There are charities who work around the Lake Chapala area who have incredible impact on the local community. They can only do their work when individuals who live here step-up and volunteer to help. We are not just talking about writing a check – which is always welcome – there is a need to do real work that can be transformative for the local community. This will be a unique opportunity to hear about the actual need of local charities who are engaged in the work of performing human services around Lake Chapala. A number of charities will be present and will briefly speak to their need for committed and talented volunteers. Following these presentations, there will be a chance to speak directly to represented charities and to be enrolled in the life saving work and human services provided by these different groups. The satisfaction that this type of work confers will not only transform the community – it will also transform the giver. We invite you to this very different Open Circle.

Lydia Bodin is the President of Ninos Incapacitados, a local charity that provides medical care for children. She has been a Lakeside full-time resident for almost five years. In her former life, she was a prosecutor working in the area of crimes against women and children.