-a-Roo Circus