Pune 2019: Interesting journeys and gratifying results

Today we were delighted to meet up with a truck full of children and parents heading to our distribution site at Supe. The children were already bursting with excitement!

We made a stop along the way to visit a very old temple dedicated to Ganesh, the Hindu Lord of obstacles.

It is always so rewarding and humbling to see the hundreds of parents and children eagerly awaiting our arrival. The distribution is planned and the children chosen many months in advance, so the excitement is palpable.

Each member of the SCAW team was given a wonderful gift of a scarf and a plaque from the education officer of the district of Baramati.

The long wait was finally over and the children and their families headed home with their gifts from our generous donors in Canada. 

The team began the long journey back to Pune, which culminated in one of the worst traffic jams we have ever seen. Two of our brave Indian friends actually got out of the van and began directing traffic, and our skilled driver wound his way through the chaos that is Pune traffic.

Namaste

Diane Barrick

Team Pune 2019

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