Now this won't hurt a bit.
Sorry, just a dentist joke there. While she was caring for my son, she told us about some volunteer dental work she has done in Mexico and how she really wants to do more of that. Some of her colleagues go to Haiti (I think it was Haiti) every year to do the same. A very easy search on the web revealed hordes of charitable organizations of doctors and dentists who donate their time to help the poor in countries all over the world.
Kind people are plentiful. I could do WOG posts every day and never come close to running out of stories.
Today's story is about The Chiapas Project.
The Chiapas Project seeks to provide free medical and dental care to the indigenous Zoque people of the State of Chiapas, Mexico while encouraging volunteerism and personal growth amongst young people and medical/dental professionals.The Chiapas Project started when 16-year-old Nick Brody spent a summer in Tuxtla Gutierrez as a volunteer at an orphanage run by the Salesian Sisters. Nick’s parents are medical professionals. One thing led to another and working with the Sisters, the family organized semi-annual excursions to bring modern medical care to the people of Chiapas.
Here are just a few of the photos from their site detailing their work and the people they help.
The Chiapas Project has many inspiring stories from their visits. Check out them out at this link. I just read a couple. Wow!
This weekend I’m going to combine citizen-journalism with volunteer work at a Special Olympics event. I’m looking forward to sharing photos and stories with you next week.
I’m starting to think we need a slogan or catch phrase for the WOGs. How about “Do you WOG?” Leave a suggestion in the comments section, please! If I get any suggestions, we might have a Feline Theocracy award for the best one.
All photos are from The Chiapas Project website and are used without permission.
Joe from A Tic in the Mind's Eye give us a slap shot of goodness in his WOG post this week.
Previous WOGs at The Scratching Post:
WOG, Navy Style
WOG, Aussie Style
WOG, Katrina Style
WOG, Hospice Style
WOG, Boy Scout Style
WOG, MS Style
WOG, Amy Hawkins Style
Wow, now THAT is inspiring! Another great WOG!
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Georgette from The Chronicle of a Meandering Traveller wrote to me with the following suggestions for a WOG catch phrase:
ReplyDelete"Check out the WOG Blog." Or those who post the link to it are the "WOG Blogs" or maybe part of "The WOG Squad"? Or maybe you could do a play on Cats and Dogs, um...."Dogs wag, but Cats WOG"...maybe?
Great stuff from a great person!
THAT'S TRUE, BUT HERE IN CHIAPAS ARE NOT ONLY A PLACE TO MAKE A "ADVENTURE TRIP TO HELP POOR PEOPLE", U CAN COME TO VISIT AND TO MAKE ECOTURISMO, EN MUCHOS LUGARES, IN A LOT OF PLACES. THANKS FOR THEY HELP, BUT WRITE A BOUT THAT BEAUTIFULL PLACES, Y VERAS QUE ESTAN PADRISIMOS.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment! You inspired me to learn more about Chiapas. I posted about it here.