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15	October 2013

Dollars, Sense, and Dignity Post

Text #1: The new revenues that the job projects create cover most of the capital expenses.

Response #1: With each new project, Conchy says that an average of 60 new full-time jobs are created. These projects have been able to create revenues that cover almost all of the capital expenses associated with Mia Senior Living Solutions. This reminds me of the community development programs that have been aided by Fair Trade throughout the years. Since 1998, over $114 million has been given to community development programs with the help of the premiums that are paid to the producers of fair trade products. This money has gone directly to the create of healthcare systems, education systems, parks, homes, and an overall better quality of life for the small communities that supply the world with fair trade products. The Mia Senior Living Solutions model is similar in that it is dedicated to helping the people in society that would have not been fortunate enough to reap the benefits that the many others do.

Text #2: She emphasized that timing was everything, especially when she traveled to Fort Lauderdale to visit an elderly housing building.

Response #2: Conchy always made it clear that timing was everything. After a sudden trip to Fort Lauderdale to visit an elderly housing building subsidized by public funding, which had been ravished by fire, she realized that she had been sent there for a reason. She witnessed rat infested apartments, rotten food, and people on beds that were covered in worms, just to name a few things. She felt that she had no option but to act out against this misfortune. She likes projects that are difficult and have no chance of success because the people that the project assists are usually in the most need. I agree with her theory that she needed to go where there is the most need because that is where others turn a blind eye. The moral obligation felt by Conchy was something that she could not forgive herself had she ignored the situation. This calling is important to recognize in any aspect of life. If there is a gut instinct that there needs to be change, usually that is correct and a situation needs to be improved. It only takes one person to jumpstart change, and Conchy felt that it was her moral obligation to do so.