Wednesday 18 May 2016

Philippines: Day Three!

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