Wednesday 21 January 2015

Pune: Final Day

Day 7 Wagholi

It’s a Done Deal!

As we travelled towards Wagholi I reflected on the past distribution days, and realized how lucky I was to have been part of a team who worked together to achieve our goal…to distribute 4,000 bedkits to 4,000 needy children in India.  We laughed and we cried, but we stood firm in the fact that we were helping these children.  That kept us going, throughout our jet lag and sickness.

Waiting in line for their bedkits

The community of Wagholi welcomed us with smiles and open arms.  We have been honoured to be a part of their celebration and thoroughly enjoyed the pomp & circumstance.  Reality will be coming soon when we come home…no more treating us like rock stars, but that is just fine.  We will have our memories of 6 team members banding together and becoming friends.

 Team SCAW with Rotarians after final distribution

800 children today have now received their bedkits and their smiling faces will forever be with us.

Crowd of happy children being told what's in their bedkits

Team Pune 2015