Today saw our team visit the village of Gournadi, in southern Bangladesh. On our arrival we saw the now familiar crowds of parents and children. It was actually pretty noisy and a bit chaotic but it didn't take long for the local Rotarians to get things in order. The children here struck us as a bit poorer than other areas, but just as friendly and enthusiastic as every other town we've visited. Their parents all called out lots of thank yous when we approached them at the gates. We successfully distributed 700 bedkits to children who will sleep well tonight.
At the end of our work, we were invited to tour a typical home in the village. Our "tour guide" was a beautiful young girl who spoke excellent English and proudly showed us her bedtoom, kitchen, and study area piled high with books. Her favorite subject is math. We were then invited for a delicious Bangladeshi lunch in the nearby dining hall and then we're on our way back to our hotel. Another successful day of distributing bedkits. Today we have distributed a total of 4600 bedkits and have 4 more distributions to complete our 6000.
Only another 1400 bedkits left to distribute!
Debbie Stelzer for Team Bangladesh
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