Nicaragua: Day 2 -- La Concha

Today's distribution was in a town called La Concha where we arrived after an hour's drive through beautiful lush countryside. We were greeted by three marching bands and a large crowd of more than 500 children, parents, teachers, local officials, and a good number of volunteers.

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Many of the volunteers were enthusiastic teenagers ... as you can see in our photo.

One young lady named Daniela did an outstanding job of helping the youngsters reclaim the clothing they wore to the event which had been carefully placed in see-through plastic bags. Some of the kids are like ours at home ... they had difficulty recognizing their own belongings! Daniela never lost her cool for a moment.

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An older local volunteer had the responsibility of holding a Nicaraguan flag all through the welcoming ceremonies and performances of traditional dances ... she also danced with a member of the SCAW team, big Mike ... as you can see in the photo at left andother photos in our photo album.

We were fortunate to have good weather today ... that is ... it did not rain, as it has every other day so far ... the rainy season lasts until November ... and it is responsible for the lush growth we are seeing everywhere.

Bev White
for Team Nicaragua 2011

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