Five thousand young children in Honduras are now sleeping on a cozy and bright mattress, nestled under a new blanket. On Monday, they shall be taking new school supplies to school and perhaps playing in their new clothes afterwards. We have finished another successful SCAW distribution and are heading home to our comfortable lives in Canada, ever mindful of the unfortunate reality of poverty in which so many children live around the world.
Including the 5,000 bedkits delivered by
the Honduras team this year, our total is
now 1,249,130 bedkits since Sleeping
Children began in 1970.
We shall remember happy faces and bright smiles. We ‘ll chuckle as we recall the sight of a small child almost hidden by the large bedkit gleefully making his or her way down the path to a waiting bus. We won’t forget the beaming, proud mothers and fathers waving their farewells, shouting their thanks to us and all who have given this gift of love and comfort.
We’ll remember all those who have helped us in our distribution, the Rotarians and their wives, young people involved in the Rotoracts and with the Healthy Schools Program. We won’t forget the warm hospitality and genuine friendship of all the Hondurans who have supported SCAW in this child project. In many ways it was the best of times. Memories collected; new friendships cherished; five thousand smiles imprinted on our hearts.
