Once again we have had a tough time connecting to the Internet and here we are on our last day of distribution finally online. Today will be the last 300 bedkits and we don't start until the afternoon. Everyone enjoyed sleeping in a bit and we will eat breakfast later.
Although we haven't been able to send photos to this blog site because of the technical difficulties, we have been hanging from the car windows and clicking children's faces getting the sights of India into our cameras at a rapid pace. I must admit most of the photography is being done by the first-timers, those being the women in the group.
Yesterday we distributed 850 bdkits in Hubli. Dave says it was done in a very unique way for him. The site was on the courtyard within the walls of a private Rotary school. Typically parents wait outisde the walls but in this instance they were invited in with their children and followed them through the process. This meant that there were at least 1500 people involved.
Normally we have a pattern of flow that ensures that children don't crisscross or run back for their clothing, etc. In this case there were far more of these random adventures by the children as they ran through the site, into the background to pick up their left items. There was such a sense of trust amongst the parents, chidlren, SCAW team and Rotary team that it all worked out beautifully. When we stopped to count bedkits and labels near the end there were 20 children, 20 bedkits and 20 labels.
Everyone is well rested, healthy and well fed. The Rotarians often take care of that part. Yesterday they treated us to a late lunch and an even later dinner. We like having them order the food because it forces us to become much more adventurous in our eating. For them we are eating "bland" food but for us the spice is just right.
Dave and Cathy
Signing off for Ted, Doug, Dave, Donna and Marsha
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