Sunday 22 January 2012

Kolkata: Day 3, First Distribution

Our first distribution day consisted of two sites: one at the site of the VIP Rotary Club of DumDum and the second at Barrackpore. (The city centre and the outskirts of town)

From Kolkata 2012
Deb and Martine, being new to the team, were thrilled to hand out the first bedkits of the distribution. The children, all dressed in their new clothes, were most grateful to receive the donors' generous gifts. Their eyes were wide with excitement and happiness as they walked to their parents with this big bag of goodies. The sun shone on over 700 families ...

From Kolkata 2012
We were very happy to accompany a lovely little girl who received a bedkit to her home tonight. The family was proud and pleased to show us their home and, after discussions with the mother on how the bedkit would change their lives, we were informed that three school-aged children will share the mattress and everything in the bedkit would be very useful.

This is what makes this experience most gratifying.

Until tomorrow ...

Team Kolkata 2012

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