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From the office of Nathalie Fiset
M.D.
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Hi!
Since 2004 I have had the privilege
to do seven medical missions in Honduras,
Bolivia and Mexico where we offered free
medical clinics to the people in
need.
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A typical 'house' in the Colony named
La Gloria.
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I was very surprised to realize that
the poorest people were found in Mexico.
There are places in the North of Mexico
called 'Colonias' where people live with
no mains water, no electricity and no
commodities. Basically they build their
shelters with whatever they find: pieces
of wood, old abandoned furniture, tires,
etc. Most houses do not have a floor and
people just walk on dirt.
A Street in La
Gloria.
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People living in this colony rely only on
themselves and a missionary was telling me that
they ask that garbage be dumped near their house so
they can use the material or clean the plastic
objects and resell them for recycling in exchange
for a small amount of money.
For a couple of months I had a project in my
mind to build something significant alongside my
father, a retired energetic electrical foreman. I
shared my project with a Franciscan father who has
been working in the Colonias for the past
years.
As I was explaining my project to Father
Wandrille, his face lit up! 
It turned out that the Franciscan community is
the owner of land in the Colonia La Gloria and is
planning to build a church, a school, a community
kitchen and a sewing center for the women. The
project is at a standstill because they have
neither the money nor the manpower to build it!
Father Wandrille then guided me around La Gloria
and proudly showed me "The Cathedral" they had
built. I must admit in shame that I was struck by
incontrollable laughter when I realized that the
Cathedral was missing half a roof and the 'door'
stayed in the Father's hands as he opened it.
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The "Cathedral" in La Gloria is
missing part of its roof and has a
collapsible door. The interior - well, you
can see!
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Honestly, this building has not gone through a
hurricane and storm season yet and the odds are
good it will not stand long.
Nevertheless, I knew that this land was perfect
for the project planned by my father and me. When I
do medical missions, I always attend to the needs
of the children and it came naturally that we
should be the ones building the school. After all,
most children born in La Gloria never get to finish
their primary school and that perpetuates the cycle
of poverty.
We are determined to build this school for the
children in La Gloria rapidly as the needs are
urgent. I, of course, cannot realize this project
alone (me and my big mouth!).
In short, we want to have completed the
construction of a solid cement block, full roof,
fully equipped school before April 1st 2008 and
start welcoming children.
This is where you come in.
You can make a big difference for the people
living in La Gloria today!
In order for the school to take life, I need to
raise 12 000$ in a few short months and I need your
help to achieve such a challenge.
A contribution of 50$, 100$, 200$ or more from
you is what we need to get the school completed. If
you feel like you want to participate but are short
on cash, please feel free to send whatever amount
you can.
Many friends have already indicated their
willingness to participate in this project. For
example...
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Je tiens à te
féliciter pour cette magnifique
initiative. Quel grand coeur tu as, je ne
peux que t'admirer pour ton courage, ta
générosité, ton
initiative et ton "guts". You sure are a
gutsy lady.
Considère cette petite
correction comme ma modeste contribution
à ton projet en attendant mon
chèque. Si tu as besoin de quoi que
ce soit pour ce projet, André et
moi sommes à ta
disposition.
Bonne chance et encore
Félicitations.
Suzanne
Hola Nathalie,
Aquí te envío la
traducción del texto La Gloria. No
te voy a enviar ninguna factura por la
traducción, dada la buena
intención del proyecto, es lo menos
que puedo hacer...
Mi hijo tiene 17 meses, cuando tenga
3 años irá a la escuela,
también me gustaría que esos
niños tengan oportunidad de mejorar
en sus vidas, de Aprender, de conseguir
mejorar su situación.
Aqui te mando una foto de mi hijo...
Todo lo bueno que quiero para mi Hijo,
también me gustaría para
esos niños.
Con paypal te mando una
contribución, pequeña pero
algo es. Es mi granito De arena, pero si
todos pusiesemos algo por poco que sea,
ese proyecto de La escuela se haría
realidad.
Un saludo
Laura
I, also, will send you a check later
this month. You may count on me to be
there to help.
I will begin organizing a crew. I
have a contractor friend eager to help.
He has extensive experience and would
be of great assistance since he is
bilingual.
I will spread the word and keep you
in my prayers.
Joe
I would like to make a small
contribution to your cause for building of
the center, would you accept my personal
check in US dollars? And whom should it
make out to? You'll have the full use and
disposition of the fund, totally at your
discretion, I trust you'll use it wisely.
I miss you and hope you are healthy
and well!
Alex
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The children need us now!
Don't worry, I am willing to do my part - and
more.
Here is my personal pledge to everyone who will
jump onboard with us:
- I give you my personal assurance that everyone
donating 20$ or more will get an income tax receipt
for charity donation.
- I will personally match all donations for a total
amount of 1000$.
- I guarantee you that all donations will go
DIRECTLY to the building of the school. All the
administrative expenses and traveling expenses for
the project will come out of my own pocket.
- I will send a DVD movie of the entire project
along with your receipts to all persons donating
30$ and over.
- In addition I will personally give a special gift
to everyone donating 100$ and more.
In the name of the people from La Gloria, my
father and myself, I want to thank you in advance
for your contribution and generosity!
Nathalie Fiset, M.D.
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