Today's distribution was another wonderful experience. The SCAW team travelled through the city to Kamarhati where we were met by members of the Kamarhati Rotary Club who joined together with members of the Rotary Club of Dum Dum to facilitate the distribution. In addition, we had the great good fortune of having 16 young ladies from the Safal Bedside Nursing Training school also assisting in many areas. The confidence and enthusiasm of these young women was infectious and made the day even more fun and rewarding.
With all of these committed volunteers our distribution went without a hitch - if they all went this smoothly it would make it hard to find good blog material!! The distribution included 2 large photo shots - one of 45 children and another of 50. Even these photos went smoothly as the children showed great patience as we lined them all up. The last of the 524 smiling faces left the park around 2:00.
From there, we graciously accepted an invitation from the Kamarhati Rotarians to join them at their club for refreshments - well fed as always.
On our way back to our hotel we took a detour to drive around a newly developing part of Kolkata near the airport - what a contrast! Tall new condominiums, a new metro, a massive "Eco Park" and modern shopping mall. Although it is encouraging to see the city growing it also served to reinforce the large gap between have and have-not that exists here in India.
James Cook
Team Kolkata 2015
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