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Note from the President:
2009 is another year of economic challenges for us all, but non more so than non-profits working across the border in Mexico. Project Mercy is extremely grateful for the support being shown by our friends and partners in construction. Every donation, no matter how small, helps towards the construction of homes for families in desperate need. There are many questions nowadays regarding security issues. Project Mercy and I, the President and Executive Director, would like to try to reassure those who are concerned. I personally travel to Mexico on my own once or twice per week and I have never seen any issue that threatened my safety or that disturbed me. To the contrary, the area where we are working is a nice, new, secluded colonia, the families there are very grateful for our help and are extremely welcoming to myself and the groups I take there. Although it is always wise to be prudent in any unknown area, the 20 minute journey from the border to the construction site, skirts the outer suburbs of Tijuana on a good paved highway, and takes us towards Tecate and the country.
I would like to add to this the following testimonial of Mike Meziere, a volunteer group leader who was recently in Mexico with a local Rotary group:
"I have been going down to Mexico for about 5-6 years with Project Mercy and 5 times in the last year. I have heard the same concerns from many that used to go with me and now chose to stay at home and listen to the news rather than help others in need. I have noticed no difference in personal security in recent trips. I never make promises of the security of other in Mexico but I would also never knowingly compromise the safety of those whom I work with and care about. We do work exceptionally hard to finish in a timely fashion and make sure we are bark at the border before dark, I think this is a good idea for several reasons. This being said, I don’t feel there are any security risks to us than there were the first time we went 6 years ago." I will be happy to talk to any concerned persons in this regard.

Paula Claussen
President & CEO

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