Countdown till February 25th and Our Trip to the DR

Last Monday was our last meeting before our trip to Santiago. Debbie cooked up some mac and cheese for all of us before we plunged into the packing of the suitcases for the two programs we work with: Accion and Ninos con Esperanza.

From school supplies to clothing to shoes to baseballs....we separated into various rooms and did the packing. Carlos made a long distance phone call to Pablo to sort out final details of his requirements. He spoke with Pablo's wife and was giving her Tom's email address figuring out all sorts of ways to say T stands for, etc. Carlos drew a blank on the 'g' in FGCU. A-M was beside his side furiously drafting other questions to add to our draft of questions.

The room was bustling with activity and excitement of our upcoming trip. Please follow us and comment on our adventures from your perspective.

Hasta luego!!

The fearless co-advisors: Erik Carlson and Sheila Bolduc-Simpson

(Erik is holding the scale to weigh the bags.)

School supplies crew Jennifer, Dana, Kristen, and Alexa

Here is Tom, our logistics guru who is hard at work making sure that all is in place.

This looks like the inventory crew of Jenna, Lindsay, and Alexa. Got to make sure that everything goes to the right place.

"Oh dear! Are we going to get everything in these suitcases," says Sheila, Liz, Nicole, Vanessa, and Lindsay

In another room are David, Nicole, and Phillip.

Let's not forget our community members Debbie and Barbara who are trying desperately to close that suitcase.

Lots more to pack........

Come on Jake....there's more to do. Wake up!!

Get off that mound of stuff and get to work, Jake!! You think you are a superstar model!!

So much to do and so little time.

"So many school supplies and we have to count them," exclaims Kristen.

"Hey, we are almost done," says Kerry, "and we are ready to hit the D.R."

(meanwhile Ann-Marie and Carlos are busy behind the scenes with the communications)