Saturday, 1 December 2012

Nicaragua 2012: Post your comments here

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32 comments:

Anonymous said...

Judy, SCAW Team and Rotary/Rotaract Team,
Good luck on your first distribution! You all look great in the photos.
For the children,
Dave

cyberstan said...

I'm glad to hear that you are comfortably settled in and ready to start distributing tomorrow! We are proud of your commitment and dedication and look forward to seeing some pics of the distribution sites and kids.
Please do not feel bad about the snow storm we had yesterday. I know how strange it must feel not to have to scrape windows and shovel snow this time of year. Perhaps we will save some for you.Stan Pearce

scaw.org said...

Hello Judy and Nicaragua team and especially Jan Pearce. Have a great time and give hugs to all the children.Jan it's great to see your smile again on a scaw team photo.Safe journey
George Foster

Anonymous said...

Hey Jill, Judy and crew....good to hear you are there safe and sound. I will be eagerly watching for your posts about your mission and thinking of you and your rich, full days. No snow here but so much rain it could be the tropics!! Enjoy the sun and experience...best of luck with your work for the kids in Nicaragua.
Irene

Anonymous said...

Hi, Mel, I was so excited to know how you and the other members of your team are doing. I especially enjoyed the pictures of the children. I hope all goes well and look forward to more news. God bless, Frances

Unknown said...

Hi there Nicaragua team, glad to hear and see everyone arrived safe and had a great first distribution day. :) I am wishing my mom, Cathy Ogilvie, a very Happy Birthday from cold Toronto!! Love you lots! Jan Pearce - sounds like your husband is wishing he could share some on the snow shoveling with you. :p I look forward to reading more posts and see the pictures along the way. All the best to the team. Heather Ogilvie

Annette Arnold said...

Hello Team Nicaragua!
Jill, your first day sounded amazing...I could just imagine the warmth of that beautiful hug! The wonderful warmth you felt will stay with you throughout the coming years as 'out of the blue' you will receive a Nicaragua moment and smile!

God Bless you all!

Anonymous said...

Hi Team Nicaragua:
Have a GRRRRRRRRRRRREAT distribution and have a ton of fun with the children.
You are keeping Murray's Dream Alive!
Hugs to all,
Susan & Duncan Macgregor.
P.S. Anyone bring a Kazoo?

Anonymous said...

Hi Judy and team,
Great blog entry, thanks for "bringing us along"!
Glad to hear all is going well, Judy. I'll be looking forward to your next post.
Love,
Debbie, Sieg, Theo and Anaka

Cindy said...

Nice to see your face Jill, and see you arrived safe and sound. Your first day of delivery sounded amazing, so many more moments to come I am sure. You make me proud! All the best to you all.
Cindy Publicover

Anonymous said...

Hey Jill, Judy and the rest of the team,
Sounds like a good start and an amazing , emotional experience. So glad all is going well and that you arrived safely. You will have so many memories to cherish. I look forward to reading the daily blogs.
Connie

Anonymous said...

Hi Judy and Team,
It seems like everything is going well, just as one would expect with your fearless leader!! Today's distribution site looks incredible, right down to the balloons and shiny floors! Enjoy the children--their smiles are so precious.
"One, two, three, OKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY"!
Love,
Patti & Dennis

Anonymous said...

Jill, what an amazing experience for you and the whole team. I see lots of smiles on the kids faces which tells me Christmas has come early! Enjoy being Santa for the next couple of weeks.
Hugs from home,
Jodie

Anonymous said...

So wonderful to hear your stories, Jill and group! The pictures of smiling faces are just beautiful.
Stacey

Rosemary said...

What a beautiful red and white Welcome! Enjoy each and every minute of your journey, with the team and the children.
Rosemary

Anonymous said...

Hello, Melanie and and all the team. Today seemed fabulous for all. I liked the monkey! The pictures of the warehouse were interesting. I hope all goes well tomorrow. You are busy people and cover a lot of ground. The weather in Ontario is like spring. Frances

Anonymous said...

