Today was a day filled with special moments.
First, we were all serenaded by a school band. September 15th is when Honduras celebrates their independence from Spain, so in preparation for this upcoming event, a school band was practicing their marching and performance. It was wonderful to watch the young ones really get into it ... even dancing as they played. There were xylophones, percussion, horns, drums/drums/and drums.
Second, we had several special needs children at today's distribution. Each one came with at least one guardian, some with two. Everyone jumped in to help get the children ready and into the photos. I am sure that the donors who get these photos will feel truly blessed.
I was fortunate enough to be on the camera today, so got to capture the faces and characters of each of the 506 kids.
While we have responsibility for things that happen at each distribution (and before and after), we do find humour and have some fun. For example - so far this week we had a bunch of strangers jump into the back of one of our pickup trucks when we were stopped on a steep hill (they thought we were a community pickup); Neil got asked for his passport when he tried to buy a coffee at the local coffee shop (apparently they offer a senior's discount with ID); one of the floor signs at a distribution kept falling over in the wind so we left it lying down and a stray dog walked up to it and peed on it; and we convinced a new local volunteer that the first day you have to wear a bucket on your head.
Well, that's all for now. Our last day is tomorrow and we have to be up and out of the hotel by 5 am for the last 701 bedkits.
Danielle
Team Honduras
Rotary Club of Tegucigalpa 🇭🇳 + SCAW 🇨🇦