Well we hit the road today, leaving the hustle and bustle of
Manila and our cozy hotel to head north. Our first stop was in a Plaridel where
the children were seated in bleachers waiting patiently to receive their
bedkits. It was nice to the whole group together and see all the 350 smiling
faces together. I was lucky enough to be
on bedkit duty so was fortunate enough to hand the kits to all the kids. (the
best job of the day) The children were
so polite and excited to receive their kit making it always a pleasure to give
them their gift.
The
local volunteers do an enormous of work getting things organized on the site
before we arrive. From setting things up and having the bedkits ready to
preparing a lovely meal for us to enjoy together after the distribution.
After the morning distribution we continued on to Arayat
arriving with a police escort! The parents and children were waiting for us to
arrive and we ended the distribution with ice creams cones which was a great
way to end a very hot day.
Jenny Simpson for Team Philippines 2016
