Motorcycles, mariposas, and Mexico. These three things aligned in 2011 to bring Mike and Michele Bell to our Lakeside area, and since then they have arrived in the winters (like the butterflies) to ride, to enjoy, and give of their time and expertise to nonprofits like Tepehua and Rotary. I recently caught up with Michele […]
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A day in the life of the Tepehua Community Center It’s Friday, one of the busier days at our community center, located on the hill above Chapala. It can be accessed from downtown Chapala, from the carretera in Lourdes, or from the libramiento – then along a long wiggly backroad through the barrio of Puerta
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Some personal musings … Where has time gone? I woke up this morning realizing I have just completed another trip around the sun … 72 to be exact. Happy birthday to me! I am grateful for so many things. I have a wonderful and supportive husband who always keeps life interesting for me, and a
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“Education is the key that unlocks the golden door to freedom.” – George Washington Carver One of my sewing women from the Tepehua group recently posted the following quote on Facebook and I thought it was beautifully appropriate to show the value that our Mexican neighbors place on education. “They said to me ‘Imagine something
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My first home in Mexico was in the city of Mazatlán. We wintered there from 2003 until 2014, when we decided to move to a more favorable climate for year-round living – Lake Chapala. My winters in Mazatlán were spent not only enjoying this stunningly beautiful “pearl of the Pacific,” but also by volunteering with
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The road construction in Chapala seems like a dim memory. For the most part, the downtown traffic moves smoothly, but during that two-to-three-year period of road upgrades and city beautification, there were many traffic issues: long lines, reduced lanes, and traffic police everywhere. I live in a barrio adjacent to Tepehua, and I often had
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Remembering Moonie’s Mission We sadly lost Moonie King, the heart and tenacity behind Tepehua Community Center, last December. It’s been a long, sad year without her, but with the infrastructure that she put in place, those that follow in her footsteps are keeping things running well. Her “foot soldiers” keep her visions and philosophies front
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Since the early days of the Tepehua Community Center some 15 years ago (mas o menos), Tepehua has grown to its current status as a thriving organization with the support of religious and civic organizations, private donations and countless hours of volunteer efforts. Another organization that has been there for us throughout the years is
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Tepehua Community Center provides numerous quality services to the people in the barrio of Tepehua: financial assistance for education, reduced medical, dental, pharmaceutical, and drinking water services, diabetes and maternal health programs, food assistance, business management and skills training in our sewing program, and more. Moonie King’s visions and efforts in creating “a village helping
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With each passing year, I have more and more admiration for young people who set their mind to achieve major educational goals. The challenges they face are monumental. Up in the barrio of Tepehua that quest is even more apparent, as it is obvious that there are economic challenges on all fronts for a great
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