island cassie

Thanks Bob - I think I got a bit too heavy there - but I feel really strongly about it. We also help the thousands of impoverished Haitians who come across the border - Dr Bob (another vet believe it or not) holds medical clinics free of charge for them and we help to supply food for them - often our bananas as we have a constant supply (more than we can eat) and I would rather pass them on to them, than friends who can afford to buy their own fruit. The DR is inundated with needy Haitians and in direct opposition to the media reports, makes a massive effort to support and help them, but many Dominicans are poor too. We put several of our gardeners children through school, and make sure they have shoes and books - just a drop in the ocean really. Luckily I have the time!