Masonry Magazine October 2010 Page. 16
MCAA SPECIAL REPORT
A HELPING HAND: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, HAITI
Construction of low-income housing in the Dominican Republic, and repair/rehab in Haiti
EDOTOR'S NOTE: MCAA members have an opportunity to participate in a business opportunity in the Dominican Republic and be a part of constructing low-income housing on behalf of the Dominican government. MCAA member Roy Swindal of Masonry Arts summarizes below the details of several months of investigation work that has led to a formation meeting being planned of those members interested in participating in a group venture.
MCAA Member Business Opportunity in the Dominican Republic
FROM ROY SWINDAL: "Over the course of the last two months, the board of the MCAA has met several times with the Ambassador to the Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations, Dr. Juan R. Avita Ceballos, herein referred to as the Ambassador, along with the Secretario de Estado de Interior y Policia, Mr. Franklin Almeyada Rancier, herein referred to as Mr. Secretario, who is considering the Presidency in 2012. The assistant to the Ambassador, Mr. Juan Jose Garcia, herein referred to as Mr. Garcia, was the initial contact made possible through Matt Keelen, our lobbyist in Washington, D.C.
A luncheon was set up through the Ambassador's office on July 7, 2010, by Mr. Garcia. Mackie Bounds, Paul Odom, Steve Borman, Matt Keelen and Jeff Buczkiewicz attended on behalf of the MCAA. The purpose of the luncheon was to formally introduce the MCAA to the Ambassador and to the Secretario de Estado de Interior. The meeting went well. [The Ambassador would like to] show us his country and discuss working together to create an environment whereby the citizens of the Dominican Republic could build their own communities through craft training and management provided by the MCAA consortium.
HELP FOR HAITI
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