YucaLandia
Aug 23, 2013, 7:09 AM
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I can only speak for myself on this. I am grateful for Rolly's help, especially in making a good move to Mexico and smooth immigration and Aduana processes. Reading his advice before coming played key roles in our choices around moving to Mexico using the Mexican Government programs that fit what we wanted and needed to do.
Speaking to what I personally know: Once here, I became a part of my community more smoothly and more quickly due to Rolly's efforts, and his good examples. Merida and surrounding towns have benefited significantly from my living here and hence from Rolly's efforts that helped get me here. I am confident that 1,000's of expats across Mexico are doing good things in their communities, as also aided by Rolly. **
There are 450 poor families in Yucatan now, with special curtains covering their windows and doors as a result of us coming. These curtains greatly reduce the numbers of mosquitoes in their home which greatly lowers their Dengue virus infection risks. Since over 50% of the Dengue virus infections across Mexico have been occurring as 2º or 3º infections with potentially fatal Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever bleeding from the eyes, gums, and into the stomach. These direct aids to the public health of Mexico also do not include the more-difficult-to-measure effects of 7 years of our public education efforts on mosquito control and Dengue Virus control. Read more at: ~ Dengue Fact Sheet – May 2012 Update ~... and ~ Dengue Fever Information: What to Do? ~
Rolly's aiding our choices in coming to Mexico, and in aiding my integrating in productive ways into Mexican society have directly benefited Mexico, as I have been serving as scientific consultant, a staff editor on a medical/Public Health journal, and am a part of installing the insecticide treated curtains in yet another 450 poor people's homes (for a total of over 900 homes protected in very poor areas of Yucatan). **
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Bennie,
Hopefully you can now see that many things in life really do have - " pay it forward " - qualities that are not apparent upon first-glance, off-hand, casual evaluations. I am confident that Rolly's efforts have assisted-in/resulted-in 10,000's of " pay it forward " events across Mexico that are evident to people with open hearts and open minds.
This is why we ask for stories.....
I suspect many of us have not thought of the world this way.
Rolly has an integral part of many many chains of efforts. No single link is solely responsible, but the overall effort and end results often do not occur if we remain closed-off to helping others, and none of us can know our roles. It is clear to me that Rolly's kind and professional efforts touched many lives.
This is why we ask for stories...
Happy Trails,
steve
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**My apologies.... It is not normally my practice to advertise personal efforts, but there seemed to no other way to get the point across to Bennie and others, that Rolly's roles have benefitted 1,000's of expat Mexican residents and visitors, and hence benefitted 10,000's - 100,000's of Mexicans. The benefits of such positive efforts also are crucial to the formation of GOOD, productive, expat communities within Mexico. Hint: Not all of us are "clueless gringos". I could also not see how else to tangibly demonstrate that Mexico and Mexicans benefit as a result of Rolly's and other foreigner's (aka Residents) constructive, productive, and helpful efforts ~ ordinary people ~ who live, love, and work in Mexico.
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(This post was edited by YucaLandia on Aug 23, 2013, 7:15 AM)
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