Today I Met…Wendy Cavanagh

What are you doing this Saturday morning? I know how Wendy will spend some time. She’ll be found on her block following through on her initiative, “Adopta Una Calle de Bucerias,” encouraging neighbourhood groups to keep our streets clean.

We caught up with Wendy as she lead a new start-up crew along Avenida Las Palmas, and she told us a bit about herself.

 

I’m Wendy Cavanagh.  My husband Paul and I are from Calgary. We’ve been wintering here in Bucerias since we took possession of our condo during the pandemic in 2020. We both have extensive volunteer experience back home with community groups, and I just completed a year as President of our condominium Vigilance Committee here in Bucerias. 

Birth of the Initiative

Above – Wendy’s Condo Crew

It began with daily beach trash pick up.  Then we joined  the monthly beach clean up supported by Amigos de Bucerias. 

The never ending trash started us thinking about the garbage on the streets and how it all eventually ends in our beautiful ocean.  I was chatting with fellow resident Andy Adams a couple years ago and we discussed the idea of people adopting blocks near their buildings.  Last season, Paul and I purchased rakes, scoops, brooms etc. from the local hardware store.  We invited our neighbours in our condo building to join us for a street clean on the coming Saturday. We’ve been meeting on Saturdays ever since!

I presented the idea at a few meetings of Amigos de Bucerias. Gabriela, President of the Amigos, took an interest and came out and joined us to encourage the volunteers.

Wendy Inspires

This year I wanted to reach more people.  The vision is to have every street in Bucerias adopted by nearby residents.  This will also raise awareness about garbage and how it’s harmful to the ocean.

I started the Facebook group ‘Adopta Una Calle de Bucerias’ so we can share our stories and thank the volunteers.

Thank you Wendy, and all the volunteers who give their time.

You, too can contribute to a cleaner Bucerias. Our community and the ocean will thank you.

Join the Facebook page here: https://facebook.com/groups/1359330658030531/

Not only generous with their time, the volunteers for the Avenida Las Palmas clean-up crew helped pay for the supplies.

And the Result…Bravo!!