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Welcome to Amigos de Bucerias

Amigos de Bucerias, A.C., is a Mexican-registered civil association, composed of energetic residents of Bucerias, Nayarit, Mexico, uniting to make Bucerias a good place to visit, work and live.

Our mission:

“The civil association Amigos de Bucerias AC is dedicated to the protection and enhancement of the quality of life in Bucerias, in cooperation with all residents, elected and appointed officials, business leaders and visitors.”

You can join Amigos at any time by using Contact Us on this site, or by sending an email to amigosdebuceriasac@gmail.com or at a monthly breakfast meeting.

Listed below you will see what Amigos are doing to help Bucerias. Apart from our own projects there are also many charities needing your support.  All volunteers are warmly welcomed, you can help make a difference in the lives of those less fortunate – and it’s a great way to make new friends!

Getting around this website:

All the tabs have drop down menus – just hover over the tab and they will appear. Then click on the item of interest to you. If you come across anything incorrect or out of date, please click on Contact Us wherever you are reading and submit your report – and we thank you for updating us !

Minutes these are in Spanish as well as English and refer to our monthly membership meetings.  These are informal and sociable and held the first Saturday of every month, gathering at 9 am, at Delicias Mexicana Restaurant in Zona Dorada, Bucerias. A buffet breakfast is available for 180 pesos which  includes breakfast, juice, coffee, and a donation to Amigos de Bucerias AC.  Please RSVP no later than the Thursday prior to the meeting to amigosdebuceriasac@gmail.com. You are welcome to attend the meeting without breakfast if you do not wish to eat.

Our Board for  2024:

President: Roger Peterson

Vice President: Jennifer Smith

Secretary: Kathy Castell

Treasurer: Paddy Keenan

 

Our Teams (Committees:

Emergency/Special Needs Fund

Roger Peterson, Gwen Bear, Rick Kranefuss

Recycling:

Recycling Coordinator (recycling@amigosdebucerias.org):

Neil Lamb

Summer Team:

Dick Pickup, Ross Cable, Taylor McFadden, Rick Kranefuss, Wayne Elliott, Jim Haklin, Dave Smith – and maybe YOU? More volunteers needed!

Winter Team:

Dick Pickup, Dave Smith, Rick Bigland, Grant Mckinlay, Bob Orthlieb, Michael Benton, Jim Haklin, Brian Baizley, David Perry, Skip Burden, Neil Lamb, Red McKenzie, Brian Henry, Rob Spencer, Bernie Brennan, Wayne Elliott, Rick Kranefuss – we could always do with more !

Spay n Neuter (now known as “Paws & Claws”) (contact email: pawsandclaws@amigosdebucerias.org ; FaceBook: Paws and Claws – SNIP ; Phone: 322-121-7613)

Sue Fornoff, Tracy Jones, Clare Owen-Pearcy, Donna Moore

Street Lights:

Dick Pickup (contact email: streetlight@amigosdebucerias.org)

Friends of the Migrant School:

Roger Peterson (contact email: migrantschool@amigosdebucerias.org)

Municipality Liaison (contact email: adbliason@gmail.com):

Wayne Elliott

Previous Presidents:

2005 Bill Grant

2006 Enrique Anaya

2007 Harold Sokolove

2008 Harold Sokolove

2009 John Ozzello

2010 John Ozzello (VP Christie Forget finishing his term)

2011 Noble Dunson

2012 Noble Dunson

2013 Veronica (“Ronnie”) Barker

2014 Veronica (“Ronnie”)Barker

2015 Veronica (“Ronnie”) Barker

2016 Rick Kranefuss

2017 Rick Kranefuss

2018 Rick Kranefuss

2019 Rick Kranefuss

2020 Roger Peterson

2021 Rick Kranefuss

2022 Rick Kranefuss

2023 Gaby Ulloa

 

 

 

 

 

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