Saturday 18 October 2008

Bangladesh: Distribution Two

From Bangladesh 2008 Photo Album
Day 4: Dhaka

This was a very smooth 702 bedkit day and it may not have been apparent in Marg and Maxene’s blog but this was in sharp contrast to yesterday. Both occurred in the same location: a small courtyard surrounded by small classrooms and piled high with bedkits. It was a bake oven that did not work for kid, man, woman, or camera.

We led the charge to empty the bedkits from one of the rooms. Anyone who has slugged bales under a hot tin barn roof as the mow is close to filled has the picture. The only good news: we got through the rest of the distribution sort of OK ... and Richard, our co-leader, finally had a team member that could give him a run for his money on ability to sweat — we just “puddled” through the day. At some point in the day when things were not going well Marg, Maxene, Doug J. and I were happy to see our other co-leader, Joan, jump in to keep things organized.

Back to today — same place, same people and it ended up textbook. Hats off to the Rotary Club of Dhaka who did a great job.

From Bangladesh 2008 Photo Album
The kids were bussed in from as far away as 150 kilometers and arrived hot, tired, and apprehensive. Trust me, they and their families need all the help we can give them.

But of course when the day was over and the buses were loaded and heading home the kids were excited and happy. A better ride home.

We and you are helping one child at a time.

Doug MacDougald
for Team Bangladesh


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