Belgaum: Bailhongal

We delivered 500 bed kits in Bailhongal and had lots of volunteer help from the cadet corp. This brings our total distribution to 3,000 with 1,500 to go!

From Belgaum 2012

After spending the last seven days based out of our hotel in Belgaum, while doing bedkit distributions in the Belgaum district, we packed our bags and headed down the highway to Hubli. On the way, we stopped in Bailhongal to distribute another 500 bedkits. Wow! Three thousand bedkits; it seems hard to believe that we have already distributed two-thirds of the bedkits for this trip.

From Belgaum 2012

As usual, the Belgaum and Bailhongal Rotary teams were well prepared and with the assistance of many volunteers, and especially the National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadets (Shown in today's photos.). We are certain that another 500 deserving children and their families will sleep better tonight.

As we keep finding out when we do parent/guardian interviews, it is not just the children but also the caregivers who are overwhelmed by the amount of essentials provided in the bedkits. These families will be able to improve their chances for a better life through the gifts provided by the donors to SCAW. The backpacks and school supplies were most often mentioned as the most appreciated items.

I could not help but look into the eyes of the children today, as we were “lining them up” for the pictures and wonder who will this person become. I give thanks that SCAW could be a part of their lives and that people from all walks of life, all around the world, do care.

The Inner Wheel Club of Bailhongal Rotary banner hanging up at the distribution site says it all, “THINK AHEAD – AIM HIGH.”

Larry Kell,
for The 2012 Belgaum Team

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