Harry from Barrie..and Team.
Just heard that the snow in Barrie has disappeared. In Elgin ON it is a balmy 12+C..slightly cooler than you are experiencing. Great reading about your trip. Good luck and Be safe.Felice Navidad to all your Nicaraguan friends
Tom Belton

ROAN said...

Hello Team Nicaragua,

Great work! We wish you all the best as you continue the distribution.

Joan and Richard

Anonymous said...

Greetings Nicaragua Team 2012

Sounds like all is working well for you all....How is Harry holding up with all the women on the team?
Keep safe and well and enjoy your wonderful experiences.
Laura Harper

Anonymous said...


Hello to Cathy and the entire Nicaraguan team. How heart warming to see the beautiful smiling faces of the children. Such vital and rewarding work that you are all doing. You are creating wonderful life long memories.You are representing Canada and Canadians so well. What superb ambassadors for our country !! You make us all very proud. Congratulations on your commitment to this very worthwhile mission ! Wishing you the very best, going forward, and, keep safe.
Heather Arrowsmith

Anonymous said...

Hello Mom and Team!
So glad to see everything is going well, and wonderful to see the photos. So many smiling children!
Thinking of you, and missing you!
-Kate

Anonymous said...

Hi mom and the rest of the SCAW team. You are all doing some pretty incredible work and it is so much fun following via blog and photos. Thank you for allowing everyone to be apart of this valuable work through these wonderful blogs. It is so important that the beautiful souls shine through life with warmth and spirit, which is what you and all the families and children you are meeting have been doing. Love you so much and am so proud of you mommy and everyone else apart of this wonderful project.

Xo
Brooke

meli said...

Hi Mom and Team,
I am loving being able to follow the distribution, first thing I do in the morning is hit refresh on the screen to check for updates. The pictures are great, and I am relieved that everything is going so smoothly this far! I wish you all a great rest of the distribution and come home safe.


~melli

Anonymous said...

Hi, Mel and Team,

Again great pictures and commentary. I am sure the parents are as happy as the children to welcome you. The kits look so colourful. Do you meet the people who make the items? Rotary and its helpers do an impressivs job. I hope all goes well tomorrow.

Blessings,

Frances

Anonymous said...

Greetings to all the team.The pictures are great, Judy, and sounds like each day has run smoothly. Hope that you are enjoying every smile that you see. Suzanne Andrew

cyberstan said...

The smiles say it all! Kids delighting in their bedkits and volunteers basking in the results of their efforts. Enjoy your day off. Maybe a good time for a newsy email Jan?

Anonymous said...

Hi, Mel, and team members:

Happy birthday, Melanie, this will be an extra special birthday for you. What an experience! I shall be thinking of you all as you make so many children and parents happy. Have a great day.
Love and blessings,
Frances

Anonymous said...

A very special birthday wish for Mel today. We look forward to seeing you back in TO and hearing about your trip.
Love Richard, Cindy and the 323 gang.

Anonymous said...

Hello from Toronto! Belated birthday greetings for Melanie: what an amazing way to have celebrated this year! The trip looks incredible: it is about the important work you are all engaged in, but also about the smiles and hugs: the incredibly positive energy that these children and families share with visitors! Can't wait to hear all about it! Really enjoying the fantastic photos! Best wishes for the remainder of the trip! Aldonna

Anonymous said...

This is great! I am so proud of my mother and the rest of the team. You guys are doing a wonderful thing and touching the lives of many. I can only speak for myself, but I continue to be both humbled and proud of my mom for continuing to use her positivity, energy and HUGE heart in such an inspiring way. It's amazing and I can't wait to hear all about everything.

You are an amazing and I love you deeply!

Melanie's daughter,

Robin :)

Linda Webb said...

Team Nicaragua,

Great blogs and photos!
How wonderful to see the great teamship between SCAW and Rotary.
The office is inundated and we're hoping it gets worse.

Stay well and safe,
Linda

Anonymous said...

Hi, Mel, and team Nicaragua:

What a tremendous job you have all done. You are an inspiration to all of us. I hope you enjoy the rest of your journey. We are all waiting to welcome you home. Thank you for your blogs and wonderful pictures. Have a safe trip.

Blessings and warm wishes for a very happy Christmas and 2013.

Frances