We just finished day 6 of our 2017 Sleeping Children
Around the World bedkit distribution in Honduras and I’m pleased to say that
another 500 children are getting a “Better Night’s Sleep” in this developing
country.
Today, we travelled approximately 50 miles outside of
Tegucigalpa to a rural area called Comayagua where the social network is not as
forgiving as a major city. The Rotary Club
of Tegucigalpa partnered with the Rotary Club of Comayagua to coordinate a
bedkit distribution, so that the children in this region could receive a bedkit
from a donor in Canada. The children in
this community were challenged by malnutrition, poverty and a lack of
opportunity on a much greater scale then what we had experienced the first 5
days of this distribution. Despite their
challenges the children were so appreciative of the bedkit and all the items
that would provide them with a better life and sleep.
After the distribution was completed, we had a chance to
formally meet the Rotary Club of Comayagua and its’ members and they were so
appreciative of our efforts to assist them in this service project. They are a growing Rotarian Club and they would
like to develop a better partnership to make the SCAW bedkit distribution at
Gracious a Dios elementary school an annual event. As well, the Rotarians shared with us that
their club was celebrating its’ 40th anniversary and this was their
last service project of their year.
Later on that evening, as we returned to Tegucigalpa, I
realized that the key to our future success in Honduras will be our ability to
partner with oversee volunteers that are committed to allowing SCAW to spread
the message of how it is so important to get a “Good Night’s Sleep”. The opportunity to have the Rotarians from
Comayagua participate is definitely a step in the right direction.
Regards,
