Update Letter to Sponsor Counselor

Initially the following letter was private but after rereading it I thought it was such a good synopses of what was actually happening I decided to post it.

Enjoy

Dr Smallwood,
Just thought to send you a letter that is a little bit more personal than the Blog. Just wanted to tell you that I am doing well here in Nicaragua. The project has ended up changing quite a bit. Due to lack of a market for their product the Organic industry is drying up here. What some estimated conservatively as 100 farms in now down to about 10... I am talking with Dr Correa and Levy and they are helping me salvage what I can as far as having some publication from this.

As Far as things Rotary go... I am going to make my first official presentation to the Rotarians of Managua. I had a very hard time finding them and after that getting in contact with them. I hope to post pictures on the blog and let everyone know how it goes. Aside from this I have been working with Rotaract to do various service projects and fundraiser for the club. They are an entertaining bunch ! We are currently trying to develop a project that will be a banner project for the year.

So far the idea for the project is to find a school in one of the poorest areas in Managua and adopt it. We need to find funding to give the students breakfast and lunch for a 1 year and have Rotarians that are doctors volunteer their time once every 3-6 months to provide medical attention. There is also an educational component as far as health and hygiene are concerned. What we will do ourselves aside from raising money is clean, paint, possible make a playing field, ect. The idea is that this will be a pilot program will let us know how this program can be extended to other schools. So far this idea is in the developmental stages. There are 3 groups of Rotaractians who are developing their individual ideas in order to present them to the District Rotarians. From there we will decide to choose one as a pilot program. I would really appreciate your input on this idea.

I "googled" myself and found this site. It is a nice link to some cultural things that were captured in the News

http://www.uruguayinforme.com/news/14042006/14042006_rimbaud_fiesta.htm

Also I may be included in the upcoming magazine for WSPA ( The world society for the protection of animals). The university has funding from them. They were in Nicaragua doing an inspection because the projects that happen here are the most successful programs they have in the world. I usually go with the university faculty and students and offer my veterinary services to attend animals free of charge. In addition to that this weekend is a spay and neuter day and kind of open house for the university.

Just thought you would like to know. Also I am back filling my blog to catch up on some of the things I left out.. So if you go back to June you will find a lot of new posts.

Keep in touch.


Nneka M. George, DVM