We did our first distribution of 500 bedkits today. The Rotary Club in Belgaum have organized a method of how to do a distribution that was unfamiliar to us but after hearing how it worked, we decided to give it a try. The method we had been familiar with was having the bedkits completed and ready to be given to the children once photos had been completed.
The Rotary method was to have the bedkits partly completed and left with our volunteer at the exit. An assembly line was made up of alĺ the clothing in sizes small, medium and large and given out to the children as they came through. They then proceeded to meet one of our volunteers who had the partially completed bedkit, and placed their new clothing in the kit to complete it before they exited.
We were a bit apprehensive but agreed to try their method since it had already been set up in that manner. It did work well, the pro being that each child got the proper size of clothing that they placed in a small bag containing their clothing worn to the site, then easily added to the kit bag. The con is that it takes a lot more volunteers which these Rotarians had planned to take on, but we aren’t sure Rotarians in other locations will have enough volunteers. It’s definitely something to ponder for future distributions.
Team Belgaum, 2025
Rotary Club of Belgaum 🇮🇳 and SCAW 🇨🇦