MAKING IT COUNT VOLUNTEERING IN A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY A pre-Pandemic happy story How lucky are we to have been born in a country of plenty; plenty of comfort and opportunity. I am a believer that one who has, should help one that has not, so when I take my vacation, I “make it count” . As some of you know, I travel to the island of Roatan (located in the Bay Islands of Honduras) at least twice a year, and this February, I chose to volunteer at clinics that were held by visiting veterinarians from Maine. Roatan is third world, there is no sugar coating it. Tourists flock in droves during the winter months, living large in resorts and sunning on beaches. What tourists don’t see are the locals struggling for their next meal, barefoot children who never get an education and numerous pets who are but skin and bones, covered in ticks and reproducing at an alarming rate. Roatan has boomed in recent years and the new expats have set up many initiatives to help the...