Today's bedkdit distribution site in Patuakhali is a district in the South-Western Bangladesh about a 2 hour trip from Bairsal which included a ferry boat ride across the Payra River. The city is surrounded on 3 sides by rivers. The 2 major rivers are the Laukathi and Lohalia, which are directly connected with the Bay of Bengal. The bedkits were given out at the District Shilpokola Academy, a cultural venue which holds 500 people.
The Rotary Club of Patuakhali along with the Rotary Club of Shantinayar worked together to bring 400 children to the site. 60 of children travelled 60 km by boat launch from Kache Para Island (2 hour boat trip). This is the first time that the SCAW and Dhaka Rotary Team have distributed in this area. The children receiving the today were the most needy that we have seen to date.
