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 If you come across anything incorrect or out of date, please click on Contact Us wherever you are reading and submit your report – and we thank you for updating us !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