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Rotary Club Lethbridge Sunrise

International Project

Los Amigos para Mazatlan Peace through Service

Los Amigos Project 2013

Los Amigos Project 2013

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Thoughts from today

A Little History - 2011

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A Little History - 2012

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A Little History - 2013

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Team 2013

Los Amigos Project 2013

Thank You

Honourable Greg Weadick

Lethbridge West MLA

Honourable Heather Klimchuk

Honourable Minister of Culture and

Community Service

Thank You

Los Amigos Project 2013

Thank You

Thank You

Los Amigos Project 2013

City of Lethbridge City Council

City Manager Garth Sherwin

Rob Ulrich Fleet Services Manager

Jack Olchowecki Fleet Operations Manager

Brian Cornforth – Fire Chief – Lethbridge Fire and EMS

College Ford Lincoln and Sandy Sutherland

Thank You

Thank You

Los Amigos Project 2013

Thank You to Our Sponsors

• Scougalls GM – Fort MacLeod

• Canadian Tire

• Create-a-Promotion

• Trimline – Lethbridge

• Conors Fleet Service

• Berga Moen – Torry Lewis and Abells

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Partners and Supporters

Southern Alberta District 5360 Rotary Clubs

Lethbridge Fort Macleod Cardston Pincher Creek

Lethbridge Urban Spirits Coaldale Lethbridge East Lethbridge Sunrise

Communities

Government of Alberta Municipal District of Taber City of Lethbridge

Strathmore Emergency Services City of Medicine Hat Fort MacLeod

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Is it the truth!

Is there a clear need for the Los Amigos Project?

•Mexico’s Tax base

•Volunteers

•Environmental

•Surplus to our needs

•Changing regulations

• Support for the Project and its Benefits

Los Amigos Project 2013

Is it fair to all Concerned!

Communities, Rotary, Alberta, Citizens of 2 Countries

Are all of the above served well by this project?

•Canada and Mexico Partnerships

•Diplomatic Relations

•Peace through Service

•Saving lives and supporting education

•Funding Support

Los Amigos Project 2013

• Vehicle documentation for Importing:

bills of sale, registration, insurance, bonding,

Photographs of vehicles and equipment

• Mexican import documentation and compliance

• Inspections, repairs and cleaning of vehicles

• Travel documents, travel insurance, passports, drivers licenses, credit

cards

• Inventory and loading of wheelchairs and walkers

Project Requirements

Los Amigos Project 2013

Regulation and compliance

• Identification and negotiation for vehicles

• Club and community visits and presentations

• Drivers: Two per vehicle plus two spares

• Accommodations for trip and in Mexico

• Logos for vehicles, flags, signage, Rotary wear

• Fund raising and donations for the project

• First aid and highway safety kits

Project Requirements

Identification and Acquisition

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Financing the Project

Contributors Funds

Government of Alberta 10,000

Sunrise 13,500

Lethbridge Rotary 5,000

Fort Macleod 3,500

District 5360 2,500

Coaldale 1,500

Lethbridge East 1,000

Urban Spirits 1,000

Cardston 1,000

Drivers 10,000

Los Amigos Project 2013

Will It build Good will and

Better Friendships

•Rotary to Rotary Bonds

•Looking forward

•Connection with Rotary: District and International

•Communities in Canada and Mexico

•Knowledge of each others cultures

•Rotary Clubs in Southern Alberta

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Southern Alberta Partners for 2013

Rotary Clubs

Sunrise, Lethbridge, East, Fort MacLeod

Urban Spirits, Coaldale, Cardston,

Pincher Creek, Medicine Hat

Communities

Government of Alberta – CIP Grant

City of Lethbridge

Taber Municipal District

Strathmore Emergency Services

City of Medicine Hat

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Mexican Partners for 2013

Rotary Clubs

Mazatlan, Mazatlan North,

Mazatlan East, Zapopan,

Tepic Nayar

Communities

Tapalpa, Jalisco

Jocotepec, Jalisco

Tepic, Nayarit

Escuinapa, Sinaloa

Los Amigos Project 2013

Escuinapa

Tepic

Tapalpa

Jocotepec

Mazatlan

Puerto Vallarta

Guadalajara

Los Amigos Project 2013

Will It Beneficial to all

Concerned •Saves lives

•Builds broadens opportunities for learning

•Goodwill Canada and Mexico

•Relationships with governments

•Individual enrichment and experience

•Energizes

•Encourages more international and local projects

•Allows smaller clubs to take part

Los Amigos Project 2013

Los Amigos Project 2013

• Two Handi Buses 2005, 2001

• Two Ambulance 2006, 1999

Amigos! Four Vehicles for Mazatlan

Leave Lethbridge

May 6, 2013

Returning

May 18, 2013

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Adios Amigos!

Peace through Service

Los Amigos Project 2013