4,000 bedkits are now successfully delivered in Nicaragua and the SCAW
Team had our Post-Distribtion meeting with our Rotary Partners this
morning to review the activities of the
past 13 days. Our distribution would not be successful without the
hard work of hundreds of volunteers behind the scenes. In this last blog
for Nicaragua, we pay tribute to two groups of people who have worked
with us since the SCAW Team arrived in Nicaragua
on November 18th.

The first group of people are the members of The Rotary Club of
Managua. Our Rotarian Partners looked after the purchasing and
warehousing of the bedkit items. They ensured that sites were selected
and volunteers were in place to help at distributions.
They coordinated the selection of the children and were extremely
hospitable to members of our team. We say a HUGE THANKS to this
wonderful group of Rotarians (pictured L to R are: Rodrigo Salomon,
Violeta Barreto, Francisco Ortega, and Abelardo Sanchez).
In simple terms, they made it happen!

The second group of four quickly became members of our distribution
team. Three were interpreters (Marcos, Dorling, & Mario - paid for
by Rotary) who travelled with us to each site and communicated when we
often had difficulties with Spanish. The fourth
was our driver (Hector) who ensured we arrived safely wherever we went,
day and night. All four ended up working shoulder to shoulder with us
as we delivered the bedkits and we sure appreciated having them with us.
As we prepare to leave Nicaragua tomorrow,
we say MUCHO GRACIAS to our partners (and now our friends) in
Nicaragua. With their great help and support, the SCAW Team kept
Murray's Dream alive in Nicaragua.
Adios!