Philippines: Antipolo

Today was an exciting day as it was our first full day in the Philippines and our first distribution.  After an early start, we boarded our van and headed to visit the warehouse and assembly location for the bedkits.  It was interesting to watch the assembly of the kits and even be put into action assembling a few on our own!  After seeing how this is done and the kits prepared for transport and distribution we were fortunate to enjoy a traditional lunch and get to know our partners on the ground a little better.  

From there we headed off to Antipolo which was the site of our first distribution.  We met the children at a school and quickly set up for handing out the bedkis.  The children and all the local volunteers were so excited to see the bedkits coming of the truck!  

Quick local facts:  it is very warm and humid!  They love to take pictures and then more pictures! They love to eat and share their food!

It was a very successful and heart warming day for all of us and we're excited to see more children tomorrow!

Joan Hatcher for Team Philippines 2016
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