Our 9 member team arrived in Valuth to a
wonderful and exciting welcome. We were
all presented with a headscarf (even the men), which indicates that we are
important. We were carried in oxen
powered carts to our destination. People
were all lined on the road. We felt
special and important to be sure. We were
then entertained by children who danced to traditional music, and then on to
why we are here—the children.
Our almost 1,000 SCAW bedkit recipients
were from the various rural communities of Valuth. Some of the children came from around 40 km
away. This year the Rotary Club of Pune
Cantonment increased bedkit items to 33.
Some of the items are: baseball cap, backpack, mosquito net, school
supplies, clothes, and shoes. All of the
items are of excellent quality, which is a testament to the Rotary Club’s
persistence in obtaining not only the best prices, but also superior products.
Our exciting journey has just begun.
Team Pune 2014
