Saturday 7 April 2012

Philippines: Leave your comments here

As a courtesy, please include your name at the end of your post.

22 comments:

Anonymous said...

Tom and Alan + team
Lucky you to be on another trip for SCAW! Enjoy every minute!
Keep safe! Give my regards to Ito!
Wish I could join you!
Marne Huys

Anonymous said...

Go team Philippine!! That rhymes!
So proud of you... from the West Coast.
Travel safe.
Love - HAM+G xo
PS - Come visit us soon when you are done doing good work around the world - from Maya xo

Randy__Now said...

Looking forward to hearing about all of your travels. Thanks for being the change.
Hugs to all. Love you Kel!
Randy

Deb said...

Hey Kelly and Maryanne!
Glad you have arrived safely. We are thinking of you. Love from all of us here in British Columbia.
Deb xxoo

Anonymous said...

All the very best to the Phillipines Team. It is so amazing to give back and make the needest children happy. Thinking of you and praying that the distributions will be successful. Enjoy and return home safe.

Maxene Henry

Anonymous said...

Hi Maryann and Kelly,
Wishing you both a good trip, so proud of both of you! Lots of hugs to you all and to the kids. Have a safe trip. Xo
The McLeans

Anonymous said...

Our prayers are with you. Have a safe trip. Tom is a great leader. If this is the 1st trip for some of you, you will be very gratified when you see the children's smiling faces.

Joyce Foster

Anonymous said...

What a wonderful story of the 2 little girls holding hands. I love it when the "official" photo shows the spirit of the children and emotions that the SCAW volunteers experience.

All the best to the wonderful OVOs in the Philippines and of course to you travelling volunteers who give so much of yourselves.

Sally Jo

Anonymous said...

Hi Tom and Gang - My best to you all - I hope the distributions go really well and that you have a great time while there. The wrist which broke is not 'Cirque du Soleil' ready - but I am pretty sure I could have slung, in a mannerly and careful fashion, a few bedkits! It and I are green with envy, here in Canada....
lots of love, mary-jo lang

Anonymous said...

The picture filled my heart... I can only imagine how your efforts are filling hearts everywhere you go. Love and chocolate to you. Anita xo

Anonymous said...

Thanks team for the detailed description of the "fire and flood" events that you have encountered. Reading it makes us all so thankful for our own privilege of birth and relative safe living conditions.

Continue this rewarding work even as the heat and travel tire you. It's all so very worth.

Cheers, Sally Jo Martin - Philippines teams 2004 and 2010

Anonymous said...

Hi Team Philippines,
What an experience you are having! I am wishing to be there with you all; what a great team! Kelly, I'm looking forward to catching up when you (eventually) return back home. I was talking about you when I was at the Oakville Rotary luncheon on Wednesday. You are inspiring many kids and adults in this "village"!
Take care,
Debbie Dryden

Linda Webb said...

Hello Team Philippines,
What a moving Fire and Flood blog!
Best to everyone and to Dr. Ito and SCAW Philippines too.
Godspeed. Stay well and safe.
Linda

Anonymous said...

Kelly and Maryanne.....There truly is no greater feeling than the feeling of your heart expanding; not only are you giving an incredible gift but you are going to come home with one. Stay well and safe.

Bridgit : )

Annette and Dennis Arnold said...

Hello Team Philippines!
As we read your wonderful updates...we are feeling so many emotions - Your hearts must be bursting at times! Thank you for sharing Sharlene's story...it is so inspiring! May each day fill you all with such joy as you deliver the gifts sent with such love from so many! Be safe!

Anonymous said...

Go Team Go

Your stories are much appreciated and thanks to you all. Give my regards to Dr.Ito and his band.

Keep safe and well.
Cheers
Laura Harper

Anonymous said...

Hi Tom and Team Philippines---Your updates are so emotional and insipring! To give is to receive so much more and your stories bring back such wonderful memories! Say hello to Dr. Ito and all the Philippine Team. God speed. Carol Rolph

Anonymous said...

Hello Maryann!
I am really enjoying the team's updates. You are making such a difference. Looking forward to your return. We will have so much to talk about.
Donna

Anonymous said...

From Bill Baker

Glad you brought up the benefits of having local suppliers make the bedkit items. It's a great way to make donor dollars do double duty - benefiting the kids and providing much needed employment.

Following your exploits with much interest. I have fond memories of distributions in the Philippines many years ago.

Anonymous said...

Amazing!!!! We take so much for granted. Such inspiration from these stories and the people! Glad to hear about all the good work. Enjoy the journey! Waiting to hear if Leslie is bringing home any additional luggage in the form of a baby!

Thanks for sharing,

Theresa Carravetta

Anonymous said...

Hi Maryann - it's so great to read all of your team's blog entries! I'm so proud of you and completely inspired!!! Big hugs and miss ya lots!! Pauline :)

Marg Garrett said...

Hi Tom and team Philippines. What a joy to read your reports. I am right there with you in spirit. I can see the happiness in everyone's eyes too, even the mothers waiting outside the gate. You find the very bottom of your heart when you volunteer with Sleeping Children. Making a difference one family at a time... Thanks